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“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
— Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist
October 31: World Cities Day
Did you know...
In 2022 the human population reached 8 billion people.
In 2008, for the first time in history, the global urban population outnumbered the rural population.
Cities account for just 3% of the earth's land, yet they account for 60-80% of the energy consumption and 75% of the world's carbon emissions.
November: Green Tuesday
Did you know...
That Green Tuesday, created by Green America, is celebrated in America on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to support green businesses with local, green, and fair-trade purchases during the Holiday season.
What is a Green Business?
A business that is environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and accountable for their work.
December 5: World Soil Day
Did you know...
The diversity of soil life supports life on the ground above.
1 cubic meter of healthy soil can retain over 250 liters of water.
Soil fertility is crucial to delivering sufficient, high quality, safe and more nutritious food for better nourished people, animals, and plants.
Sustainable Urban Planning
Sustainable Urban Planning
Sustainable urban communities are intricately designed to facilitate the improvement of the people, the environment, and the economy.
Sustainable Companies
Sustainable Companies
TIME Magazine and Statista have named 500 companies doing best for the Earth. It might surprise you to learn MasterCard based out of the United States ranked 13 of the world's most sustainable companies.
Sustainable Soils
Sustainable Soils
Mission of Sustainable Soils Alliance is to create a partnership of farming organizations, businesses, NGO's, applied science and academia working together to restore our soils to a heath within one generation .
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw, political activist
- George Bernard Shaw, political activist
City of Orlando LEED
City of Orlando LEED
Orlando, along with a number of community partners including the Orlando Utilities Commission, LYNX and the Greater Orlando Airport Authority, achieved LEED certification for implementing practical and measurable strategies aimed at improving sustainability and quality of life for residents.
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable architecture is an architectural typology that aims to create a structure that has the least negative on the environment. Building with self-consciousness helps create green buildings and a greener environment for the present and our future. With the growing climatic change with negative impact, it is necessary to bring architecture that provides the least impact on our environment.
Sustainable Holidays
Sustainable Holidays
Eco-friendly holiday tips to help you reduce your environmental footprint this holiday season. Make your own wrapping paper, buy energy-saving LED holiday lights, eat organic foods, get a chemical-free tree, recycle past trees, recycle old electronics, offset your holiday travel, donate time and money, make handcraft gifts, purchase eco-friendly gifts, and use natural treats to stuff stockings.
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