Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
USF Patel College of Global Sustainability
Wow, what an awesome experience this is, as I Teach at the College of Global Sustainability
My first child is now a newly married public school teacher, and the second is expected to complete his Architecture MS within the year. Both children became USF alumni at age 5. They began at the
USF child center to become Honor Roll students throughout their primary schooling. As the Project Director for STARS USA Inc. our lessons together were all "experiential project based learning." Project-Based Instruction was how we did dishes, bike rides, art shows, and boy scouts in our home. Yes, both my son and daughter were boy scouts with me!
My first child is now a newly married public school teacher, and the second is expected to complete his Architecture MS within the year. Both children became USF alumni at age 5. They began at the
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community: Industrial agriculture is a key driver in the generation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, heavy machinery, monocultures, land change, deforestation, refrigeration, waste and transportation are all part of a food system that generates significant emissions and contributes greatly to global climate change. Industrial agricultural practices, from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to synthetic fertilizer-intensive corn and soy monocultures, genetically modified to tolerate huge amounts of herbicide, not only contribute considerable amounts of GHGs, but also underpin an inequitable and unhealthy global food system. Modern conventional agriculture is a fossil fuel-based, energy-intensive industry that is aligned with biotech, trade and energy interests, versus farmer and consumers priorities.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables
Now we're talking. . . stop the poison through the money trail!
Navajo Nation Starts Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables:
The Navajo Nation has become the first area in the country to approve a tax on junk food, pairing it with the elimination of sales tax on fruits and vegetables to try to compel people to eat healthier.
The Nation comprises an area of over 27,000 square miles, across the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Bags of chips and Hot Cheetos, among other items such as sweetened beverages and fried foods labeled as junk food, will cost 2 percent more under the tax. Meanwhile, the 5 percent sales tax won’t apply to fresh fruits and vegetables.
The tax was approved by the Nation to try to combat a health crisis—an estimated 100,000 of the tribe’s 300,000 members either have Type-2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
Navajo Nation Starts Tax on Junk Food, Eliminates Sales Tax on Fruit and Vegetables:
The Navajo Nation has become the first area in the country to approve a tax on junk food, pairing it with the elimination of sales tax on fruits and vegetables to try to compel people to eat healthier.
The Nation comprises an area of over 27,000 square miles, across the states of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Bags of chips and Hot Cheetos, among other items such as sweetened beverages and fried foods labeled as junk food, will cost 2 percent more under the tax. Meanwhile, the 5 percent sales tax won’t apply to fresh fruits and vegetables.
The tax was approved by the Nation to try to combat a health crisis—an estimated 100,000 of the tribe’s 300,000 members either have Type-2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Living Architecture Monitor
Home - Living Architecture Monitor - North America's green roof and wall magazine:
Welcome to the Living Architecture Monitor (LAM) website—North America's green roof and wall magazine. Not only is this the place to read the latest issue of the LAM every quarter, but where you can find past issues, view exclusive content not available in the magazine, and see the latest news in the world of living architecture—and more!
Read our current issue (Spring 2015—Urban Agriculture) above and watch out for our next issue (Summer 2015—Water) in June. Also, check out the Green Pages: 2014 Green Roof; Wall Directory.
Welcome to the Living Architecture Monitor (LAM) website—North America's green roof and wall magazine. Not only is this the place to read the latest issue of the LAM every quarter, but where you can find past issues, view exclusive content not available in the magazine, and see the latest news in the world of living architecture—and more!
Read our current issue (Spring 2015—Urban Agriculture) above and watch out for our next issue (Summer 2015—Water) in June. Also, check out the Green Pages: 2014 Green Roof; Wall Directory.