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How might we keep the lights on, water flowing, and natural world vaguely intact? It starts with grabbing innovative ideas/examples to help kick down our limits and inspire a more sustainable world. We implement with rigorous science backed by hard data.
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Home Energy Efficiency Survey

Home Energy Efficiency Survey | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
The Residential Home Energy Efficiency Survey is here to help you save money on your energy costs.

 

This is from Southern California Edison and is tuned to we here in Southern California.

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How to make compost

This how-to video by the nonprofit group Kitchen Gardeners International (http://KitchenGardeners.org ) shows you step-by-step instructions for successful or...
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Walmart Sustainability 2.0 - Goals

Walmart is supposidly thinking about sustainability.

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Story of Stuff

Story of Stuff | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.

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Getting Beyond the Basics to Embrace the Science of Sustainability

Getting Beyond the Basics to Embrace the Science of Sustainability | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it

Sustainability has become a new dimension to supply chain competitiveness as organizations are increasingly influenced by the broader environment in which they operate. These influences impact the full range of business operations: from product design to production; from sourcing to sales channels; from regulatory reporting to recruiting.
Sustainability initiatives present a complex measurement and management challenge, but they also allow organizations to cut costs, reduce risks, drive revenues, improve their brand reputation and ensure compliance with new environmental focused regulations.


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Life Box: Paul Stamets Unveils Brilliant Seed-Sprouting Cardboard Box

Life Box: Paul Stamets Unveils Brilliant Seed-Sprouting Cardboard Box | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Just think - what if all the cardboard boxes that you receive when you buy online from Amazon or Apple had seeds in them and you could simply put them in your nearest plot of soil and grow some baby trees?
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Rio+20: Reflections on the way forward for sustainable business

Rio+20: Reflections on the way forward for sustainable business | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Tell us what you think the way forward for progressive business post Rio+20 is in the comment thread below (More relections on the Rio+20 summit. Fossil fuel subsidies remanin in place - check.

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Starbucks Location Built From Recycled Shipping Containers

Starbucks Location Built From Recycled Shipping Containers | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Not only is Starbucks my favorite place to get coffee (Caramel Macchiatos to be exact), but this is also my favorite architectural design I've seen this year so...
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Cheeseburger Footprint - from Six Degrees

This is the segment from Six Degrees featuring the cheeseburger footprint work.

 

See the link below for the data and studies.

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The Cheeseburger Footprint

The Cheeseburger Footprint | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it

We're growing accustomed to thinking about the greenhouse gas impact of transportation and energy production, but nearly everything we do leaves a carbon footprint. If it requires energy to make or do, chances are, some carbon was emitted along the way. But these are the early days of the climate awareness era, and it's not yet habit to consider the greenhouse implications of otherwise prosaic actions.

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Hacking the city for a greener future - CNN.com

Hacking the city for a greener future - CNN.com | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
From smartphone apps to virtual sustainability games, crunching the city's data is the new frontier of sustainability.
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Life Cycle Analysis

Manufacturing a product can be very complex. Raw materials come from many different sources, and obtaining each one of those materials involves a different series of inputs, outputs and processes, each of which has impacts on the environment. To identify the total environmental impact of a product it is necessary to do a life cycle analysis.

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The High Cost Of Buying 'Cheap' : NPR Story

The words discount, half-price and final sale can get you running to the mall or reaching for your credit card. But in her book called Cheap, author Ellen Ruppel Shell explains why bargain-hunting may come at a high price.
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What You Can Do about Waste

EPA clearinghouse for information about waste.

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Walmart Commercial

Walmart Sustainability National Commercial Starring Megan Moylan and Claire Ran April 2008...

 

Is this real or "greenwashing"?

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The Journey of Sustainable Business

Can business profit through sustainability or is this all just wishful thinking? Trace the journey from the Industrial Revolution to the present to find out....
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How Green Is My Town?

How Green Is My Town? | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Grassroots is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the links between common environmental toxins and human health.
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First LEED Certified Parking Garage » Yanko Design

First LEED Certified Parking Garage » Yanko Design | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Yanko Design » First LEED Certified Parking Garage http://t.co/F6mXvgHT #parking #amazingstructures #progressivethinking...

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New UA Residence Halls Earn Highest Sustainability Award | UANews.org

New UA Residence Halls Earn Highest Sustainability Award | UANews.org | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
New UA Residence Halls Earn Highest Sustainability Award: (Photo credit: Beatriz Verdugo/UANews) LEED certificat...

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Coca-Cola to be Sold in Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Central America

Coca-Cola to be Sold in Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Central America | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
The Coca-Cola Company has created an eco-friendly plastic bag in the shape of a coke bottle for developing markets.
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George Carlin Talks About "Stuff"

George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of 'Stuff' in our lives. This was from his appearance at Comic Relief in 1986. Farewell George 1...
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A History of Heating and Cooling

A History of Heating and Cooling | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it

In this episode, the History Guys consider the advent of air conditioning, and explore its far-reaching implications on everything from architecture and leisure to demography and politics. They also look at what happened when stoves became widely available in the mid-19th century, and how technology altered Americans’ way of life. How did America become the “land of comfort”? And what lessons does the history of climate control hold for us today?”

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The Poop on Eco-Friendly Diapers

The Poop on Eco-Friendly Diapers | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
Quick, which is better for the environment, cloth or disposable diapers? If you're just not sure, you're not alone. Despite reams of research, no one can give a definitive answer. Elisa Batista reports from Berkeley, California.
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Ocean Health Index

Ocean Health Index | Sustainability Science | Scoop.it
The Index is a comprehensive scientific measure of the ocean’s overall condition. It advances ocean policy, compares future progress, and informs decisions regarding marine ecosystems worldwide.
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