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On AlterNet: sustainability

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sustainability"

What's the Big Hubbub Over a New Book Arguing NYC Is America's Greenest City?

What's the Big Hubbub Over a New Book Arguing NYC Is America's Greenest City?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. October 16, 2009.
New Yorker writer David Owen has environmentalists shooting broadsides at his new book; do we really want to replicate the Big Apple across America?

Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat?

Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat?

Chloe J., Sustain Lane. September 23, 2009.
In the interest of your health, the environment and even logic, it makes more sense to leave chicken and fish off your plate. Here's why.

15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World

15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. September 10, 2009.
Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.

Find a Sustainable Means of Food Production

Find a Sustainable Means of Food Production

Food Democracy Now!, June 22, 2009.
We're at a crossroads. Be part of a new wave of environmentally conscious food production.

The Earth Is a Ponzi Scheme on the Verge of Collapse

The Earth Is a Ponzi Scheme on the Verge of Collapse

Matthew Stein, Huffington Post. April 28, 2009.
Our model of exponential growth in consumption of energy, natural resources and raw materials cannot last forever.

2008: When Mother Nature and the Market Both Said:

2008: When Mother Nature and the Market Both Said: "No More"

Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times. March 10, 2009.
What if the whole growth model we created over the last 50 years is simply unsustainable economically and ecologically?

Our Worst Enemies Aren't Terrorists: Rethinking National Security on a Sinking Planet

Our Worst Enemies Aren't Terrorists: Rethinking National Security on a Sinking Planet

Chip Ward, Tomdispatch.com. March 3, 2009.
The chances of being affected by a terrorist attack are slim, but disruptions to our far-flung supply lines for food, water and energy are a reality.

When Technology Fails: How to Survive the Long Emergency

When Technology Fails: How to Survive the Long Emergency

Brianne Goodspeed, Chelsea Green Publishing. January 30, 2009.
Finally, a book for the millions of people who realize that making the shift to sustainability is a matter of economic and ecological survival.

Leaving Las Vegas: Are Americans Ready to Put Cataclysmic Consumption and Hedonism Behind Them?

Leaving Las Vegas: Are Americans Ready to Put Cataclysmic Consumption and Hedonism Behind Them?

David Sirota, AlterNet. December 27, 2008.
Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? Or will "Viva Las Vegas" always be America's motto?

How To Be an Ethical Consumer Without Breaking the Bank

How To Be an Ethical Consumer Without Breaking the Bank

Suyeon Khim, Campus Progress. December 18, 2008.
There are many affordable ways to spend your hard-earned cash in accordance with progressive values.

Change You Can Eat: Obama's Pick for Secretary of Ag May Finally Shake Things Up

Change You Can Eat: Obama's Pick for Secretary of Ag May Finally Shake Things Up

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 15, 2008.
As someone who eats organic and knows what a CSA is, foodies have high hopes for Obama challenging Big Ag.

10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving

10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving

Sarah Newman, Takepart. November 26, 2008.
Advice for a healthier, humane, sustainable, "low carb(on)" and labor friendly Thanksgiving from some fantastic organizations.

The Return of the Victory Garden

The Return of the Victory Garden

Kerry Trueman, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. August 6, 2008.
A seedy campaign in the name of good taste.

T. Boone Pickens:

T. Boone Pickens: "The U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of wind power."

Jim Gilliam, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. July 10, 2008.
The legendary oilman's plan to save America's energy future.

China Could Rebuild Earthquake-Damaged Wenchuan as a Model 21st Century Eco-City

China Could Rebuild Earthquake-Damaged Wenchuan as a Model 21st Century Eco-City

Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. June 16, 2008.
It would be the diametric opposite of 'disaster capitalism.'

What It Will Take to Build a Sustainable U.S.

What It Will Take to Build a Sustainable U.S.

Kenny Ausubel, AlterNet. November 1, 2007.
We must imagine a new way of life in order to avoid the devastating environmental crises that face humanity, argues the visionary founder of the Bioneers conference.

Can 'Burning Man' Become a Model for Green Living?

Can 'Burning Man' Become a Model for Green Living?

Matthew Taylor, PeacePower Magazine. October 23, 2007.
Can 45,000 people journey vast distances to a lifeless Nevada desert and participate in an environmentally sustainable festival devoted to burning stuff?

Our Grandparents: The Real Environmentalists?

Our Grandparents: The Real Environmentalists?

Clayton Dach, Adbusters. October 3, 2007.
Whether by choice or harsh necessity, those who came of age during the Great Depression might have a thing or two to teach us about being green.

Is Eating Local the Best Choice?

Is Eating Local the Best Choice?

David Morris, AlterNet. September 11, 2007.
Those who say eating local is not always the best choice for the planet are forgetting one very important part of the equation: community.

On a Sick Planet, Hospitals Must Go Green

On a Sick Planet, Hospitals Must Go Green

Stacy Malkan, Conscious Choice. March 19, 2007.
Health care officials are finally recognizing that a cleaner, greener hospital keeps the whole community well.

IKEA: Who Says Big Retail Can't Be Good for the Environment?

IKEA: Who Says Big Retail Can't Be Good for the Environment?

David Roberts, Grist.org. March 1, 2007.
IKEA's environmental policies and ambitious future plans put U.S. retailers to shame.