Buying a lighthouse is more than a real estate transaction. It's a lifestyle change that links you to a proud American tradition. The best way to find lighthouses for sale is via a U.S. Government …
Food Waste & Faith: What Does the Quran Say about Wasting Food?
As you might expect, we've discussed the environmental impacts of food waste on numerous occasions. We've also discussed the economics of sending edible food to landfills, as well as the innovative …
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The Greenpeace Australia GMO Wheat Action: A Sad Day For Bread. A Sad Day For Science
On July, 14, three Greenpeace activists dressed in hazmat suits scaled a fence, and used weed whips to destroy a GMO wheat experiment in Canberra, Australia. The experiment was being conducted …
Topsoil: Civilization & Foundation Eroding
By Lester R. Brown The thin layer of topsoil that covers the planet’s land surface is the foundation of civilization. This soil, typically 6 inches or so deep, was formed over long stretches of …
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What a Red Dawg Taught Me about Stray Animals and Sustainability
If you've spent any time at my Facebook page, or are even a long-time sustainablog reader, you know I'm an animal lover. I'm also a supporter of animal adoption (both my dog, Zelda, and my wife's …
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The Recycled, Post-Industrial Green Building Material: Urbanite
Urbanite is the perfect symbol for the new natural building movement, the new wave of building that incorporates natural, local, and recycled materials in place of high embodied energy, destructive, …
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Top 10 Reasons to Live in an Electricity-Free Home (PPB #27)
When I designed my cob house here at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage two years ago, I decided that I was going to live without electricity. I had no plans to buy a solar power system or a wind turbine. I …
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Organic Farming Would Be Better In Terms of Climate Change Impact. Right?
I'm probably going to irritate some people with this post. I apologize in advance because that is not at all my intention. For those readers that don't think climate change is a …
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Personal Happiness and the Economy: A Sustainability Link
In my previous post, I brought up the sustainability prism and the link between personal happiness or peace and the other three, traditional components of sustainability theory -- economy, equity, and …
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Pesticide Lobby Bugged by Michelle Obama & White House Organic Garden
Are you worried that an organic garden on the White House grounds might cause some Americans to start eating a wide variety of chemical-free, locally grown produce? The Mid America CropLife …
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White House to Plant Organic Vegetable Garden
ABC news' Brian Hartman has reported what many have been wishfully waiting to hear for months: the Obamas will soon plant an organic vegetable garden on the White House South grounds. Following a …
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Paper Matters
Paper appears to be high on the agenda of a number of organizations this week. It’s necessary. Paper is so ubiquitous – from tissues to toilet paper to memo pads to catalogs to the mess on your desk - …
Six Creative Upcycling Projects
Editor's note: Students -- please feel free to use the information here. Just make sure to credit it appropriately (with a link if possible)... including credit to the owners of the …
Ecopreneur or Entrepreneur: What’s The Difference?
There are many ways in which entrepreneurs and ecopreneurs are similar. Both embrace failure and are idea-driven, innovative, creative, risk tolerant, flexible, adaptable, freedom-minded and …
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