Category Archives: Personal Sustainability

Campus Sustainability Reports from Across the Nation

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education : Wednesday May 16, 11:56AM

The following is from one of our guest bloggers, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. You can see the original post, with pictures, here . This has been re-posted … More »

The Real Wealth of Nature

Dave Wann : Tuesday May 15, 10:33AM

Nature isn t just window-dressing, not just a backdrop for our busy lives; it s where we live and what we are. It s what flows in our arteries and endocrine systems, and it s the wholegrain cereal … More »

My Visions for 2040

Zach Owens : Thursday May 10, 9:46AM

As a Denver native, I m thrilled about the opportunity to collaborate with the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and the University of Denver for the Metro Vision 2040 Listening Tour … More »

So Much We Don’t Understand

Anna Zawisza : Thursday April 19, 4:15PM

As the 42 nd Earth Day approaches, I ask myself what is preventing us as a society, culture, nation and world from living up to our full potential. After all, we have so many tools and assets in today s … More »

What is your Earth Month Resolution?

Megan Moore : Tuesday March 20, 10:27AM

Spring is in full swing here in Denver. How do I know? Well first off, my allergies tell me so. Secondly, a few of the trees around downtown have started to slightly bloom. Finally, we just had a week of 70+ … More »

Reframing the Environmental Narrative

Gaby Diaz : Thursday March 15, 12:32PM

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon. This conference draws environmental lawyers, law students, advocates, and activists from all over … More »

Urban Agriculture – The Green Revolution

Dave Wann : Sunday March 11, 8:43PM

Up to 30 percent of America s food is now grown in metropolitan areas where 93 percent of Americans live. Rural farmland continues to vanish because of erosion, water scarcity, industrial and retail … More »

A Sustainability Progress Report for Colorado

Anna Zawisza : Thursday February 23, 2:03PM

How would you like to have an annual, tangible measure of Colorado s sustainability progress (or lack thereof)? In other words, how can we know where we re going if we don t know where we are? We at … More »

Anthropology of Food

Dave Wann : Thursday January 12, 11:15AM

Americans undervalue organic food both on the table and on the farm, for similar reasons. As a culture, we don t yet recognize the difference in quality between organic and conventional food; between … More »

2012: Time to Celebrate Water!

Zach Owens : Friday January 6, 1:15PM

I've been attending the Colorado Water 2012 Coalition meetings for the past two months and it's inspiring to see so many organizations that work on water issues come together to connect Coloradans with their … More »

Food — the most universal symbol of America’s age of excess

Dave Wann : Monday December 12, 12:34PM

Food is the most universal symbol of America s age of excess. The average American s dinner comes from five different countries, with a combined airfreight and ocean freight mileage tab that often … More »

Unilever Addressing Food Waste with “United Against Waste” Campaign

Jason Page : Wednesday December 7, 12:44PM

Fortune 500 food giant Unilever has launched an initiative to tackle food waste among its restaurant, food chain, hotel and catering customers. This initiative, called " United Against Waste ," aims to … More »

Vegetables Losing Nutritional Value?

Jason Page : Wednesday December 7, 12:10PM

As reported in Grist , recent research has indicated that the nutritional value of the average vegetable decreased significantly over the latter part of the 20th Century. The report compared United States … More »

The Romance of Doom

Tom Prugh : Wednesday November 30, 8:04AM

Is there any more delicious topic than the end of the world? However chilling it seems when you take it seriously especially if you have kids or grandkids there is a kind of thrill buried in the notion of … More »
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