by Admin | Apr 30, 2014 | Articles, Resources, Sustainability
An innovative new website is helping to connect local micro-farmers and foodies connect with each other. RipeNearMe (www.ripenear.me) was launched in Australia as a way to help make cities more “edible,” allowing people to get fresh food from their local...
by Admin | Apr 28, 2014 | Articles, Conservation, Information, Resources, Sustainability
On April 25th, Governor Jerry Brown announced the issuance of a second executive order aimed at reducing the impact of California’s drought. Brown was speaking at an environmental summit at the Getty Center. The order includes the suspension of parts of the California...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation, Green Energy, Resources, Sustainability
Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day events are held worldwide to show support for environmental protection and maintaining our planet. Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 and is now celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. There are thousands of events in...
by Admin | Mar 25, 2014 | Articles, Profiles, Resources
The Washington Environmental Council (WEC) is a nonprofit, statewide organization that has been helping the environment since 1967. WEC has played a big part in continuing to keep Washington’s environment clean through enforcing laws, rallies, and more....
by Admin | Mar 22, 2014 | Profiles, Resources, Sustainability
REAL School Gardens is a nonprofit organization that works to “create learning gardens that grow successful students.” In order to do so, teachers, parents, businesses, and students come together to design a learning garden. These gardens are created in...
by Admin | Mar 21, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, GMO, Green Energy, Resources, Sustainability
Thursday, March 20th, marked the beginning of the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, which hosts a stellar line-up of 200 films (many of them free), including stories about shady politicians, the impacts of technology on our happiness, and cancer-causing chemicals. The...
