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Sustainability = Renewable Energy + Time
Everything we need to do to become 100% sustainable boils down to having two things: enough renewable energy and the time to use it.
The good news is that we have more than enough renewable energy available to us to do everything we need. The question is whether we will have enough time to use it, to clean up our global messes before numerous ecological crises become… Continue
The good news is that we have more than enough renewable energy available to us to do everything we need. The question is whether we will have enough time to use it, to clean up our global messes before numerous ecological crises become… Continue
Added by Daniel LaLiberte on April 2, 2010 at 6:42am — 4 Comments
The Zambesi River and The International Crane Foundation
A few miles away from where I live is The International Crane
Foundation which is dedicated to the idea of establishing self-sustaining
populations of all the crane species in the world. One of their
underlying ideas is that to carry out their mission the entire
community surrounding each required bird environment must be brought
into the project. One result is that sustainability is achieved for
many other things under the cover of the highly visible… Continue
Added by Eugene Robkin on March 31, 2010 at 6:04pm — 1 Comment
Vertical farming
It's a very interesting proposition that could cut cost of transportation of food to urban environments, and enable a degree of self-sufficiency to cities. I hope it will be tasty. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
Added by Mladen Janković on March 31, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Another Kind of Buffalo Wing
A lot of people have heard of Buffalo Wings. They are Buffalo, NY's claim to culinary fame (http://www.anchorbar.com). Last year, however, there was an issue in Buffalo that involved a different sort of chicken wing... the live and flapping kind. A local couple that was keeping several hens in their backyard were told by a City of Buffalo Animal Control Officer that they could not keep their chickens (…
ContinueAdded by Nathan P. Wallace on March 28, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments
World Water and Earth Day 2020, Alchemy's Speech, Imagine4
“Ten years ago,” Alchemy began, “on March 24th, 2010, New Moore Island sank beneath the rising waters of the Bay of Bengal.
[…
ContinueAdded by Michele Baron on March 28, 2010 at 3:00am — 2 Comments
Trying to get Evoke Dirty
Okay, so I just did something I think deserves a couple courage points. I sent an email to the makers of Dirt: The Movie (trailer in the videos section) asking them if they would give an exclusive online access to members of the Evoke network.
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Here's what I wrote:…
Added by Katherine Morrison on March 26, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment
The Capital of Food Security
In researching for the second Evoke mission I have discovered something wonderful. Ottawa, where I live is the capital of food security. A bold claim I know, but I think its true. So here's my evidence. This city is the only capital (Ottawa is Canada's capital in case you didn't know) to have a farm right in the middle of the city. And its not some pretend farm to show kids how it all works. Established in 1886, The Central Experimental Farm is 400 hectare working farm that serves as the… Continue
Added by Katherine Morrison on March 26, 2010 at 5:34pm — No Comments
ACT1
Michael Pollan, my social innovation 'hero'.
I've become increasingly concerned with food. Food manages to tie itself to a myriad of social situations. We are what we eat, after all. One of the major issues that MP speaks, writes, and educates us about is food sustainability. I first came across MP through a talk he gave at TED (you can check it out here:… Continue
I've become increasingly concerned with food. Food manages to tie itself to a myriad of social situations. We are what we eat, after all. One of the major issues that MP speaks, writes, and educates us about is food sustainability. I first came across MP through a talk he gave at TED (you can check it out here:… Continue
Added by Evan Harvey on March 26, 2010 at 4:04am — No Comments
Pure water everywhere
Hello again everyone!
Water! What an interesting subject! In fact, I spent 10 months living in the Pacific (Vanuatu 7 months and Solomon Islands 3 months) and I've faced that problem.
When I arrived in Port-Vila (capital city), it was not a problem because they had appropriate installations, but as soon as I left (after half a day), I did not have access to clean water. As it was my first time in such country, I did not have any purification…
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Added by Mathieu Savage on March 25, 2010 at 1:24am — 1 Comment
First Steps to Create a Gratitude Garden
This idea has been inspired by several other Agents, from Agent McLellan's Hyperlocavore movement to Agent Buentrostro's Community…
ContinueAdded by Nick Heyming on March 24, 2010 at 6:00pm — 29 Comments
Exergy, Sustainable IT and Cities 2.0
My friend and colleague Chandrakant Patel of HP Laboratories has been a leader in thermal management and energy efficiency for large scale data centers for nearly 20 years. He has made it his life's work to make IT more energy efficient, and his vision has grown progressively broader over the years. He recognizes that information technologies such as PCs, mobile phones and cloud computing are becoming an increasingly pervasive and vital infrastructure for modern society, and the need to… Continue
Added by Gene Becker on March 23, 2010 at 6:50am — 2 Comments
Celebrate the Spring or Summer Environment - Without Harming It!
As the weather is steadily becoming nicer on the first day of Spring, I offer my tips on how you may take advantage of this weather to make an ecologically friendly party:
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- Have it outside on a fair, sunny day; no need for air conditioning or lights, just sunlight and a nice breeze.
- Prepare vegetarian dishes made from locally grown produce. Livestock you eat need to be fed themselves, and transported, creating a huge carbon footprint that…
Added by Joe Sutton on March 21, 2010 at 3:35am — 1 Comment
2020 Vision, More Sustainable, Less Wasteful
In 2020, I am at home, living in a small town not too close or too far from a large urban metro region. It is good to be close to nature, but also close to people and all that civilization offers.
My house is super insulated, using mostly geothermal energy to heat it in the winter, and cool it in the summer, and to warm water all year long. We are using electricity for the remainder of our power needs. We have solar electric panels on the roof and a small windmill to…
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Added by Daniel LaLiberte on March 20, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments
Pembina Institute
The Pembina Institute is a Canadian think tank that does research on and advocates sustainable energy solutions. Pembina "[works] collaboratively with First Nations, municipalities, and partners in developing countries in activities such as community energy planning and integrated community sustainability planning, as well as advocating for smart growth." [1]… Continue
Added by Joe Sutton on March 20, 2010 at 4:37pm — 4 Comments
students solar power a car
A group of students from the university of Delft participates in the solar challenge every two years in australia. So far they won in 2001. 2003. 2005 and 2007. The objective is to drive with a car entirely powered by solar energy 3021 kilometres as fast as possible.
Ofcourse this is nice for the race but these kind of initiatives also encourage to find better ways to use solar power, to get more energy from it and find more applications. This is important because there is enough sun…
ContinueAdded by Mirthe on March 20, 2010 at 12:44pm — No Comments
Power myself more sustainable
I decided not to look at my direct power use but actually at the indirect power use through food that I use to power myself. I can't even imagine how much power it costs to transport food all over the world or to grow it in greenhouses. Or the unsustainability of meat-eating (1 kilo of meet needs 10 kilo of plants, in terms of how much an animal has to eat, not even naming the waste production of animals).
So I will start to eat meat just once a week (still once a week for…
ContinueAdded by Mirthe on March 20, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Arctic-Paleo Diet
Undertaking a bit of research to help Evoke Agent Nate B with his excellent challenge to come up with an innovation that creates nutritious food but does it in a respectful manner that is culturally sensitive and completely inclusive utilizing not only dominant culture but also the people from a remote hypothetical Arctic community in the process.…
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Added by Linda Holt on March 19, 2010 at 8:18pm — 2 Comments
Fourth Of July
Hopefully on fourth of july in 2020 there will be reusable fireworks, like big spark wheels (you know the ones you used as a kid?), and we wont be releasing all those fumes into the atmosphere!
Added by David Lyon on March 19, 2010 at 6:54am — No Comments
Waste = Food
Oh the frustration trying to share this video!! Set aside about an hour - it's totally worth your time.
Added by Andrea Cooper on March 19, 2010 at 5:27am — 1 Comment
EVOKATION: SEED -- the outline revealed!
Subtitle: A Four Season Discovery in Sustainable Living
So, wow. The last three weeks on Evoke have been quite a ride! So, My
project, - Our Project - is bigger than a single contest, a dream of
the improbable reality, is set up for some planning action.
So, wow. The last three weeks on Evoke have been quite a ride! So, My
project, - Our Project - is bigger than a single contest, a dream of
the improbable reality, is set up for some planning action.
This can be extraordinary. So, here we are and this is what needs to be done. This is the point it has come to: and those who are already
involved and those who want to become involved: please post,…
Added by Crystal Bellar on March 19, 2010 at 4:50am — 31 Comments
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