I have discussed factory farms in a previous post. But did you know that factory farms go beyond the normal livestock? Factory farms are now plaguing our oceans and fresh water fish. With the rising demand for seafood and the natural populations being depleted, it only makes sense to start factory farms for fish, right? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Aquaculture: How Sustainable is Farming Fish?
January 24th, 2012 
Megan Stilley 
Posted in Agriculture, Sustainability 
Tags: Climate Change, Food, Megan Stilley, Water 
No Comments »Book Review: Elizabeth Royte’s Bottlemania
January 16th, 2012 Eric Wilson Bottlemania marks the second book that I’ve read (and now reviewed) written by Elizabeth Royte. Much like Garbage Land, Royte’s first book I read, Bottlemania has a fluid narrative. Royte does a wonderful job of weaving the story of one town’s relationship with bottled water into a larger discussion of the resource turned commodity. In [...]
Wild and Scenic Film Festival – January 13-15
January 11th, 2012 Eric Wilson As mentioned in this month’s calendar post, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival takes place this week. Starting this Friday (the 13th) and running through the end of the weekend, the festival is put on by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) in Nevada City, California. This year represents the 10th Annual Wild & [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson Tags: Calendar, California, Climate Change, Environment, Film Series, Nature, Water No Comments »California Valley Solar Ranch Gets Underway
December 15th, 2011 Eric Wilson A number of large solar projects have been dogged by issues of environmental degradation, of all things. Last year, several concentrated solar power installations ran afoul of environmentalists due to the sites chosen. One in particular, the Blythe Solar Power Project, which was the largest installation at the time, was planned on critical habitat for [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Renewable Energy Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Environment, EPA, Solar Energy, Water No Comments »The Sustainability of Coffee
December 7th, 2011 Megan Stilley Coffee is a necessity for many of us in the morning. 54 % of the U.S. is reported to drink it daily, which drives the $18B coffee market in the U.S. It wakes us up and keeps us going throughout the day. But is it really sustainable? Especially when it can only be grown in [...]
Five Friday Facts: A History of Water
December 2nd, 2011 Eric Wilson The following facts come from Elizabeth Royte’s history of water in Bottlemania. These facts focus on the history of human water use. The Egyptians, Persians, and Chinese figured out how to dig deep wells as early as 2500 BCE. Sophisticated water-storage systems were built in the Mesa Verde region of the American Southwest and in [...]
December 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
December 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson As often happens around the end of the year, the number of conferences seems to dwindle. However, given our newest writer’s interest in food security and a recent guest post on corporate social responsibility, there are a few key events listed below that pertain to recent stories on 2nd Green Revolution. In addition, new events [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Japan, Policy, Renewable Energy Tags: Calendar, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Desalination, Food, Washington DC, Water No Comments »Prior Planning Prevents “Piss Poor” Performance
November 27th, 2011 Eric Wilson Dads are funny. Sometimes they are comical too, but almost always funny. My dad has been spouting two sayings for as long as I can remember, his 3 rules – “No excuses. No lies. And I’m here to learn.” - and “Prior planning prevents piss poor performance.” It’s the latter that I want to touch [...]
