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Wine Goes Green
The Solutions Journal 
April 17th, 2012
One of the bumper stickers above my desk says “Nature makes a drought; man makes a shortage.” We may not be able to do anything about drought, but we can do something to manage the resulting scarcity.
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Our World 2.0
March 29th, 2012
What happens when you ask 14 landscape architecture and three planning students to cut the energy use and consequent greenhouse gas (GHG) production in the city by at least 80 percent — by 2050? How is this to be done?
Read More (+8 rating) Loading ...Help Us Win a Grant to Create Shareable 2.0
Shareable
March 23rd, 2012
Shareable is in the running for a $300,000 grant from the Knight Foundation to redo our site using an open design process.
Read More (+4 rating) Loading ...A World of Difference: Fair Trade in the Banana Industry
Equal Exchange
March 19th, 2012
This March, as part of Equal Exchange banana Month, we are featuring news from our farmer partners, producer profiles, and articles written by those retail partners who had the opportunity to accompany us on our visit to Peru.
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Dairy Herd
March 9th, 2012
“Across the supply chain, the dairy industry continues to demonstrate leadership in meeting consumer demand for great-tasting, wholesome and nutritious dairy products, while finding new ways to preserve our planet’s precious resources,”
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Science Daily
April 10th, 2012
In the search for sustainability of the ocean’s fisheries, solutions can be found in a surprising place: the ancient past.
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Huffington Post
March 27th, 2012
For the first time, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics began an official count of Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy. The good news is that there are currently 3.1 million people holding those jobs in the United States.
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Our Daily Green
March 20th, 2012
One of the most instantly gratifying vegetables to grow is a radish. Radishes mature in about 3-4 weeks and can be planted throughout the gardening season.
Read More (+9 rating) Loading ...Fungus That Eats Plastic Discovered
Positive News
March 15th, 2012
Undergraduate students at Yale University in the US have discovered a fungus that can digest the common plastic, polyurethane.
Read More (+5 rating) Loading ...From Franklin to Washington: UMass Permaculture Wins Challenge
Daily Collegian
March 6th, 2012
The University of Massachusetts Permaculture Committee won the White House ‘Campus Champions of Change Challenge,’ for which it was nominated last month, according to the Permaculture Committee Facebook page and the campus challenge website.
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