Plastic Bags: a global environmental threat
We live in a disposable world. More and more of the things that we use to make life convenient are designed to be used only once. These things include...
California needs to invest in environmentally sustainable desalination
California is in the midst of a four-year long drought, and the arid climate shows no signs of letting up. The drought is so extreme that reservoirs and wells...
JustFood Conference March 15th
Next week the Just Food Conference at Columbia University Teachers College will bring together community leaders, students, policy makers, educators, farmers, and chefs. We look forward to...
Sustainable Communities
Traditional societies normally provided for people’s sense of who and what they were, and sustained viable communities, which provided a framework for people’s lives. They answered questions such as...