Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student The “Seven Practices of Sustainability Champions” are: 1. Get Credible, Stay Credible 2. Dialogue 3. Collaborate, Educate, Network 4. Meet Them Where They Are 5. Piggyback Existing Initiatives 6. Influence the Influencers 7. Practice ‘Planful Opportunism’ The area I feel I am growing most is #2 – Dialogue. Through the… Read more »
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Solar Roads to the Future
What surprises and intriguing developments are going on in sustainability? This summer, we have asked Grace Lidinsky-Smith, an IU student with an independent studies program that links feminism and sustainability, to share her perspective on cool new things she has seen, read about, and experienced. Watch for her Wednesday evening musings, observations, and video blogs! … Read more »
Costa Rica’s “the energy trilemma”
Greg S. Kowalski Sustainability Studies student In this post I would like to address where and how Costa Rica ranks in terms of sustainability. As I have stated in the past, they are one of the most sustainable countries in the world, but how do they compare with other countries in their region, as well… Read more »
Becoming more accountable in a spiritual sense
Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student In the Biblical creation story, mankind is told to subdue the earth as read in the English language. I see that mankind has done so. He has done it so well that that same man is concerned about how the earth will endure the future. The preservation of what we have is the… Read more »
Follow the Ticos!
By Greg S. Kowalski Sustainabiltiy Studies student One of the things that I have learned while studying up on, reading about, and visiting Costa Rica is how much a part of life sustainability is to every person there. Much of this credit goes to the Costa Rican government for having the foresight to see what… Read more »
Radically changing the surface of the earth…
Bryan Good Sustainability Studies student “In a sustainable society, nature is not subject to systematically increasing concentrations of substances produced by society.” (Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development; Sustainability System Condition #2) In other words, society (mankind) continues to make things that aren’t natural and/or don’t deteriorate easily. Those things then build in concentrations in the landfills where it might… Read more »
Biodiversity & Sustainability
By Greg S. Kowalski Sustainability Studies Student Having seen some of the biodiversity of Costa Rica first hand I would just like to let everyone know just what a beautiful country it is. In my travels I was fortunate to visit three distinct forest types. They were: the cloud forest of Monteverde, the rain forests around… Read more »
Connecting People
By Bryan Good Sustainability Studies Student My internship with Unity Gardens is connected to Sustainability in a manner that does not fit the standard definition. The goal of Unity Gardens is to connect people not only to the garden, gardens to each other, but also people to other people. A definition I have heard regarding sustainability is… Read more »
Tools for Today’s Sustainable Businesses
By Michaela Kapala Sustainability Studies student Sustainability is one of the red-hot buzzwords in today’s business world. Entrepreneurs ranging from small businessmen such as David Yudkin, owner of Hot Lips Pizza, to CEO’s such as Ray Anderson of Interface, Inc., are becoming more and more conscious of the economics of sustainability and how consumer demand is shifting…. Read more »
Renewable Energy Leader: Costa Rica
Greg S. Kowalski Sustainability Studies student When it comes to sustainability, Costa Rica seems to be at the forefront. They have many initiatives in place, some dating back a century, like their efforts to sustain their rainforests. I would like to address how they are sustainable when it comes to their energy production. Costa Rica… Read more »