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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.

in 2010, 48.8million Americans live in food insecure households.19.4 percent of households in Mississippi are the highest food insecurity. the highest it has ever been.

Food waste in the United States is 40 percent of food. A study from the Natural Resources Defense Council did a study on this and said that the average american family throws out $2000.00 worth of food a year.

This short article talks about a recent study that shows Americans throw away about 40% of the food in the US. Also it shows that there has been a 50% increase in food waste since the 1970's.The Natural Resources Defense Council recommends that goals be set to help reduce food waste.

more than 36 million americans in communities across the US are making difficult choices seniors who are forced to choose between buying food or buying medicine. instead of throwing away food we should donate it.

this article talks about ways we can donate food and where we can find food donation drop off's. it also states the laws of what we can or can not donate.

This article talks about how wasting food also causes the waste of energy and water. It gives a graph of the total percentage of food wasted and food consumed. 

40 percent of food in The United States today, goes uneaten. They talk about statistcs and what should and can be done to avoid food waste.

A quick overview of how much energy and resources are wasted with food waste. It goes over how Europe is already making efforts to improve food waste and why America should follow suite and how it can benefit our country.

How habbits will be hard to break and will take time. Followed by wasting habbits and how they affect us.

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. .

I know we do not live in California, but when I came across this site I noticed that they have a section on compost. If our leftovers can't find a home,the compost is the way to go. Could be the easiest way to make use of our waste

"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....

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.

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.

In this article it discusses food waste in America with supported research. It also includes the global food waste and the impact the food waste has on our environment,

A study showed that around 45 percent of all food ready for harvest in the United States never gets eaten.

This article says how much food is not eaten in america each year. Also, it talks about that much money America spend each year just to dispose food waste.

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.

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.

We use energy for everything. We use energy to treat our water , grow our food, produces and to go to place to place. In general we want our community to develop more diverse, reliable, and cleaner sources of energy; to reduce energy usage; and to improve efficiency.

I tried to see what was important on this article but it wasn't very easy for me personally to grasp. I see that you 3 did find the point of the sustainability with electricity. I find it funny that we are always leaving lights on when we leave a room and think nothing of it until we are told it will save us money or that we are wasting something we really take for granted.

This article states that sustainability and energy interconnect in many ways. I agree with Dominique we use energy for everything we do, but hopefully we don't take advantage of the resources we have now and end up leaving are future heirs high and dry.

This article explains the realistic proposals that are available for energy efficiency. it talks about the ways in residential and commercial buildings, transportation, and in industry. This article covers a lot of bases and gives a lot of different topic ideas.

This article conveys the impact of wind energy in the united states and in the Mid-Atlantic highlands and also an analysis of this. It goes into depth about the ecological effects of development that come along with wind energy. also it shows how to regulate a the development of wind energy and also planning for it.

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.

The author describes myths that businesses have about sustainability. He states that it is something that will not go away.

This article states reasons why assisted suicide should not be permitted to patients seeking it. Although it is against my viewpoint on the topic, it will help me better understand how to make my argument stronger.