The Paradox of Choice

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Pete Chandler Boulder Feb 27, 2007 18:33 pm
I came across a book recently that has much to say about our goal of "fostering sustainable behavior." The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less, by Barry Schwartz, describes in gre…

Thinking More about Using Television

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Laurie Tenace Tallahassee Feb 27, 2007 17:11 pm
Mindy Lemoine's last post about rain barrel benches (what a COOL IDEA) and her last comment about HG TV's show "Living With Ed" prompted me to suggest another venue for getting en…

Life Cycle Assessment Tool (LCA) Useful in Understanding Footprints

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Billie-Gwen T. Russell Olympia, WA Feb 26, 2007 18:56 pm
Dr. Gregory Norris from the Harvard School of Public Health and UN Environment Programme is creator of Earthster http://www.earthster.org/index.html ... About Life Cycle Assessmen…

Seeking Models for Community Green Resource Guide

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Liz Forrestal St. Louis Feb 23, 2007 7:02 am
Im investigating the possibility of launching a broad-based green resource guide for my community, as a way for the general public to find out about the growing plethora of vendor…

Sustainable Urban Environment Website

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mtremper Feb 21, 2007 19:20 pm
Review courtesy of the Internet Scout Report Urban Environment: Challenges to Sustainability http://topics.developmentgateway.org/special/urbanenvironment Ever since the Dev…

Engaging Older Adults

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smiddlebrooks Feb 20, 2007 20:41 pm
What are examples of ways you have involved older adults, individually and as a group, in short-term and/or long-term projects that foster sustainable behaviors? By projects, I m…

For Members Who Belong To Statutory Environmental Agencies

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Chris Randell Auckland Feb 19, 2007 4:11 am
Can anyone provide me with any relevant information / comment on the following: How does your organistation currently: 1. Undertake monitoring of the effectiveness of its env…

Ecosystem Services

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john davis oak glen Feb 11, 2007 11:53 am
This week's Los Angeles Times Magazine includes an article about efforts to asses the financial value of services derived from ecosystems. For example, a recent study by the World…

Demonstrations of Carbon Dioxide Quantities and Related Issues

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Stephan Pollard Fayetteville Feb 6, 2007 13:26 pm
All, I'm interested in hearing about various demonstration techniques used to convey carbon dioxide emission quantities and reductions possible through various behavior change…

Sustainable Homes Projects - Any Experience?

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Jacob Rawls Auckland Feb 4, 2007 13:23 pm
Hello, My name is Jacob Rawls. I work for EcoMatters Environment Trust in Auckland, New Zealand, and our organisation is in the process of starting to think through a possible …
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