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Peak Moment 51: Tour Scott McGuire's "White Sage Gardens" in the back yard of his rental home -- a demonstration site for suburban sustainability. He ponders, "How might a household produce and preserve a significant portion of its own food supply?" Composting, a water-conserving greenhouse, and seed-saving are all facets of this beautiful work in progress. [www.whitesagegarden s.com]
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Peak Moment 87: In summer 2006 Judy Alexander embarked on an experiment to see how much food she could grow, and how many neighbors could benefit, from the garden around her house. Check out her homegrown rainwater collection and irrigation system - watering her 60+ edible crops. Meet the bees, the chickens and the worms. And catch her joy in producing so much food for so little effort.
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Design for Sustainability. It requires not only thinking about eco friendly materials and manufacturing, but also making sure we can recycle materials to their original quality level. Read Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough.
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Google Tech Talks
July, 24 2007
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A comprehensive and compelling case for the personal, public health, and social impact of Yoga Therapeutics, with a social return on investment (SROI) in the hundreds of billions of $$, and wide-ranging impact in public and behavioral health, education, youth and community development, and social justice.
Speaker: BK Bose
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More many of us reap the benefits of the global economy, more than half the world is left behind. Watch Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, UAE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Al Gregawi, Ashoka founder and CEO William Drayton, and Citi Director Robert Rubin discuss successful models for sustainable development, and why economic inclusiveness is a universal priority.
Scott Blanchard talks about the importance of Sustainability as it relates to the impact of Leadership Training. (This is a Windows Media format and can be streamed from the site or downloaded on to your personal desktop computer.
A Must Read - Washington Post Resize I'm giving you a reading assignment and I want a short report afterward. I'm serious. As the mortgage crisis continues to pick up intensity like Hurricane Dolly, let's look at not just how the banks and mortgage professionals push the economy ...
3 Retirement Myths - US News and World Report The conventional wisdom about retirement may be worth re-examining, say two financial-planning mavericks. In their recently published Spend 'til the End: the Revolutionary Guide to Raising Your Living Standard (Today and When You Retire) , Laurence ...
Money Matters: Financial education for women - Cedar Creek Pilot What financial education resources can you recommend to help an unsavvy woman prepare for retirement? I am divorced, living on a tight budget, approaching retirement age and need some help. While most Americans could stand to brush up on their ...
