UWW310 Technology & Sustainability

This is a great website to access links to other publications on sustainable agriculture. The Database is packed with information and links, along with the webinars and videos. I also like the addition of current event postings, keeps you up to date to agro events.

This is a very cool site, that focuses on Sustainable Design. Great stories and photos of amazing projects from around the world, that convert old buildings into new living spaces, new home designs using interesting materials (check out the article of Love Nests) and also articles on sustainable building designs for the future.

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.

CISA is a great website to find local food through farmers' markets, farms, farm stands, and CSA's. You can also view upcoming local events and recipes featuring farm fresh food. Here is the link for Amherst local farms through CISA http://www.farmfresh.org/?sortby=&zip=01002

This is a wonderful resource for researching consumer products. If you want to know the safest sunscreen, shampoo, toothpaste, make-up, etc. Take a peek at the cosmetics guide. They also have links to pesticides in produce and GMO's. I link the cosmetic guide to my phone so that when I am shopping for safe products for my family, I can pull up a product's rating while I am at the store.

Is it possible for the sun to provide the only source of power for a complete water purification system in a portable bag? Until now we would not give the idea much thought. But why not? We make "sun tea" where you put tea bags in a container of water and place the container outside in the sun to naturally brew the tea.

A way to help motivate to perform green tasks by utilizing the new type of awards and medals in today's games.

Helps find sustainable seafood and informs you of issues

a list of the w app . This app is for We are creating top 100 apps that will help you go green as part of our effort to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. Apps become an integral part of our life and a valuable tool and we believe we should also take advantage of them when it comes go greening up our life.

Not Free but helps with complex math for defining your vehicles fuel economy.

This app allows you to access your smart home enabled utility and appliance usage. Turn off the lights you forgot about, turn down the thermostat. You can even review what is running and what isn't.

This app will track your daily logistics, where you go regularly and which way you use to get there. Then it will design the most efficient path for you and suggest improvements to save energy.

This is an interesting app that allows you to share the availability in your car with others you have the app. If you're taking a long trip, or even if you're just running to the grocery, this app helps facilitate car pooling and thus reduces carbon emissions.

I can't remember names. With this "rich" data ad on, I have more trigger points to access and jog my memory with. Remembering people is hard. Evernote Hello makes it easy by creating a rich, browsable history of individuals, encounters and shared experiences.