Resilience

The impact of meat production

Mar 18th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Habitat

Global meat production has tripled in the past three decades and could double its present level by 2050

via Major report reveals the environmental and social impact of the ‘livestock revolution’.

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Introducing Jumo

Mar 18th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Education

What’s interesting here is that he’s got a track record in both politics and business.

As the article noted, “Think of the site as philanthropy, volunteerism and social networking all rolled into one.” And as Hughes' email noted, it's “an online platform to connect individuals and organizations working to change the world.”

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Corn Ethanol Doesn’t Reduce Carbon Footprint

Mar 16th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Habitat

Corn ethanol doesn’t appear to be the way to go, for multiple reasons.  So no, it’s not “green”.

“The new study, published in the March issue of BioScience , finds much lower emissions from indirect land-use change than the Searchinger paper calculated but still enough to tip the balance away from corn ethanol.”

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Call for Papers: Public Libraries and Resilient Cities: Creating Sustainable and Equitable Places

Mar 13th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Education, Resilience, Systems

“Public libraries are at the forefront of a number of significant and pressing urban and environmental sustainability issues, and are evolving a leadership role in addressing these through sustainable urban design practices, contributions to economic regeneration and a commitment to social equity.”

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Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel

Mar 12th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy, Materials

Including sound energy and running water…. pair this with a lowhead water turbine and things might get very interesting.

“This study provides a simple and cost-effective technology for direct water splitting that may generate hydrogen fuels by scavenging energy wastes such as noise or stray vibrations from the environment,”

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