Rick Santorum recently disparaged single mothers as ripping the fabric of society. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, contributing editor-at-large for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, and deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy program, reminds us of what we have to learn from their ability to build networks of resilience.
Posted: 4:59PM May 15th, 2012 |
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An inspirational new generation of leaders is emerging in Madison: Meet them at tonight’s Eco-Salon
Posted: 11:21AM May 14th, 2012 |
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This project, in a New York City school, is an inspiring example of how schools, city government, and non-profit organizations can come together to engage youth in learning while accomplishing a real and meaningful project that will have far-reaching effects.
Posted: 10:11AM May 9th, 2012 |
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Each week, Sustain Dane recommends a good eco-film rental from Four Star Video.
Posted: 10:25AM May 7th, 2012 |
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We are large. We contain multitudes. And we will never stop changing.
Posted: 1:12PM May 3rd, 2012 |
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Frito-Lay rethinks chip-making. (Spoiler: they’ll still be using potatoes.)
Posted: 11:50AM May 3rd, 2012 |
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We are interested in highlighting projects that reflect the current status of the sustainable schools movement in Wisconsin. If you are involved in this movement and would like to share your work by participating in one of our panels described below please let us know by Friday, May 11.
Posted: 2:31PM May 2nd, 2012 |
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The Kentucky farmer is awarded one of the nation’s highest honors.
Posted: 11:00AM May 2nd, 2012 |
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Send your nomination to Jessie by May 9th
Posted: 2:39PM April 30th, 2012 |
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Start out spring with a great Eco-Movie from Four Star Video
Posted: 1:02PM April 30th, 2012 |
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Anyone have some electric pruning shears I can borrow?
Posted: 8:29AM April 19th, 2012 |
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Monday’s Eco-Salon provides a robust look at Madison’s backyards—and the ordinances allowing chickens and bees
Posted: 10:36AM April 6th, 2012 |
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It’s amazing what a little dog doody duty will do.
Posted: 2:05PM April 5th, 2012 |
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Learn about edible backyards and the ordinances that make them possible!
Posted: 3:27PM April 3rd, 2012 |
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Each week, Sustain Dane staff provides a suggestions for an eco-rental from Four Star
Posted: 11:44AM April 2nd, 2012 |
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That’s right, we are featured on this webinar!
Posted: 12:41PM March 29th, 2012 |
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The choices we make regarding the food our schools serve our children not only affects their short and long term health, but also the health of our economy and environment.
Posted: 2:15PM March 22nd, 2012 |
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Sustain Dane has teamed up with Four Star Video
Posted: 1:59PM March 22nd, 2012 |
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Meet candidates for Madison’s School Board - and hear their plans for sustainability
Posted: 9:30AM March 19th, 2012 |
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Why is it sometimes so hard to do the things we love to do?
Posted: 3:06PM March 15th, 2012 |
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Our factoid today is in honor of the beautiful biking and walking weather!
Posted: 2:26PM March 13th, 2012 |
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Stop by Four Star Video for an Eco-FIlm
Posted: 10:44AM March 12th, 2012 |
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That each day the U.S. consumes…
Posted: 5:18PM March 6th, 2012 |
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But is that a long-term solution?
Posted: 1:09PM March 5th, 2012 |
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The Lorax splashes onto the big screen
Posted: 12:31PM March 2nd, 2012 |
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Hollywood is trying to become more sustainable
Posted: 11:53AM February 27th, 2012 |
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Using the example of the hummingbird, Wendel Berry stresses the need for humanity to live within ecological and physical limits.
Posted: 5:06PM February 23rd, 2012 |
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Three of the SD staff had a date with Thad, John and Alan at World Oil Supply: Looming Crisis or New Abundance?
Posted: 11:36AM February 23rd, 2012 |
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Leave the chocolate and lacy at home, and spend Valentine Day learning about our nation’s crush on oil
Posted: 2:09PM February 13th, 2012 |
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As water shortages increase and intensify environmental and economic concerns, more municipalities turn to the sewer for solutions
Posted: 1:43PM February 10th, 2012 |
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If you’ve sworn off “winter” biking (yes winter is purposefully in quotes), next week is the week to give it a try.
Posted: 11:03AM February 9th, 2012 |
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According to NOAA, the contiguous US experienced its 4rth warmest January on record.
Posted: 4:17PM February 8th, 2012 |
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Yesterday’s Super Bowl follows an important trend in professional sports: Going green!
Posted: 11:02AM February 6th, 2012 |
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A new documentary raises important questions about wind energy
Posted: 12:44PM February 3rd, 2012 |
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Guest blogger and Sustainable Business Network member, Kevin Lehner (President, ECSI Assurance, LLC) shares his insights and recommendations around using international models/standards, such as ISO 50001, for businesses to improve their sustainability practices.
Posted: 11:19AM February 2nd, 2012 |
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If a great documentary is one that has you googling about the topic while the credits are rolling than Dive! wins a gold medal.
Posted: 11:00AM February 2nd, 2012 |
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It was 6 degrees below the record high of 56 degrees yesterday the last day of January.
Posted: 1:45PM February 1st, 2012 |
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Warm Up With Wind Power
Posted: 11:46AM January 30th, 2012 |
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The results are in… the student led Green Week at West High was a success!
Posted: 5:01PM January 25th, 2012 |
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What the heck is an offset?
Posted: 12:46PM January 20th, 2012 |
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What is the best environmental film?
Posted: 11:22AM January 20th, 2012 |
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It’s been almost a year since Sustain Dane, Community GroundWorks, UW-Extension and Health Forward Consulting held the first meeting of the GROW Coalition.
Posted: 3:42PM January 18th, 2012 |
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SD Director of Communications chastises Cap Times for its sloppy reporting on high speed rail.
Posted: 4:17PM January 17th, 2012 |
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Check out the photos from Wednesday’s smash hit!
Posted: 6:03PM January 12th, 2012 |
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2012 starts with a strong Eco-Salon
Posted: 6:14PM January 10th, 2012 |
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Sustain Dane is starting the year out right by growing the Mpower Business ChaMpion Program and launching the Sustainable Business Network.
Posted: 6:06PM January 6th, 2012 |
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Bust out the bullhorns and soapboxes!
Posted: 4:21PM January 6th, 2012 |
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Jessie starts the New Year sharing wisdom on the radio!
Posted: 4:35PM January 2nd, 2012 |
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The release of the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards usher in a new year.
Posted: 5:13PM December 22nd, 2011 |
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A group of Wisconsinites have been working on a joint assembly proclamation that conveys the value of outdoor learning, exploration and fun.
Posted: 4:23PM December 21st, 2011 |
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For those who think that America is getting fatter, it is not a new problem.
For those who think there are not solutions.
Posted: 4:38PM December 19th, 2011 |
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Local action moves forward regardless of international struggles
Posted: 2:55PM December 7th, 2011 |
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Last night at the GROW Coalition’s Open Mic Think Tank Night we learned how one physics teacher and two student leaders, Tyler and Alex, are helping to shape and grow a new Experimental Garden Club at LaFollette High School.
Posted: 2:59PM December 6th, 2011 |
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We had the pleasure to hear Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator address a full house at Union South.
Posted: 3:52PM November 18th, 2011 |
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The fun - and learning - starts tomorrow!
Posted: 3:58PM November 9th, 2011 |
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Last day to buy tickets for the annual, greatest sustainability show in Madison . . .
Posted: 10:12AM November 4th, 2011 |
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Focus on specific goals, instead of sweeping generalizations.
Posted: 11:13AM November 3rd, 2011 |
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The top 3 things I learned from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Posted: 4:14PM November 1st, 2011 |
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Tickets for pre-conference dinners with leading sustainability thinkers & doers are now available!
Posted: 10:41AM October 31st, 2011 |
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What does it take to effect change? Honestly, I don’t really know. Maybe a better understanding of human behavior will help.
Posted: 12:24PM October 28th, 2011 |
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Principal for a Day at Spring Harbor Middle School in Madison gave me a glimpse of what leadership can mean for our public schools.
Posted: 4:37PM October 25th, 2011 |
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Madison City Council needs to pass proposed ordinance for backyard beekeeping
Posted: 4:21PM October 21st, 2011 |
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Utne Reader’s new list gets it right; come see what the fuss is about.
Posted: 10:05AM October 20th, 2011 |
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Thinking about how you help people interpret so much STUFF!
Posted: 10:43AM October 16th, 2011 |
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BIoneers nice, but Madison’s conference will be better!
Posted: 12:55PM October 15th, 2011 |
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Our first dispatch from the Bioneers Conference . . . where the weather is nice and the speakers are . . . um . . hot?
Posted: 12:16AM October 15th, 2011 |
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Students in KEEP’s Wisonsin Energy Efficient Schools Workshop learn about the challenges and opportunities that face schools when they try to reduce their energy use.
Posted: 4:33PM October 12th, 2011 |
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Reading Parker Palmer’s new book, “Healing the Heart of Democracy,” and pondering the meaning and decline of public life in America - including the origin of the word public.
Posted: 4:55PM October 11th, 2011 |
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Eco-Salons hit the front(‘ish) page!
Posted: 9:41AM October 10th, 2011 |
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What is Knoxville doing to expand its number of green jobs more rapidly than other other metropolitan area in the country? And why isn’t Madison even on the map?
Posted: 4:14PM October 4th, 2011 |
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Friday September 23rd was the second ever GROW Coalition Garden Tour.
Posted: 10:25AM October 4th, 2011 |
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Can green jobs really help grow our economy?
Posted: 4:40PM September 29th, 2011 |
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What’s YOUR excuse? And, who cares?
Posted: 11:32AM September 23rd, 2011 |
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Work and life are both dealing with difficult energy efficiency decisions.
Posted: 4:07PM September 22nd, 2011 |
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A DIY Masters
Posted: 4:54PM September 20th, 2011 |
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Last in a series of profiles of this year’s Badger Bioneers.
Posted: 3:27PM September 19th, 2011 |
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Junk mail fills out dumps and contributes to carbon emissions. How to stop it?
Posted: 11:38AM September 16th, 2011 |
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Recently a friend forwarded me a link to the Cherokee Middle School Garden blog.
Posted: 12:44PM September 13th, 2011 |
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The fourth in a series of profiles of this year’s Badger Bioneers.
Posted: 4:57PM September 9th, 2011 |
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Toki Middle School lies in the Meadowood Neighborhood in the heart of Southwest Madison. Over the past decade, poverty has taken a strong foot-hold.
Posted: 12:09PM September 9th, 2011 |
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Lessons in understanding the power you have as a consumer.
Posted: 10:35AM September 1st, 2011 |
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Third in a series of profiles of this year’s Badger Bioneers.
Posted: 1:06PM August 31st, 2011 |
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Last week I heard Kaleem Caire from the Urban League of Greater Madison speak about Madison Prep, a proposed public, all-male charter school in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
Posted: 1:00PM August 31st, 2011 |
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Could Madison have summertime fun without burning gas?
Posted: 11:59AM August 29th, 2011 |
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A week of filming wraps up.
Posted: 12:05PM August 26th, 2011 |
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10 days, 3 tents, 4 campfires, 1 bear chased up a tree by a terrier.
Posted: 9:16AM August 25th, 2011 |
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Last Sunday evening I stumbled across a radio program on WUWM called Human Kind. The program, entitled “Our Food Footprint”, explored greenhouse gases produced from the livestock industry.
Posted: 4:49PM August 17th, 2011 |
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Second in a series of profiles of this year’s Badger Bioneers.
Posted: 2:15PM August 5th, 2011 |
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Did you know that there are 33 vegetable gardens at Madison public schools?
Posted: 1:46PM August 4th, 2011 |
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First in a series of profiles of this year’s Badger Bioneers.
Posted: 2:13PM July 29th, 2011 |
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Other cities have done it . . how about us?
Posted: 11:21AM July 25th, 2011 |
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I have come to realize that in choosing a house I am choosing my options for living sustainably.
Posted: 11:29AM July 21st, 2011 |
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This past weekend I went on a bike ride with friends and stopped for a coffee at Tuvalu in Verona ...
Posted: 10:33AM July 14th, 2011 |
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Be heard on public transit for Dane County
Posted: 2:27PM July 12th, 2011 |
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Reinforced we (Sustain Dane and Madison) are on the forefront of sustainability!
Posted: 9:41AM July 8th, 2011 |
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Sustain Dane’s Summer Eco-Movie Night!
Posted: 10:50AM July 1st, 2011 |
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Several European cities make big changes to “car culture”
Posted: 11:32AM June 27th, 2011 |
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A national trend towards employer-sponsored gardens at the workplace is showing up locally at American Family’s National Headquarters here in Madison.
Posted: 4:17PM June 23rd, 2011 |
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Greenwashing watchdog
Posted: 9:50AM June 20th, 2011 |
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Last night a group of passionate individuals gathered for 3 hours at the UW-Arboretum to generate ideas about what students should be learning and experiencing to be sustainably literate.
Posted: 10:01AM June 16th, 2011 |
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