Last January, at the beginning of our current streak of continuous days with a post, I reviewed Food, Inc. As part of the movement that has sprung from the film, several facts about this country’s food system have come to light. Here is a smattering: You can lose 25 lbs in a year by replacing [...]
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Five Friday Facts: Food Inc.
March 4th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Local Energy/Food 
Tags: Farmer's Market, Food, Water 
No Comments »Obama Launches Community-Based Conservation via America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
February 28th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this month, President Obama announced a conservation plan aimed at achieving “lasting conservation of the outdoor spaces that power our nation’s economy, shape our culture, and build our outdoor traditions.” Building off the work of Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder and No Child [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Eric Wilson, President Obama Tags: EPA, Richard Louv, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Dine Green with The Green Restaurant Association
February 14th, 2011 Eric Wilson The Green Restaurant Association, GRA, is “a national non-profit organization that provides a convenient and cost-effective way for restaurants, manufacturers, distributors, and consumers to become more environmentally responsible.” They have been working with restaurants for more than 20 years to green the industry. On their homepage, they have resources for restaurants, manufacturers, customers, and distributors. [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Chemicals, Energy, Food, Restaurants, Washington DC, Water No Comments »Secret Science Project in Abu Dhabi Makes it Rain in the Desert. Really?
January 7th, 2011 Justin Manger Call me a skeptic. The Chinese tried to make it rain to wash away pollution before the 2008 Olympics. Native Americans have their rain dances. Scientists in Abu Dhabi have their ionisers. According to this Daily Mail article, “scientists employed by the ruler of Abu Dhabi claim to have generated a series of downpours. Fifty rainstorms [...]
From Waste to Resource: Site Visit to the “Living Machine” at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (Naples, FL)
January 6th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Since its establishment in 1954, the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary has become a natural wildlife attraction to more than 100,000 visitors annually. Despite accommodations being made in many areas to handle the growing visitor level, the wastewater from the restroom facilities remained a problem. To address the issue, a natural water treatment system known as a [...]
Posted in Site Visits, Sustainability Tags: Chris DeArmond, Florida, Population Growth, Waste, Wastewater, Water No Comments »A Fresh Idea: Self-Powering Desalination
January 2nd, 2011 Nick Grue Lack of clean energy production is an issue that has already been thoroughly covered in media outlets, while the issue of clean water availability is one that the general public may not be as aware of. The fact that most Americans can turn on a faucet and receive ready-to-drink water is something many people around [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Guest Authors, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Desalination, Energy Conservation, Green Technology, Nick Grue, Wastewater, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Peace on Earth?
December 28th, 2010 Justin Manger With the holiday season comes reflection: year end lists and rankings of what transpired in 2010, personal reflection about what went well and what didn’t over the year, and more broad assessments of what happened internationally and how we are coming along as a global society. One statistic, provided by the always interesting Democratic Leadership [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Green Economy, Justin Manger, Op-Ed, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Climate Change, Water No Comments »Five Friday Facts – Brazilian Edition
December 24th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week (Sunday December 12th) CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment (video below) on Brazil. Here are five facts culled from the piece: 14 percent of the world’s fresh water is in Brazil. Eighty percent of its electricity comes from hydropower. 150 miles off the coast, lie what are believed to be the largest discoveries [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Bio-fuels, Brazil, Hydroelectricity, Water No Comments »
