sustainability
By 2012, green building could represent 20% of the market, reports the Daily Green. This is shocking news in a real estate economy that’s seeing tough times.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Green Building Conference revealed the study that focused on changes in green building activity between 2001 and 2007. The findings far exceeded expectations.
Last updated by troberts on Sat, 03/22/2008 - 06:51.
Aloha, howzit going? I will start by telling a little about the community that I currently live in and why this is a major and important issue that needs to be solved in my community for the youth of the future. I live in Kihei, HI on the island of Maui. Hawaii is the most isolated archipelago in the world and yet we still manage to stay connected to the rest of the world, problems that occur on the mainland will also effect us. Currently the city of Kihei does not have a “real” high school. There are however two elementary schools and dozens of daycares.
Last updated by Zoey-o on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 14:06.
On some property in the county area surrounding a growing city, two friends and I will raise saplings native to the area grown sustainably in the shade of larger trees and sell them to the city dwellers who are suffering from the distruction of sudden urban deforestation such as landslides, wind throw, and depleted landscapes. We will also offer the sale of plants and other native wildlife and plant them to get the best use out of an area and use methods that require less reliance on city water, fertilizers and extra maintenance.
Last updated by consciouslifestyle on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 14:32.
Conscious Lifestyle empowers students and schools to be more socially responsible.
We support ventures on high school and college campuses that create positive change on both the individual and institutional levels. These ventures receive:
* Up to $1,000 in start-up funding
* Web space on consciouslifestyle.org
* Monthly skill-building workshops
* Personalized support
* Access to a network of social entrepreneurs
To learn more and download an application, visit www.consciouslifestyle.org/2008ventureapp.
Last updated by xillix on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 22:38.
Hi,
My name is Simon Pickup, President and Founder of Youth Hydrogen. Here's a little bit about Youth Hydrogen:
In grade four, the question-premise I chose for my science fair project was “How do we solve the fuel problem?” My answer was that hydrogen was the solution, and I built an electrolyser (a device which uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen) as part of a display that laid out how it could be done.
Last updated by breelair on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 15:06.
Our Mission
Push International is a non-profit humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide mobility and facilitate sustainable development in the disabled community inside the countries where we work.
Our Philosophy
Push International desires to give wheelchairs to people with disabilities who are the poorest of the poor and have no means of otherwise obtaining a wheelchair with no strings attached. We do not consider political, religion, gender or other conditions.
Last updated by amandag327 on Mon, 12/17/2007 - 13:31.
Because of the large influence of oil production, large-scale factories and coal burning corporations that have settled in the southern states, most specifically those bordering the coast, the environmental destruction is greater than any other region in the United States.
Last updated by SLUGproject on Sun, 12/16/2007 - 01:24.
S.L.U.G. (Student-Led Unity Garden) is an organic, sustainable garden located on the University of Portland’s campus in North Portland. The SLUG Project was started in 2006 by a small group of dedicated UP students, and the garden was built in the spring of 2007.
Last updated by The Back Porch ... on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 00:55.
From America's back highways to your own back porch, I am excited to share with you the ideas and actions of the Back Porch Energy Education Corporation, Virginia based educational non-profit working for environmentalism in the American Southeast. Back Porch Energy is committed to fostering local responses to the national and global problem of energy consumption.
In recent years phrases such as "going green" and "eco-friendly" have become buzz words in our popular culture.
Last updated by danielbachhuber on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 01:36.
The Sadhana Clean Water Project is addressing the obstacles to clean water access in rural India. With 1.25 billion people, India has the second largest global population. 226 million of these people do not have access to safe water. In the state of Maharastra in western India, and the site for our conference, approximately 700,000 people contract water-related diseases annually. The problem of clean water access is further exacerbated by competition for the limited supplies available. Demand for water in India is expected to double by 2025.
