Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Zero Waste: An Introduction by Biophile |
Topic: Sustainability |
Zero Waste is a goal, a process, a way of thinking that profoundly changes our approach to resources and production. Not only is Zero Waste about recycling and diversion from landfill, it restructures production and distribution systems to prevent waste from being produced in the first place. |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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Using Vedic technologies for peace in South Africa by Vedic Society |
Topic: Sustainability |
Vedic Society is committed to accelerating the healing of this entire nation, so it may again become peaceful, so children may again play safely, so we can walk freely without fear. In ancient times Kings would employ Vedic technologies such as Yagya to heal and balance the entire nation. Sthapatya ... |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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The true cost of cheap food by Biophile |
Topic: Sustainability |
When buying anything in this modern age we all tend to buy the most cheaply priced articles. We buy not so much for value as for cheapness, ignoring the real costs of our false economies, for that is what they are when carefully examined. |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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Give tropical foods a chance |
Topic: Sustainability |
Sugar, Coffee, Chocolate and Vanilla: the backbone of the tropical foods economy. Four products that most of us use daily. But, do you know where your morning coffee is grown, or the conditions under which it’s grown? What about that chocolate bar you had yesterday afternoon? Who processed the... |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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Exploitation pays, conservation costs by Biophile |
Topic: Sustainability |
It is okay if the dominant world system fails. It has failed more people on this planet than it has assisted. It has exploited them and their world and offers them no hope beside vague promises of trickle down wealth, crumbs from the half percent of the worlds population that own nearly half of the ... |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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Eating meat: is it sustainable? by Biophile |
Topic: Sustainability |
Whether you eat meat or not (or how much) is a private matter, they might say. Maybe it has some implications for your heart, especially if you’re overweight. But it’s not one of the high-profile public issues you’d expect presidential candidates or senators to be debating – ... |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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Driving for change by Biophile |
Topic: Sustainability |
You don’t have to start riding a tofu-powered lawn mower to help save the environment. There are plenty of simple things you can do that will help clean up the air—and save you a few bucks. |
Published: Tuesday 26 May, 2009 |
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