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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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Taylor Burkhart

Daily amount of food waste in America enough to fill a football stadium - 1 views

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    This article expressly greatly on our food waste, its also think with the author of "American wasteland", which we are familiar with. U.S economy continues its downward spiral, and this article tells us a little on that.
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    American Wasteland, a book written by Jonathan Bloom talks about the statistics of the food waste in America. This artice in particular gives us the option to look into even more statistics of how severe the food waste in America has become today. These numbers keep gradually increasing sending our whole stability on Earth out of line. The more food we waste the more food we expect to grow. However the harsh conditions we expect Earth to withstand are apalling; Not only the soil but the atmophere are at risk of causing serious damages to the future of life as we know it
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    The ridiculous amount of food that is carelessly wasted.
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    Daily amount of food waste in America enough to fill a football stadium
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    This article gives a clear picture of just how much food we waste a day. It talks about how Americans fill a football stadium each day with the amount of food we waste and how that negatively effects the environment. It also touches on how we are a society that went from having many farmers and a greater appreciation for the work that went into growing the food to not knowing or caring where it came from and how much we waste.
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    Jonathan Benson states that there is enough food waste in America to fill a football stadium and has been increasing over the years. He also talks about the cause of all the food being wasted in America and gives supported reasons.
Raymond Laborin

Sustainable Agriculture - 2 views

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    This article is about how sustainable food can last us in the long haul, without damaging our health, and environment. It also describes how technology has a big impact on sustainable food.
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    The Article gives great information on how agriclture is making a transition to a more sustainable envoriment.
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    I really enjoyed reading this article for the fact that it was straight forward and easy to read, compared to the other articles that lose you to so much jargon.
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    I really liked this article because it was forward and straight to the point. I life how it really went into depth on the topics of sustainability in livestock, crops, agriculture and more. It covers many different areas of topic in one easy to access article.
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    I reallly like this article because the main page of the article has specific buttons for specific sections of the article, this makes the article very organized and neat. This article covers many different topics and definitely could be a good source to use.
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    Cameron i agree i liked how This website gives you knowledge on a wide spectrum i enjoyed quite a few of the tabs i agreed with and thought that we should make so many of these things laws which can be punishable if they are ignored. The only way it seems to get people to do what's right is to give them no other choice.
Taylor Burkhart

Basic Information about Food Waste | Organic Materials | US EPA - 0 views

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    This talks about how much food is wasted. this page also has two graphs one what is wasted in america not only food but other materials.
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    These graphs show basic images to help give a descriptive idea of how much food waste is happening in America. They talk about the disposal of the food and how it becomes a danger to our world by the methane gases it produces. Recycling, of course, is always a benefit for our environment; however, we need to inform more people about this.
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    By generating food waste has significant economic as well as environmental consequences. Parts of your budget goes to buying food, but yet we waste it with out even thinking anything of it. If i was to give someone 20 dollars and then say throw it away they would look at me like i'm crazy. But this is what we are doing!
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    This article talks about how recycling food has environmental benefits. It also states how food waste has both economical and environmental consequences. 
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    In this website the text is about the amount of food being wasted in 2010; which then gives the results. It also states the harsh consequences of food waste and also benefits of food wasting.
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.
Sarah Chavez

Tops to Roots: Nose to Tail Dining for Produce - Know Thy Food - 0 views

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    This article and chart shows how things are being thrown out now and how many Americans are malnourished. We drink less water as well compared to years ago. Also, it shows how there are 24 moillion acres of forests destroyed to make room for more food waste.
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.
Andrea Manginelli

For Restaurants, Food Waste Is Seen As Low Priority - 0 views

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    An estimated forty-five to fifty percent of food is discarded each year by Americans.That makes it an economic problem for everyone. In a country known as the "throw away" society we are destroying the planet with methane, mountains of food waste that could of been eaten, and wasting money that could of been saved.
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    This article talks about how much food we waste on Thanksgiving and in every day life. Talks about the different studies that have been done on this topic and the shocking results.
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    In this article they talk about how half of what  we produce in america is wasted. It also talks about how farmers grow a lot of product in order to get paid more and if it comes out bad they just leave it to rot in the fields.
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    Nearly 50% of all food ready for harvest gets thrown away, according to a study done by the University of Arizona! Sometimes the crops can't be saved due to mother nature, but in most cases food waste happens because we have been trained to only look at the perfect looking food.
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    This article covers the idea of warehouses and how they contribute to the idea of food waste. They also give again, They general run down about food waste and again some ideas anyone can do in their homes everyday to help prevent the issue.
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    In this article, the author describes the effects of food waste in our landfills. Restaurants contribute 15 percent of all waste in landfills.
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. .
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.
Ashley Bussey

Food waste remains persistent problem at farms, grocery stores and restaurants | Califo... - 0 views

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    The amounts of fruit,vegetables,orchards, and food in general and how researchers find distrubing to see all this food go to waste in california. The belief that the problemsof food waste start in the field of the farmers growing it and why it is the problem due to the retailers hard to pass requirements.
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    Grocery stores and restaurants still wasting food that they know to be unsafe. It is said in this article that Safeway doesn't donate food items that are not fit for consumption. In this case it can be a health problem to the consummer of these food.
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    State students have studied that with the yearly food waste, it can fill the Staples Center in Los Angeles bout 35 times. How much is that? It's more than 6 million tons. There is a hunger relief program that most grocery stores donate to.
Sarah Chavez

Discovery Channel :: News :: Food Waste Epidemic in America - 0 views

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    This article is from 2004. It states that durig an "extensive" 8 year study they found that $75 billion of food waste is being tossed out each year. It also states that if Americans knew how to use food more "wisely", and buy more "wisely" they wouldn't waste so much of it. They suggest freezing leftovers to save them and eat them later.
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.
Raymond Laborin

Increase Energy Sustainability - 2 views

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    This article talks about how sustainable energy meets the needs for the present, but does not effect the sustainable energy for the future. It also talks about how researchers are exploring different ways to produce cleaner more efficient ways to produce better energy sources instead of relying on fossil fuel.
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    The website is short and to the point, what i really like about this article is that it is easy to read, compared to the other "sustainability" websites that have so much jargon.
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    this website was easy to understand and interesting all at the same time. It gives a run down on the technology that is being applied now to help the the sustainability within our environment. This is also gives a sneak peek into what technology that they plan to improve on and introduce hopefully within the near future.
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    This article was easy for me to understand, I really like how the article explained "sustainable energy" with terms that I know and isn't too far complex for the readers.
Kelsie Pensyl

Ugly food part of worldwide food waste problem - 0 views

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    This article is how much produce the world waste. Often times produce is left to rot in the farm lands where it is being grown. You ask why? If the certain product isn't the right shape, color, size, or feel right it is left. This is because the consumers won't buy the product if it looks a little funny. If it makes it to the store the grocer does sales, promotions and other things to have consumers buy more. This then results in waste at home because often times consumers won't use all the product. It goes on to talk about how we can change food waste from happening and other issues within the food waste topic.
Misty Endicott

The 5 Best Ways to Save Water During a Drought - 0 views

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    this website gives you tips on living more sustainable. teaches how to recycle. what it means to be Eco-friendly.
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    this is a must article when your in the middle of a drought. This article provides tips to save water. the tips can be useful to help not waste water as well
Robbyn Purcell

Companies remove restaurants' food waste by composting it - 0 views

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    This article gives you a good description of what composting is. It talks about how some restaurants put too much food on ones plate and how composting helps the food not go to waste.
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    There are several companies who have dedicated themselves to helping resteraunts reduce the amount of food they waste each day. The project began in 1996 and is still being used today. This article shows the true benefits of doing more than simply just letting the food go to waste. We all have the power to make a difference it our choice to really do something with that power or not.
anonymous

Food Issues: Food & Sustainability | Cultures of Resistance - 1 views

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    In this website it talks about the effects of fossil fuels and pesticides. It also mentions what we can do to help our environment .
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    This is a pretty good article. It is sad how they mentioned that chemicals which were banned in the U.S. and Europe for being toxic are now starting to be used in developing countries. It is sad to know that there are companies out there worried more about their pockets of "one"(the company) rather then the health and lives of thousnds of people.
Jacob Ortiz

One in Five Go Hungry while Food Waste Increases - 0 views

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    One reason why people should be more food waste conscientious, this article reminds us of how fortunate some of us can be.
Kelsey Martell

Why Do Americans Waste So Much Food? - 0 views

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    In this article by Ronald Bailey he discusses the problem and gives an average of how much food is being wasted; he also gives supported statistics from researchers across the nation. He also discusses the reason why Americans waste food and includes why it needs to be stopped.
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    One of the issues we waste food is because the wealthier we get, the more we unconsiously spend money at restaurants and at home and then waste food. The issue of wasted food is not on the radar of Americans.
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