by Admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Resources, Sustainability
Canvas shopping bags have become an everyday part of life. Many stores and farmers’ market vendors have stopped giving away plastic bags, expecting customers to bring their own canvas bags or selling paper bags for a nominal price. Some cities have banned plastic bags...
by Admin | Nov 12, 2014 | Articles, Resources
We’ve all heard the reports that by 2080 Arabica coffee beans could be extinct. Not only that but factors like drought, coffee rust, and fungal disease are driving up the costs of those precious beans in Brazil. For us coffee lovers, the days may seem limited. But,...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2014 | Articles, Resources
A recent study reports that the infamous BP oil spill of 2010 has left an “oily bathtub ring” on the seafloor. The report by David Valentine, a professor of microbial geochemistry at the University of California at Santa Barbara, estimates that roughly 10 million...
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...
