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Tons of really useful information on this government site. Gives me a real sense of the big picture of sustainability and the governments efforts to study and fund sustainable efforts. I will definitely revisit this one.

A little more political than the usual things that I put up but has tremendous impact on sustainability.

Interesting article that talks about things farmers, governments, businesses, and consumers can do to reduce their food wastage. Many things we can do to reduce and prevent.

Too many Bills have been put forward by too many states to ban or label GE or GMO products, seeds, plants or animals. Why is our government not representing the people and supporting big businesses like Monsanto? I helped write the referendum in Mendocino County banning GMO crops from being grown but Monsanto is winning across our country. Research this topic, it is vital for our sustainability ! Salmon is now the next target!

This is a crucial time for people to rethink how we meet our needs today to help to ensure a desirable future for following generations. Local government officials must play their part in reinventing our institutions to help communities and residents stay healthy and whole. This is because we have entered an era where human generated pressures on the natural world are unprecedented and threaten our current way of life. A few examples include depletion of non-renewable resources - 65% of U.S. oil is gone and the world is at or past peak oil; insufficient drinking water for two thirds of the world's population; consumption of land and loss of topsoil at unsustainable rates; projected loss of 90% of the world's fisheries by 2048; extinction of a distinct species of plant or animal, on average, every 20 minutes (qualifying the present period as one of the six great periods of mass extinction in the history of Earth1); and the presence of 250 persistent toxic chemicals not known before 1945, many of which are now found in human tissues.

Hemp is such an amazing plant. From it an array of oils, plastics, paints and twine can be created ... of such strength Kentuckians were able to avoid WWII draft by staying home and growing hemp. The fiber of this plant is so strong, that the government was eager to have farmers plant and grow it (with government provided seeds) so that the best parachutes, laces and other materials could be made for soldiers and the war. "Breathing in 4x the carbon dioxide (CO2) of trees during it's quick 12-14 week growing cycle. Trees take 20 years to mature vs 4 months for Industrial Hemp" So why are we still clearing forests and avoiding the CO2 sync of this marvelous resource???

Having a bad day? Reading lots of depressing things about the future of our dependence on oil? This 27min watch suggests we can fix it without government intervention and with current technology while boosting our economy. Seem too good to be true? Perhaps!

Many people ask this question and I think this article does a good job of giving some of the basics to the answer. It should also include the fact that organic dairy farmers are not subsidized by our government, Sustainability of our land, animals and humans together.