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Discussion 4: Diigo/Sustainability - 26 views

Erick you're right but how do we do that? In the video we watched cutting carbon emissions by 80 percent seem to be the number one suggestion. but the UN decided on doing that in a longer time sp...

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maria buelna

A War Against Wasted Food - 1 views

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    How habbits will be hard to break and will take time. Followed by wasting habbits and how they affect us.
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    Should be interesting!
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    Just as much we try hard to recycle paper, organizations are trying to do the same by helping food not being wasted. They are forming donations to food banks for the undernourished.
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    Most foods are thrown away while still being fully edible because of cosmetic blemishes or overstocking. Food industry alliance are planning a 3 year initiative to reduce the tremendous amount of food waste. The environmental consequences are endless.
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    The Grocery Manufacturers Association is conducting a plan to donate more food instead of throwing it away. They are being financed by the Food Marketing Institute to help with transportation and the restoration of food. They will begin by conducting surveys in regards to why the food is being thrown out in the first place then act on their findings.
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    According to the most recent available statistics, more than 30 million tons of food was dumped in landfills in 2009, making food by far the most abundant material there by weight, the federal Environmental Protection Agency says. (That calculation excludes industrial, construction and hazardous waste.) This amounts roughly to 200 pounds a year for every man, woman and child in the United States.
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    Currently 50 million households suffer from food insecurity, meaning that family members cannot always meet their basic food needs. .
Veronica Guzman

Pumpkin Power: Turning Food Waste into Energy | Department of Energy - 0 views

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    This article discusses about using energy from discarded pumpkins from halloween. They are also creating energy for plants such as, biofuel, biopower and other products.
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    This would be AMAZING if we were able to use our waste to provide energy for the world. It would be a win win situation. Since they are already trying it out maybe this will go nationwide.
Jorge Castillo

CARBON CALCULATIONS - 0 views

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    This article is about companies sucha as subway attempting to be sustainbale. These compaies are wanting to be the most environmental friendly.
Ruben Guillen

http://www.simplebites.net/10-tips-for-sustainable-eating/ - 0 views

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    This article talks about 10 facts about sustainability. How we need to grow our own food because now a days the food is being genetically modified and the government is subsiding with it. My favorite way of sustainability was to eat animal products because "organic" foods in marketplaces may be mono cropped.
James Sassi

Sustainability in aged care - 3 views

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    This article expains ways caregiving facilitys can be more eco-friendly. With the installation of solar panels to save energy. The website also talks about how to construct a buliding to store heat and reduce heat all year-round with out air conditioning.
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    This was a interesting article changing the way indoor environment is seem like a weird way to do thing but the way it is explained seems like it helps. Like using the light self brightens the ceiling and also keeps less heat in the room by changing the direction of the glare.
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    this article interested me because my mom is in the medical field and it discusses how places can be more Eco friendly and beneficial to the earth. This article brings up several ways that buildings can be more Eco by using lighting that self's adjust therefore using less energy and less heat because they wont be on 24/7.
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    While reading this article I have realized many companies have been going the Eco- friendly route. On the way to work I saw the VA hospital have solar panels on the overheads in the parking lot. I also see a lot of churches installing solar panels.
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    I love the comments made in this article. I agree with the author when she states that people have to look at the solar panels as part of the system on the building and not as something added on.
ashcam

Exhibits Collection -- Garbage - 0 views

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    U.S. citizens have found ways to use their resources faster than they can be replaced. This being based on their every day routines, and interactions with food; one being that they waste approximately 4.6 pounds of trash a day. Environmentally speaking this is not headed in a good direction for America.
gaelan76

The Issues, Learn about sustainable food, problems with factory farming - 0 views

  • Learning about sustainable food and the problems with factory farming can be daunting at first, but, with a little effort, you can quickly learn enough to make the safest and wisest food choices for you and your family. In this section, we introduce you to the major issues surrounding sustainable meat and factory farming. This is simply an overview; for those who want to learn more about the issues presented here, we've provided links to more detailed information and organizations who specialize in that particular topic
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    Learning about sustainable food and the problems with factory farming can be daunting at first, but, with a little effort, you can quickly learn enough to make the safest and wisest food choices for you and your family.
James Sassi

restraunts under estimate food waste - 1 views

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    This article talks about the how much restaurants waste. It talks about how they don't realize how much food is being thrown away. One restaurant owner took away the garage can to teach the employees about not wasting food. They saved a lot of food because every time they have to throw something away they have to ask. It also talks about the odor that comes off of dumpsters. It is then take to landfills where the garbage breaks down into methane to damage peoples health. Its not only the producers who are wasting its also the consumers.
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    A major problem we have today is that food waste is a low priority for restaurants and nobody is doing anything about it.
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    This article explains that restaurants find food waste a low priority. This happens because as a restraunt you always have to be prepared if its slow or busy. If its busy then great you wont have any food to be thrown out but if its slow you have to throw away that days production.
Kelsie Pensyl

Food Waste Composting Pilot for Schools and Institutions - 0 views

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    This article is about the NYC Department of Sanitation and the Department of Education joining together to create a collection program. People in the community and schools will be give a container to deposit items that can be composted. The containers will be pick up once a week to make compost and recycle the food instead of wasting the food.
Cameron Murray

Food Waste's Consumption of Freshwater and Fossil Fuels - 1 views

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    The food waste is starting to affect our environment. With the food being wasted daily, the need for more food is strict and the more access to food, the more people are becoming obese. Food is energy and we need energy to survive.
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    This article discusses the amount of freshwater and oil that's being consumed by food waste. The article also discusses the mathematical model to find the amount of freshwater and oil being consumed.
gaelan76

Welcome to Sustainable Arizona - 3 views

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    This site focuses on sustainability on a state-wide level. It has an abundance of information on sustainable programs and issues. It talks about sustainability in many areas and gives solutions and ideas for ways in which people can and are being sustainable everyday.
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    This site has good information and is simply laid out but some sections are a little confusing on the layout.
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    Arizona is a good state to be considered a sustainable state. Becuase of the sun and how it provides power with solar engery. Arizona is in the best position and hits the brightest spot of the sun, that's why it's so bright here. Thus leading to a lot of solar pannels being put up.
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    This site was a good pick because it has a lot of information which will help Arizona.
Jorge Castillo

It ain't easy being green - 0 views

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    In South Londen, a school found ways to become sustainble. The school had worms brought to eat through food waste and build things out of recycled objects. Other schools should find ways to be sustainable.
leonel lopez

Simple Ways To Reduce Food Waste - Saving Advice - 0 views

  • In even the most organized of kitchens, there will be waste. Spills, failed recipes and other mishaps will add to food costs.
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    This page gives you great ways on how to reduce food waste and save money. The advice that caught my attention right away was the one where it tells you to know the people that you are going to be cooking for. It is true why cook for four people that eat plenty when only one or two of them would really enjoy a meal.
Norma Sanchez

What Is Sustainbaility - 1 views

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    "Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment." This site s full of information on sustainability and more. Great links are attached to this site. Want to know how to help? Read more....
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    In this article composed by the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency; states what sustainability is about then explains why its important. The website then explains what EPA is doing to help sustainability and then finally explains what people can do to help.
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    This article explains what sustainability is about and why it is important for our environment. It explains that sustainability creates and maintains the conditions where us as humans and nature can live together.
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    This is a very informative website. It explains what sustainability is, and what is being done to preserve it. Also, it explains what we can do to help.
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    This is great article to grasp what exactly sustainability is. I like how it really goes it to depth about what exactly it is instead of just giving a general defining statement, it helps with the comprehension of what it really means. It also shows what can be done to help this also helped with the comprehension because it gave examples so also an opportunity to reflect as well.
claudecollopylee

an Idea to use to Reduce Food Waste in America - Statistics & Facts - 0 views

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    In this article by David Bakke; he discusses the problem of food waste and gives his opinion on the matter. He then gives a detailed alternative to waste food; by being aware of how to save food with a refrigerator.
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    possible ways to reduce food waste in america : Refrigerator conscience : being aware of what you have in your house so that you don't miss an experation date or over buy Know when you stuff will go bad; make sure to use it before that date. make left overs and eat left overs
Tania Avalos

Sustainability, Well-Being, and Economic Growth - 0 views

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    This website is about the relationship between economic growth, human well-being, and the achievement of a sustainable future has a long and complex intellectual history. It shows us an image of "Sustainable Development", social environmental and economic, and how they connect each other.
patricia kelly

Sustainability by recycling food waste - 1 views

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    This article is about the sustainability need in the food waste area. This article explain that we should recycle our food by composting and also explain two types of ways to compost.
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    I really enjoyed reading this article because it ties in with food waste what we have been taking about. For an instance I thought they were the same back to going "green" it is good to learn the difference to comprehend both. This is also very helpful for those of us who would like to help but do not know how.
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    To achieve a sustainable society then food waste must be recycled as opposed to being sent to landfill sites around the country. We all know the problems that our planet is suffering through global warming that is partly aided by the greenhouse gasses that are produced when food waste is sent to landfill and the ensuing fluctuations in temperature that is suffered around the globe.
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    I really like your comment Norma i Read the same thing but saw it in a different light. But then after reading about your going green comment i thought about how ironic it is that color is being considered a sustainability method. It is great when you can see something from someone else point of view and get more from something you already agreed with.
patricia kelly

Sustainable Livestock Husbandry - 0 views

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    Learn how sustainable farms raise healthy animals using practices that benefit the environment and bolster local economies.
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    Like that it is talking about feeding animal the food that they normally would eat and they are grass feed making it more beneficial for the animal and the taste of what the animals are going to be used for better and more nutritious.
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    This is an interesting article to learn what is behind our meat. It is great that they are actually fed what they normally would, and that they don't deprive them of that.
melissa diaz

Food Waste Along Supply Chain - 0 views

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    The number of food wasted worldwide is huge. Our uneaten fruits and vegetables add to the total amount of food waste. Another, factor that adds to food waste is edible food being thrown out because of the self-life date. If there was a way for packaging to extend the life of opened food it would help cut down or food waste. Reports show financial, managerial and technical restrictions in harvesting, and the different climates in facilities have more to do with food waste.
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