Meet Dylan Brown: Sustainable Living Columnist
Meet Dylan Brown. Sustainable Living writer Dylan Brown talks about Environmental Studies, Sustainable Development, and Growth Management. Hello. My name is Dylan Brown. I’m 31 years old, and I live...
View ArticleHow to go green: Simple ways to live an eco friendly lifestyle
Sometimes it might feel overwhelming to see what is happening to our planet and it's environment. What can we do to save ourselves and the planet? Where do we even start? Picket at the local gas...
View ArticleNew Urbanism: Planning for future sustainability may come from our past
Once American society reaches what is called "Peak Oil" (the time at which the supply of oil cannot meet the public demand for fuel due to increasing scarcity), communities will have to be redesigned....
View ArticleNew Urbanist: New Urbanism planning recreates walkable community designs
Students that reside at Rollins College do not need to own an automobile. The college is located in Winter Park, FL. The city of Winter Park was built in the mid to late 1800's. This was before...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture: Permaculture vs. Monoculture in 21st century farming
As the Earth's population begins to experience peak oil production and the decrease of the supply of oil coming out of the ground, it will become more and more impossible to carry on the agricultural...
View ArticleGreen Colleges: Sustainable Agriculture class added to Environmental Studies...
Rollins College in Central Florida has added a new Sustainable Agriculture class to the curriculum for Environmental Studies majors. The addition of this new Sustainable Agriculture class to the green...
View ArticlePower of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (movie review)
The movie called "Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" was a very moving film about how the peak oil crisis has been affecting Cuba and Cuban residents from the third world country. The film...
View ArticleWhat is the definition of sustainable? Why the Lone Indian cries for 21st...
Most governmental policy in this country is obviously written with only the benefits of the present in mind, without little if any thought going into how it might affect future generation. If American...
View ArticleLocal Organic Food: Audobon Park Farmers Market in Orlando, Florida
At this farmers market you will find only food that is produced regionally and seasonally to the Orlando area. All of the food and produce is always produced by using organic farming techniques which...
View ArticleIs climate change real and if so what is causing climate change?
The term climate change is a hot topic in politics these days. One might recall Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth in which he mentions the term climate change many times. For some, this was...
View ArticleChef Emeril goes green, local, and organic supporting Central Florida local...
Emeril Lagasse is the celebrity chef who hosts the hit cooking show Emeril Green on the cable television channel Planet Green. Emeril owns a variety of gourmet restaurants in cities like New Orleans...
View ArticleWhat is sustainable eco fashion? Story from history proves point about need...
Sustainable fashion, by definition, is clothing and fashion that is made locally by people that are local to your region, for a fair wage, with materials that are grown locally and organically...
View ArticleSustainability: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks clean energy at Rollins College
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke to students at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on November 4, 2010. The impression he made on the students was big -- as he focused his entire speech on clean energy...
View ArticleSolar Power News: Larry Wexler is making solar generated electricity a...
Solar Power NEWS! Larry Wexler solar powers local farmers market — My humanitarian friend Larry Wexler is doing what it takes to make solar generated electricity usable and relevant. Larry has built...
View ArticleFirst annual Winter Park Harvest Festival in Winter Park, Florida
Eco friendly event promotes sustainable lifestyle! Details about the Winter Park Harvest Festival in Winter Park, Florida are emerging that have eco friendly residents of the Orlando area excited about...
View ArticleLEED Lawsuits: US Green Building Council accused of misleading real estate...
Green Building News! LEED Lawsuit sparks college campus debate among eco friendly students -- Recently, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the US Green Building Council (USGBC)...
View ArticleGreen College Degrees: Rollins College launches Masters of Planning in Civic...
Green College Degrees! Rollins College has officially launched a new green sustainable masters program for eco friendly college students who are the next generation of hippie. The new graduate degree...
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