Tag Archives: Sustainability

Sustainable Land Use

Defining Sustainable Land Use

Sustainable Land Use in Action

Sustainable Land Use in Action


Sustainable land use — I get so excited about this one. I truly believe we’re only scratching the surface and that the best is yet to come. Through land development, reconfiguration, general use, personal use, commercial use — Sustainable Land Use is one way we can all subscribe to the green way of life. Continue reading

Starbucks May Not Be As Green As They Claim

Starbucks Logo

Environmentalists and patrons are in an uproar over a recent discovery that, according to corporate policy, Starbucks shops around the country waste millions of liters of water every day. Making this fact even more upsetting is that Starbucks has a demeanor of being a green business and very environmentally aware, contradicting recent findings.

24.3 liters of water are poured down 10,000 Starbucks drains worldwide due to a policy of keeping a tap running for sanitary reasons. Continue reading

Sustainable Planning

Easy Ways to Plan — Sustainable Style

Sustainable Planning, Good Growth, Washtenaw County Michigan
Easy Ways to Go Green brings you a research guide of available materials on the topic of Sustainable Planning. Culled from articles all over the Internet, this ever-expanding universe of information is a one-stop guide for all things sustainable. Why waste the time finding the articles yourself, when we’ll do the dirty work for you? Continue reading

Permaculture Institute for Sustainable Farming & Agriculture

The Permaculture Institute of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Permaculture Institute
The Permaculture Institute, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was originally founded in 1997 and finds its origins in the Permaculture Institute of Australia. It also has roots in what was regarded as the leading permaculture educational institution in the US, from which the organization developed. The Permaculture Institute’s mission is “to promote sustainable living skills through education, networking and demonstration projects. [They] facilitate networking among permaculture groups and projects in NM/Southwestern region and beyond.” Continue reading