sustainable

In 1983, the UN World Commission on Environment and Development (informally known as the Brundtland Commission) created a definition for sustainable development that has been been widely adopted and adapted: "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

In recent years, sustainability has come to address the integration of economic, social and environmental impacts of human activity. Thus sustainability can have applications in businesses, government or NGOs in such diverse areas as energy, agriculture, consumer goods, education and land use. You'll find sustainability addressed at blogs such as Tree Hugger, Green Inc., Business for Social Responsibility and World Changing.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sustainable”

• Manufacture for Green and Sustainable Design

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 623
  Mirriam Webster defines ubiquitous as “existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread” and gives the example “a ubiquitous fashion.” The adverb ubiquitously means, essentially, in a ubiquitous manner. Another term that could be used here is holistic – meaning incorporating ...
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• Public-Private Partnerships can help address climate change

  
  Announced Articles & Press Releases — Authority: 154
  Public-Private PartnershipsAs mentioned above, capacity building will be a key requirement for addressing climate change. In particular in developing countries, where agriculture is a predominant sector, generic capacity building has to go hand in hand with more targeted capacity building for science and technology. ...
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• GreenShower raises awareness against unnecessary water wastage

  
  The Design blog — Authority: 647
  Most of the nations around the world are suffering from serious water shortage; still we waste a large amount (10-12 liters in a minute) of domestic water in the shower that usually goes to the gutter. In addition, every family waste 1100 liters water every month for just checking water temperature in the shower ...
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• Eco Homes: Schell Wheeler house is a sustainable abode in the wild

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 504
  Eco Factor: Home constructed from sustainable materials to receive LEED Silver rating. Designed by Johnston Architects and built by Tall Tree Construction the Schell Wheeler house is made to suit the needs of the owners, Scott Schell and Margaret Wheeler, who wanted a sustainable house in the foothills above ...
  4 hours ago

• Fishing: the figures we’re not given

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 487
  3,500 tonnes - that is the minimum estimate of fish thrown back into the Clyde as ‘by-catch’ and ‘discards’. (But there’s more.)Most of this 3,500 tonnes of fish are already dead or will die as a result of the stress encountered by being caught and subjected to the nets and the handling process. According to ...
  5 hours ago

• KoolEarth Cools the Earth with Chic Tees

  
  Ask Miss A — Authority: 430
  Shaima Ismati has a lot of ideas about how to save the planet.  It is the little things like trading plastic bags for reusable canvas totes or using stainless steel water bottles instead of plastic.  Her green lifestyle has even earned her the title of “The Green Monster” by friends.  So, it was not a [...]
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• Warping Young Minds

  
  The Saipan Blog — Authority: 425
  It has been over a year (I think) since Ive spent any considerable time spreading tree hugger propaganda in our local institutions of elementary learning. I spoke to well over 1000 students last year about the proposed Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. Today I talked to over 150 about the basics of ...
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• Macally Launches Bamboo Made Laptop Cooler EcoFan Pro

  
  remove the labels | Gadgets and Life — Authority: 435
  Macally [ site here ] has launched its bamboo-made laptop cooler EcoFan Pro. Equipped with two built-in USB fans, the EcoFan Pro is designed for up to 17-inch laptops. It looks a lot like a picnic table to me. Suggested price is $39.99. Link to the original article…
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• New UK Library Fits Within a Phone Booth

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 735
  London is calling! Actually, it’s Westbury-sub-Mendip’s new 24-hour red phone box library! After witnessing their weekly mobile library disappear, this wee town in the south of England town wasn’t going to let their iconic phone booth be taken away as well. Conceived by a local resident as a way to save a bit of ...
  8 hours ago

• Where does our food come from?

  
  LLWorldTour — Authority: 104
  “If slaughter houses all had glass walls, we’d all be vegetarians.” ~Linda McCartney Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat. I am not a vegetarian. I have never been. It’s a specific label that I don’t need to define myself with.  I also don’t think it has to be an all-or-nothing mentality.  ...
  9 hours ago

• Appropriate Trattorini: .5-2 acres

  
  One Straw: Be The Change — Authority: 110
  In my last post I talked through the Trattorini (small tractor) culture of Italy and much of southern Europe with a specific focus on mid scale permaculture plots from 5-40 acres.  Farming on this scale benefits significantly from mechanization as the endeavor reaches a scale that begins to measure harvests in tons ...
  11 hours ago

• Thanksgiving in East Hampton

  
  daily bread journal — Authority: 110
  I love East Hampton in the winter. The history of this place is bathed in pale light, and bare trees etch the sky in the afternoon... Main street is devoid of tourists. And Louse Point - an awful name for a beautiful place - harbors no hoards of summer sunbathers. At this time of the year, East Hampton gives ...
  11 hours ago

• Cool collaborations from Frost*

  
  Design Federation Australian Design News — Authority: 130
  For everyone who is not familiar with Frost* Design, this is one of the more forward thinking agencies happening at the moment. What are they exactly? A Design Agency?  An Advertising Agency? Environmental Design? Experiential? And now they have a range of t-shirts? Well, the answer is, yes: all of the above. Simply, ...
  11 hours ago

• Washington Considers Funding Parks to Rebuild Cities

  
  Going Coastal — Authority: 130
  Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would provide federal funding for urban parks and recreation for the first time in eight years.The Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act (H.R. 3734), introduced by Rep. Albio Sires of New Jersey, reflects the current thinking that parks and recreation are ...
  12 hours ago

• Climate Scientists Say Destabilization Much Worse than IPCC Reporting

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 501
  A group of 26 climate scientists , including 14 members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN-backed world-leading climate science peer-review institution, are now reporting that climate destabilization is occurring much faster than the IPCC’s landmark reports have so far shown. The ...
  13 hours ago

• Progress Energy Joins Stampede Away from Coal

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  The trickle has turned into a torrent: following close on the news that a Michigan utility has converted a power plant from coal to sustainable biomass , Progress Energy Carolinas just announced that within the next seven years it plans to retire 11 coal-burning power units at four sites. Progress Energy ...
  13 hours ago

• 5 Tips To Green Your Holidays

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 151
  The holidays are on their way, and Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher has some great tips for going green without going into the red . From shopping for eco-friendly gifts to picking out a living Christmas tree to creating your own gifts , there are plenty of ways to green your holiday season – check them out ...
  15 hours ago

• To Whom It May Concern: Free Energy

  
  Lost In A Supermarket — Authority: 509
  Free Energy has been hinting that Stuck On Nothing , their forthcoming debut full-length album, is coming out since the Spring. Bummer that their tour wtih the Rakes was cancelled. What are you gonna do… the Rakes had an untimely breakup. Stuck On Nothing is finally just around the corner, tho…it’ll be ...
  16 hours ago

• 5 Tips To Green Your Holidays

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 735
  The holidays are on their way, and Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher has some great tips for going green without going into the red . From shopping for eco-friendly gifts to picking out a living Christmas tree to creating your own gifts , there are plenty of ways to green your holiday season – check them out ...
  17 hours ago

• Atlanta sustainable ordinance faces crucial vote (UPDATE)

  
  Fresh Loaf — Authority: 643
  City Council debates measure that proponents say would help save water, reduce energy
  18 hours ago

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