I had the wonderful opportunity of spending some time with family last month. We enjoyed a relaxing cruise through the eastern Caribbean. It was the second cruise I had ever been on and the first time as an adult (college doesn’t count). In thinking about sustainability and consumption, I was struck by a few specific [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Zero Waste’
The Opposite of Zero Waste
June 10th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Recylcing, Sustainability 
Tags: Desalination, Diesel, Food, Landfill, Waste, Water, Zero Waste 
1 Comment »Princeton Review Releases 2012 Green College Guide
May 28th, 2012 Eric Wilson The Princeton Review, renowned for ranking of colleges and universities, recently put out its latest annual list of “green” colleges and universities. This year there are 322 institutes of higher education covered in the guide, all but two of which are in the United States. The list is based on schools “that demonstrate a strong [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Eric Wilson, News Tags: AASHE, Environment, LEED, USGBC, Zero Waste No Comments »Site Visit: MUSE School (CA)
May 8th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last month I had the opportunity to visit the MUSE School in Southern California. Located in a canyon between Calabasas and Malibu, the setting for the school is idyllic. Founded in 2006 by Suzy Amis Cameron and her sister Rebecca Amis, this marks the first year on the current campus, a 22 acre spread that [...]
Why Walmart Fails at Sustainability
March 11th, 2012 Megan Stilley The key to sustainability is acknowledging and considering the three legs of sustainability: society, environment, and economic. Walmart fails in at least two of these categories. I will consider giving them economic. They have a business plan to keep their business running and not go bankrupt. While that plan includes opening more stores to increase [...]
Posted in Business, China, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Environment, Greenwashing, Megan Stilley, Zero Waste 1 Comment »Game Day Challenge: College Football’s Other Season Long Competition
January 17th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last week the extended collegiate football season wrapped up with a one-sided victory by the University of Alabama over Louisiana State University. In the championship game matching two football powerhouses, there was little room for smaller schools to compete for the national championship against the proverbial “big boys”. Unlike the NCAA baskteball tourney – in [...]
Not Your Average Bus Trip: How “Green” is that Green Bus? Part 3
December 31st, 2011 Heather Perry I should take a moment to describe the Lovecraft Biofuel conversion done on our bus. To safeguard against any particles that might bypass the filtration system, an additional inline fuel filter causes the engine to stall when clogged, preventing potentially irreparable engine damage. This inline filter came in handy when we broke down in Utah [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Recylcing, Transportation Tags: Battery, Bicycles, Colorado, Green Bus Series, Heather Perry, Minnesota, Solar Energy, Zero Waste No Comments »Rethinking Food Waste
December 22nd, 2011 Megan Stilley I recently read an article in the Urban Farm magazine that discussed how to reduce your food waste. I found it very informative. Since we are currently in a season of consumption, we can all learn some new tips on reducing our food waste. We also need to reduce our food waste since according to [...]
Five Friday Facts: CU-Buffaloes
September 16th, 2011 Eric Wilson As a follow up to the EPA’s Game Day Challenge post from earlier this week, this set of Five Friday Facts deals with the waste diversion efforts at the University of Colorado Boulder’s football stadium. Virtually all public food and beverage services in Folsom Field have converted have switched to recyclable or compostable materials and [...]
Posted in Conservation, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Recylcing Tags: Boulder-Colorado, Carbon Dioxide, Composting, Energy, EPA, Waste, Zero Waste No Comments »EPA’s Game Day Challenge Aims to Reduce College Football Waste
September 14th, 2011 Eric Wilson Go to most any sporting event and the amount of waste produced is astonishing. From little trays and plastic spoons to giant foam fingers that end up discarded along with countless tchotchkes, the amount of trash generated overflows from bins and remains scattered around seats. In 2008, the University of Colorado at Boulder began an [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Recylcing Tags: AASHE, Boulder-Colorado, Composting, Emory, EPA, Zero Waste No Comments »Book Review: Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land
July 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson While writing a post on biochar, I came across a book I read a few years back. After having written a review of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle two years post-reading, I figured I’d write a review of Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash as well. Despite the fact that I read it [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Recylcing, Reviews Tags: Barbara Kingsolver, Book Review, Composting, Cradle to Cradle, Elizabeth Royte, EPA, New York City, Waste, Zero Waste No Comments »
