Why Green Technology is Important - 0 views
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Sarah Cogar on 06 Feb 12Some important facts and costs for green technology.
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Problems With Going Green - 0 views
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Underlining issues with going green such as expense, lifestyle change, time.
Sustainability Myths: Are Vampire Appliances Sucking the Green Out of Your Lifestyle? -... - 0 views
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This article talks about the myth of having your appliances plugged in and still sucking up your energy, especially older appliances. So it turns out that even though your appliance is turned off, it's still wasting energy because it's plugged in.
Feeling green guilt? Food waste is likely responsible - latimes.com - 0 views
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the fifth annual survey polled almost 1100 americans and found out that consumers also felt guilty about leaving the lights on when leaving a room and wasting water. But no one really thinks about wasting rations or food. Food costs more than electric does each month and no one really pays attention to it.
Food Waste - 0 views
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Help is given on ways to buy and prepare food to help you save food and money. The Environmental impact goes to waste as well when we waste food. The way we pack our foods needs to be more Green and environmentally friendly as well.
Green Choices - 0 views
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This website gives information from the start of food waste and shows many ways on how to reduce it. Steps to save money by cutting back on what you really need to buy.
About us > Food waste and the environment - 0 views
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this just gives a few fact on how much money people throw away with their food. as well as what percent of landfills is green organic.
Local colleges develop green solutions for food waste - News - 0 views
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This article is about college students who came up with a way to reduce food waste.
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. - ...1 more comment...
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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.
The Dark Side of the 'Green' City - 0 views
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This article talks about global warming in Arizona and that do to heat heat rising in Arizona it is in a way lower property value. This article reminds me of the myth sustainability is about the environment.
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Global warming, depending on who you talk to, is a myth or a fact. People love the fact that they can own some property in a southwestern state such as Arizona, and flock here during the cold winter months. With that being said, the heat is something that drives away potential buyers every year.
Report Finds Americans Wasteful of Food - 0 views
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Dana Gunders, at N.R.D.C. she is a project scientist who specializes in food and agriculture. She once stated "This issue has received very little attention in the U.S.," regarding Food Waste. Although some of the bare minimal such as, energy, land, and fresh water all take part in the production for the American consumers.
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...
Green Business: Technology Takes on Food Waste - 0 views
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This writen talked about how uneaten food are affecting American. About 40 percent of food in the United Stated are throwing away, those food are uneaten. These waste are not only causing our enviromental but also our bugets.
The Conundrum of Food Waste - 0 views
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This article is about the "Think, Eat, Save" program that will change the way food is sold, processed, transported, harvested and even consumed.
Missing from the great food debate: sustainability. Why it matters. - 0 views
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I thought this was very interesting. Author Christopher Koetke speaks about the imoprtance of food sustanability, most imoprtantly he mentions that countries around the world are teaching about the importance of food waste. Finally everyone has agreed that food sustainability is a big issue and we have to take action today for the future generations.
Sustainability Myths: Does a Lighter Footprint Mean a Lower Standard of Living? " The G... - 1 views
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In this website a article is written by Grace Interlichia, the article explains that people often mistake sustainability for giving up living pleasures such as desired foods, homes and cars. But in reality its not giving up what people loath but instead creating a better way to live by fuel friendly cars and sustainable farming. -
This article gives readers insight to our aim of living style sustainably. For example transportation, and farming. There are also other recommended articles to read relating to this topic.
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while this is a good article it gives room for argument.
Sustainability Myths: Leaving the Lights On - That's a Turnoff « The Green Da... - 1 views
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It's a short section about this myth but I like the information this site shares about this myth. -
This article talks about lights. We have all been told to turn our lights off, but are we really saving more energy? According to this article we are not.
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This is a good one i never knew that have to ;turn the light back on was actually wasting more engery. I guess i'll leave every light on.
A War Against Food Waste - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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This article is mainly talking about a change that a food industry alliance is trying to do with grocery manufactures associations. They have started trying to find local restaurants, stores, and food processors to cut those transport times and extend the life shelves of produce. This committee has begun the research step to try and help America with food waste and taking their first steps.
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this article talks about a solution that is in the making that will reduce food waste.
food waste prevention - 0 views
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this artile give the reader 9 ways they can cut down on food waste. it also talks about what they can do with there wasted food insted of throwing it away
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. - ...4 more comments...
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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. -
Currently 50 million households suffer from food insecurity, meaning that family members cannot always meet their basic food needs. .
