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In this website it talks about how our actions change the climate. It also shows the effects of climate changes.  

The study of analyzing the climate change and economic impacts of food waste. The analysis shows that cutting back food waste exceeds 55 million metric tons per year, nearly 29% of annual production. Food waste produces life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of about 113 million metric tons of CO2e a year, it's equivalent to 2% of national emissions, and costs $198 billion.

This article first explains how it can effective to change the school lighting to energy saving light. It then goes on asking questions and concerns that people might have to changing to energy saving lighting. Though this is one step to sustainability it isn't a full step like people often think.

In this article the author Aron Cramer explains the threat of sustainability and talks about ways its impacting the world; such as climate change. The author then goes into detail of how the government does not want accept the fact that this is reality. The website also lists information regarding the author to provide credibility.

Years ago, we chose the word sustainability to describe societies goals and the belief that its possible. The most common way sustainability has been defined is "the ability to sustain" or "the capacity to endure." It is about our society and its future and the lives we live and everything in it.Sustainability is about being eco-friendly and eco-effective. Society needs to change its marketing strategies.

On this website there is information on how this company PepsiCo is committed to protecting earth by using natural resources. It also has sections that further explain how to manage packaging waste, water waste, and climate change. 

I think this is a good website, it's informative with the videos and the short information section below them.

This webpage gives us a a lot of information on ways that PepsiCo is being self sufficient to help our eviromental sustainability. This is a really good choice Erick.

This chart and article show the changes since 1974 to today. It also shows how it is wasted between consumers, production, and distribution.

The large amount of carbon food print consumed by the amounts of food thrown away everyday This article also shows ways to help change your view point on household food waste by reducing different cooking habits.

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.

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.

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.

Homelessness is a major social issue. Housing is a basic right. Before the inalienable rights were changed to "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness" is was "life liberty and property" meaning housing is a human right.

This article talks about different well known colleges using different methods of sustainability. Different colleges have only used food from the local area, composting waste, energy saving techniques through out the college campus, etc. This article goes goes through each college and tells you about how the college has change to become more sustainable.

This article talks about a program that K-12th grade schools can implement through out their school. It gives examples on how this program has already been implemented and changed in schools. It also talks about how the program can be implemented in a school. This program is a great way to teach children and staff different ways to create a sustainable school.

I think that is pretty cool that they have the kids get involoved as well, because like you said it is a great way to teach kids about sustainability and maybe some could even educate their parents. "However, most school districts don't have an award-winning nonprofit to implement a comprehensive Zero Waste program for them." (Schumper & Dietz). This comment made me think, are Zero Waste programs very exspensive if it is not through a non-profit group, and is that why other schoos do not implement this?

This piece of writing discusses how Nestle continuously strives for improving environmental performances. Their goals include: The topic, their commitment and their short-term goals. Some of their topic they focus on are like water, climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, biodiversity, waste and recovery and compliance.

This article is about reducing food waste by rising the price of the food. Tackling food waste could solve many of the sustainability such as linkling food losses and waste to food inflation, food security, resource inputs adn climate change.