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Sustainable Design A New New York Group: Global Giving Cirlces to Alleviate Poverty
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We look for AND find the ingeniously simple solutions to problems that drastically change a life for the better. Consider the elegant thinking behind VisionSpring: They provide affordable glasses to the working poor (tailors, electricians, goldsmiths, mechanics) while training local women to be lay-...
Sustainable Design Awesome video!
Using Climate and Weather Forecasts to Improve Humanitarian Decision Making: A Partnership to Save L
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The IRI, IFRC and Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre have made a short video about using seasonal forecasts and other climate information to improve humanitarian response and preparedness.
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Distrust and competition persist between regions and nations, manifest in a "no, you must show your cards first" attitude that has dogged the negotiations leading up to Copenhagen. This has to be overcome.
A deal that is not based on the best scientific evidence will be nothing better than a line in the sand as the tide... comes in. But short-term considerations, including from special interest groups and electoral demands, are working against long-term solutions.
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Kofi Annan: Global warming does not respect borders. A mindset shift is required if world leaders are to save us from ourselves
Sustainable Design VIDEO: Some 1.2 billion people worldwide are drinking unsafe water. People spend significant time and effort to transport it—and it often becomescontaminated during the trip. From retrieval to consumption, water’s journey is complex and provides ample opportunities for design interventions.
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The Ripple Effect project is a collaboration between IDEO, Acumen Fund, and organizations in India and Kenya to improve access to safe drinking water for over 500,000 of the world's poorest and underserved people. ...
Sustainable Design Hooey.
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If given the opportunity to participate in a carbon-neutral system, will people be selfless or selfish?
Sustainable Design Watch this video!
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Sustainable Minds has just released the first version of their web-based, on-demand life cycle assessment software. Based on the Okala Design Guide 2009, this comprehensive SaaS software encourages the design of greener products by providing information at the beginning of the design process about t...
Sustainable Design Thoughts?
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A study finds that populations where significant numbers of people are overweight and obese contribute significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than lean populations. Does this mean individuals could be held accountable for the size of their waistlines?
Sustainable Design Although the majority of people now live in cities, much of the population still lacks the resources to feed, power and process theneeds of their bodies. However, pro-urban agriculturalists believe that there is a way to change....
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A design-research project by that explores how designers can help create models for sustainable urban food creation. Set on catalyzing positive changes in the built environment, the name is derived from a vision of a city that metabolizes its resources and waste to supply its residents with nourishm...
Sustainable Design A retrospective if you will... the past six years summarized in the best links. A Must Read.
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How can a growing human population make a sustainable home on a finite planet? Here are some of the most popular and enduring stories world changing has published in their first six years, stories they think offer a window into the Worldchanging archives. In these pages you'll find a treasury: more...
Sustainable Design If you have access to RISD or are in Rhode Island!
www.abetterworldbydesign.com
A Better World by Design brings a global community of innovators to Providence, Rhode Island, to reach across disciplines and unite under a common goal. Presenters share engaging stories, workshops teach creative skills, and discussions reframe perspectives. ...
Sustainable Design Fighting the obesity epidemic with design...
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On September 10th, Michael Pollan, author of “In Defense of Food” and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” highlighted the work of designers at the Earth Institute’s Urban Design Lab (UDL) in his Op-Ed Contribution to the New York Times, titled “Big Food vs. ...
Sustainable Design WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING WIND TURBINE!
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Not in terms of sea charts - the Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro knows these waters well, having spent the past 30 years drilling for oil and gas here - but in terms of technology.
Sustainable Design For all those getting married or just like to dress up: GREEN WEDDING CLOTHING AND LIFE GUIDE
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Green wedding guide: this issue of the Green Wedding Guide explores eco clothing options for men’s and bridal party attire.
Sustainable Design Great idea, open sourced, and available online. Install them near you!
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Toronto residents, Eric Cheung and Sean Martindale, are making poster pocket planters. The duo carve their way through existing posters to create little pockets, then fill them with potting soil and plants to create an impromptu green wall system. The result is a bit of greenery that effortlessly bl...
Sustainable Design make a statement and an impression when you strip down.. Sustainable Underwear.. in all senses.
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PACT Donates 10 percent of its sales to nonprofit organizations, sources its material from a sustainable supply chain, and uses its underwear as a blank canvas for artists and designers. A note about their models: PACT is so serious about their culture of change that even their underwear models are...
