sustainability
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Federal efforts to support the development of sustainable biomass feedstocks and feedstock systems – such as the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, the Sun Grant Initiative, the Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership, and sustainability research and... Read More
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Every city and community is unique. It is unique in environmental conditions, culture and heritage, and in its people. That is why each city should use their existing resources; human, natural, and intellectual; to develop adaptive policies and... Read More
KQED/Quest
An explosion in green building is underway, with cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects popping up across the Bay Area, and championed as much by landlords trying to cut energy and water costs as by... Read More
Facing some of the most intractable foreign policy situations of his term, President Barack Obama is looking inward. In a major speech on March 30th, Obama outlined his plan to reduce oil imports by a third over the next decade and a half while... Read More
Billy Grayson Senior Associate at ICF International discusses the importance of prioritizing company and federal needs when addressing sustainability.
Dean Doug Guthrie of The George Washington University's School of Business discusses what he thinks will be the key to the future of renewable energy and sustainability. He discusses the importance of federal investment for green businesses, and... Read More
Genesis Farm is a non profit organization, located in Blairstown, New Jersey, that aims to educate people of the ecological and agricultural work it takes to preserve the Earth and all its wonders. Run by Dominican Sisters from Caldwell, NJ,... Read More
From hospital Administrator to Green Builder...I have found my passion.
Many younger home owners are financially strapped and cannot afford to give their homes energy improvements. Additionally, many people of low income live in buildings which really need energy improvements. Ironically, some have elderly relatives or... Read More
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Factory-built homes have the benefits of being constructed inside a manufacturing plant (avoiding weather-related delays), standardization that improves consistency and eliminates waste, and a design/build process that facilitates innovation and... Read More