Teaching Sustainability; How Our Individual Perspectives Of Time Affect Our Learning
Share The future of sustainability and environmentalism depends on the collective ability to teach younger generations the lifestyle that needs to be lead to a better future. However we face a large generational divide in communicating this message to the upcoming age groups. In this creative animated video by RSA.org, Professor Philip Zimbardo (of the famed Stanford Prison Experiment) “conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect... Read More
The Energy Wasted By 75,000 Homes In A Year Equals the Gulf Oil Spill
Share With all of the media covering the oil spill (which it should rightfully due) there has been a piece of legislation that has been lost in the calamity of the Gulf Oil Spill. The Home Star legislation passed last month by the House but pending Senate approval, will spur the retrofit of 3.3 million homes, enough to save the energy floating in the Gulf 44 times over, at roughly 1/40 the cost of mopping it up. As we speak the Senate is languishing... Read More
Northwest SEED
Share Perusing for sustainable energy projects I came across a really interesting foundation that works toward a clean, diverse and affordable energy future, locally in the Northwest. Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) implements on-the-ground, community based projects to stimulate local economic development and create jobs while fostering widespread popular support for investments in a sustainable energy system. Founded... Read More
