Archive for the 'sustainability' Category

What are current situations our society is facing in terms of keeping sustainability?

I’m doing a research project and I am having trouble finding scientific facts about present situations with our society to maintain a sustainable one. Any good sources or help would be great and appreciated.
One of the issues I listed is the amount of garbage wasted each year
Hot topics are:
Air Pollution, water pollution
Ozone
Populations
Energy (oil and gas [...]

Is it possible to do volunteer work in Mexico in the area of urban/community planning or sustainability?

I am planning on pursuing a graduate degree in Urban Planning once I graduate college. I am looking into opportunities for this summer, including doing volunteer work or even an internship-type experience in Mexico or any developing country. Is this possible and what would be the best way of going about finding a position like [...]

How can I get funding to reconstuct an old house and start a community awareness prog for sustainability?

We want to educate our neighborhood about sustainable building options. The project is called the Lemon Road House Project and is based in Olympia, Washington. We will deconstruct a 60 year old house and construct a energy efficient, sustainable house to use as a focal point for the community education program. We [...]

What are you experiences/ideas about Intentional Communities built on Sustainability?

Have you worked within such a community, or helped to form one? Perhaps been interested in joining one?
What do you think some of the advantages and pitfalls might be. How could you get one off the ground?
I spend a lot of time on this subject. I ask,Where on Earth are we going? And [...]

What does a Sustainability Officer do?

I need to know for a debate what a sustainability officer does, how it is useful for saving energy and why an Energy Advisor might be more useful to employ.
Any information?
That would depend on the sector they work in. For example, if they work in the Housing Sector they may be involved in ensuring that [...]

What is an Ecosystem and What is Sustainability?

What is an Ecosystem and what does the term sustainability have to do with our Environmet and the impact on it? What can you do to be more Sustainable?
Thanks
The ecosystem basically is "everything" in nature and its interaction with each other and other things, i.e. sun, water, plant life, animals, people, air/atmosphere, food, etc. Sustainability [...]

How can we practice ecological sustainability?

I know we can do this by firstly choosing to use public transport. But I would like to know more ways and I can’t seem to find anything.
I need ideas that can be shown in a picture.
I would like 4 more ideas.
If i think they are good I will give you best answer.
first of [...]

How does the negative impact on various organisms in a food web affect the sustainability of life?

Please help me out with this question.
The unfortunate reality is that no one really knows.
Most experts agree that in general (there are known exceptions) greater diversity makes the ecology more robust. But they can’t prove it.
That, of course, means that those who want to deny the need to be environmentally responsible can point to the [...]

How does the negative impact on various organisms in a food web affect the sustainability of life?

Please help me out with this question.
The unfortunate reality is that no one really knows.
Most experts agree that in general (there are known exceptions) greater diversity makes the ecology more robust. But they can’t prove it.
That, of course, means that those who want to deny the need to be environmentally responsible can point to the [...]

What do you do to help out in the global warming and sustainability of our planet?

The little we do can have a lasting affect. One plastic bag carelessly thrown away can be one of the 500 billion per year that is scattered around the world - sea animals choke on them thinking it is food.
We, and your children, will breathe in the biproducts of the decompostion of these plastic bags.
There [...]