Sustain-a-Links #13
November 3rd, 2006 by Vihar ShethPosted in Recent Readings
I’ve had the opportunity to do a few more thorough posts recently but thought I’d get another issue of Sustain-a-Links out to the millions of readers who sit at the edge of their collective seat waiting for it to come out. Anywho . . .
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Bush Administration | RAW: uncooked truth, beyond belief | “When President Bush and Vice President Cheney came to power six years ago, they had their sights set on Interior design. I’m not talking about putting an air hockey table in the Oval Office, and a trap door in the West Wing Press Room, although my sources tell me both ideas received serious consideration. I’m talking about redesigning the actual Department of Interior to match the taste of their special interest friends and to serve their political ambitions.” | Sierra Club, Eric Antebi, RAW Contributor
Construction | Green Building Alliance ramps up efforts to develop Earth-friendly construction products | “Hoping to leverage Pittsburgh’s leadership in green, sustainable design for growth in economic development, the Green Building Alliance is launching a new program to encourage research and development of green building products in Western Pennsylvania.” I hope this works because I’d like to see this model replicated in every freakin’ city on the planet. The Green Building Alliance aims to create a database of green products and manufacturers, provide business assistance and foster the development of new technologies and products. Sweet! | Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Development | DuPont Vice President to Chair Public-Private Committee for Sustainable Development | “William S. Niebur, DuPont vice president, Crop Genetics Research and Development, has been appointed chair of the Private Sector Committee of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an organization that works to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research.” DuPont has done constructive things like form Solae with Bunge Limited but for a chemical company I’d like to see some more accountability and risk-taking in the sustainability arena. Perhaps Neibur’s assignment will raise his awareness on what irresponsible production in poor countries does to the environment and the nation’s people. Maybe. | DuPont
Seafood | Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048 | “If current trends of overfishing and pollution continue, the populations of just about all seafood face collapse by 2048, a team of ecologists and economists warns in a report in Friday’s issue of the journal Science.” Science? That rag? No one should believe this report. Lies I tell you! Nothing but lies! Oh wait, I thought I worked for the Administration for a second. I know I’m in the minority here but this is the kind of stuff that reinforces my vegetarianism. SUSTAINABILITY. Maybe I’ve mentioned it on this site once or twice. Even if you don’t care about killing the animals realize there won’t be any left soon. And don’t give me that bullshit about overpopulation of deer, etc . . . Stop taking their land and they’ll be fine. If there are still too many let nature take its course, not a bunch of ignoramuses with buck shot. We all know that’s a fair fight. | Associated Press
Website | Smart Growth Online | “Smart growth recognizes connections between development and quality of life. It leverages new growth to improve the community. The features that distinguish smart growth in a community vary from place to place. In general, smart growth invests time, attention, and resources in restoring community and vitality to center cities and older suburbs. New smart growth is more town-centered, is transit and pedestrian oriented, and has a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses. It also preserves open space and many other environmental amenities.” I’m surprised I haven’t come across this site, or its parent, before. Great information.
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Some good stuff today. I much more energized to publish and issue of this “newsletter” when I have the opportunity to provide some commentary. If don’t like the commentary then “sucks to your asmar”. Because of this the five item list is working better than the ten item list. It’s easier to find good reference articles and comment on them. I hope you enjoyed the issue.
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