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Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; Waste = Food. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system. 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food - far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production. Posted at 07:34 PM. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system. Subscribe to this blog's feed. Cradle to Cradle Design.
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"Waste = Food" - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system ». An inspiring documentary on the Cradle to Cradle design concept of the chemist Michael Braungart and the architect William McDonough. Winner of the Silver Dragon at the Beijing International Science Film Festival 2006. Design every product in such a way that at the end of its lifecycle the component materials become a new resource. William McDonough is an architect, designer and writer whose...
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A "Living" School Building in DC - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; Reclaiming Green - Greensaw Design and Build. Permaculture: one way towards a sustainable future ». A "Living" School Building in DC. 0160; . The first middle school constructed to meet strict environmental standards for the Platinum(! LEED green building certification. Sidwell Friends School. The school of choice for the Obama girls, is located in northwest Washington, D.C. . School building certified as green. 0160; . Among the school’s many green features:. Local veget...
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The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; A City that Brings Hope to the Word Sustainability: Curitiba, Brazil. Waste = Food ». The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. In Mayor Michael Nutters January 2008 inaugural address, he pledged to make Philadelphia the number one green city in America. To make good on his pledge, he created the Mayors Office of Sustainability. Posted at 12:09 PM. The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. The Mayors Office of Sustainability spent a year researching municipal sustainability, talking with residents...
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Permaculture: one way towards a sustainable future - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; A Living School Building in DC. Twinkies, Caged Chickens, and High Fructose Corn Syrup. OH MY! Permaculture: one way towards a sustainable future. Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future. Of permaculture (centre) guides the use of these design tools, ensuring that they are used in appropriate ways. Permaculture is...
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"The Story of Stuff" - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; The Renaissance or REBIRTH of our Industrial Landscapes! A City that Brings Hope to the Word Sustainability: Curitiba, Brazil ». The Story of Stuff". Hope you all have had a restful and delicious Thanksgiving! Now onto Black Friday! 0160; Take a look at the following 20 minute film over the weekend. If you find this one interesting (and alarming! Take a look at the other well-told stories on plastic bottles, electronics, cosmetics, and cap and trade. The Story of Stuff. Cradle to C...
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A City that Brings Hope to the Word "Sustainability": Curitiba, Brazil - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; The Story of Stuff. The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan ». A City that Brings Hope to the Word "Sustainability": Curitiba, Brazil. Brazilian urban planning guru, Jaime Lerner, has cracked the problem of getting a city to run well. His idea - to put people before cars - has vastly improved residents quality of life. Distributed by Journeyman Pictures. 0160; . Posted at 12:03 PM. A City that Brings Hope to the Word "Sustainability": Curitiba, Brazil. Subscribe to this blog's feed.
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Philly Tree People: October 2011
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Beautifying the neighborhood by bringing Tree Coverage to the streets of East Kensington, Kensington and Fishtown. Tuesday, October 4, 2011. PTP Pruning Club Fall 2011 - Upcoming Events. Philly Tree People Pruning Club Fall 2011. Sat, October 8, 2011. Frankford Ave. and Cumberland St. 19125. Special Orchard Tree Pruning Event*. Sun, October 30, 2011. Belgrade and Venango Streets 19134. Sat, December 10, 2011. Posted by Nykia M. Perez. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Philly Tree People Website.
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Philly Tree People: September 2009
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Beautifying the neighborhood by bringing Tree Coverage to the streets of East Kensington, Kensington and Fishtown. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Thanks you to our Volunteer Pruners. We had a successful event this past Saturday for our first Philly Tree People Pruning Club event at Greensgrow. 14 volunteers. Came out and collectively worked for a total of 51 volunteer work hours. And we pruned 33 trees. Come out to one of our next upcoming events on:. Location: Richmond Street at E. Tioga Street, 19134.
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Green vs. Gray: GIS
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Green vs. Gray. Tree Mapping in Washington, DC - A Casey Trees case study. Casey Trees offers a set of maps and tools to help you visualize the urban forest of our nations capitol; calculate the carbon, stormwater, and other ecological benefits of its trees; and take action by offsetting your carbon emissions through tree planting. The all new Casey Trees Map of Washington, DC uses GIS data to map each and every tree inventoried and planted since 2003. With this map, you can do the following:. And Regio...
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