To My Bike, With Love…
An open letter to my first friend in Madison (Part I)
Stuff, Part III: What to do when you actually need stuff
In her third installment in the Stuff series, Creal helps readers find more sustainable options for buying and owning “stuff.”
Stuff, Part II: Ways to Get Around It
Creal suggests easy steps to avoiding more stuff in your life.
Through the Lens of Sustainability
Kristen Joiner shares her vision through the lens of sustainability in her opening remarks at Badger Bioneers Conference 2012.
Meet the 2012 Badger Bioneers: Part II
The second of five entries highlighting leaders who are creating a sustainable Madison.
Clean Energy, In Every State
A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory examines the potential of clean energy in every state.
Meet the 2012 Badger Bioneers!
The first of five entries highlighting leaders who are creating a sustainable Madison.
So Simple Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Priority Driven Budgeting is becoming more popular in cities across the U.S. and for good reason. We make the case for Madison.
Global Warming and Statistics: My Summer In A Nut-Shell
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman examines global climate change through statistics.
Olympic Emissions
Scientists examined the impact Beijing had on curbing traffic emissions during the 2008 olympics and how this same strategy should go global.
The Lush Lawn: Drought of Place
Drought throughout Wisconsin forces us to re-evaluate how and why we use our most precious resource.
Share and Be Aware
Bike Fed offering “Share and Be Aware” programs for free for a limited time thanks to grant!
Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Science, Logic.
Carbon Emissions really do contribute to Global Warming.
Rio 20
Did you realize that the expected harvest of Door County cherries is going to be 1/20th of a typical year?
Edgewood College Sustainability Leadership Graduate Program
Edgewood College is offering a $1,250 Sustainable Business Discount to employees of Sustain Dane’s Mpower ChaMpion Business Program and Sustainable Business Network members who enroll by July 20th in The Edgewood College Sustainability Leadership Graduate Program
What we can learn about building community resilience from single mothers
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.
Eco-Salon Tonight
An inspirational new generation of leaders is emerging in Madison: Meet them at tonight’s Eco-Salon
Tying Student Learning to, Um, Sewers?
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.
Rain, rain, stick around while I rent a movie?
Each week, Sustain Dane recommends a good eco-film rental from Four Star Video.
Fried Chips In A Baked Landscape
Frito-Lay rethinks chip-making. (Spoiler: they’ll still be using potatoes.)
Accepting Panel Nominations for Sustain Dane’s Badger Bioneers Conference: Sustainable Schools Track
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.
Accepting Business Panel Nominations for Sustain Dane’s Badger Bioneers Conference
Send your nomination to Jessie by May 9th
Don’t Forget Monday’s Eco-Salon
Monday’s Eco-Salon provides a robust look at Madison’s backyards—and the ordinances allowing chickens and bees
April Eco-Salon Next Monday!
Learn about edible backyards and the ordinances that make them possible!
Movies of the month
Each week, Sustain Dane staff provides a suggestions for an eco-rental from Four Star
Five Smarties Who Are Making the World a More Livable Place
That’s right, we are featured on this webinar!
What’s for lunch?
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.
School Board Forum Tonight!
Meet candidates for Madison’s School Board - and hear their plans for sustainability
Wendel Berry’s Lesson from the Hummingbird
Using the example of the hummingbird, Wendel Berry stresses the need for humanity to live within ecological and physical limits.
Our love affair with oil is part heartbreak
Three of the SD staff had a date with Thad, John and Alan at World Oil Supply: Looming Crisis or New Abundance?
Is America’s love affair with oil a heartbreaker?
Leave the chocolate and lacy at home, and spend Valentine Day learning about our nation’s crush on oil
From Toilet To Tap?
As water shortages increase and intensify environmental and economic concerns, more municipalities turn to the sewer for solutions
Biking to work in “winter”
If you’ve sworn off “winter” biking (yes winter is purposefully in quotes), next week is the week to give it a try.
More Than Just Wacky Weather
According to NOAA, the contiguous US experienced its 4rth warmest January on record.
The Patriots and Giants Are Green With . . . wel, Sustainability
Yesterday’s Super Bowl follows an important trend in professional sports: Going green!
Management System Models/Standards Provide Road Maps to Sustainability
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.
Dive! the film - review
If a great documentary is one that has you googling about the topic while the credits are rolling than Dive! wins a gold medal.
Observations on Climate Change
It was 6 degrees below the record high of 56 degrees yesterday the last day of January.
One Year Old and Still GROWing
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.
Getting the story right
SD Director of Communications chastises Cap Times for its sloppy reporting on high speed rail.
What’s Up With Sustainable Business in 2012?
Sustain Dane is starting the year out right by growing the Mpower Business ChaMpion Program and launching the Sustainable Business Network.
New EPA Stardards = Big Step Forward
The release of the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards usher in a new year.
Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
A group of Wisconsinites have been working on a joint assembly proclamation that conveys the value of outdoor learning, exploration and fun.
Do a sit-up for Bonnie Prudden
For those who think that America is getting fatter, it is not a new problem.
For those who think there are not solutions.
LaFollette High’s Experimental Garden Club
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.
The role of Science in decision making
We had the pleasure to hear Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator address a full house at Union South.
Put on your fancy pants!
Last day to buy tickets for the annual, greatest sustainability show in Madison . . .
Badger Bioneer Dinners
Tickets for pre-conference dinners with leading sustainability thinkers & doers are now available!
Change on the Brain
What does it take to effect change? Honestly, I don’t really know. Maybe a better understanding of human behavior will help.
Leadership in our Public Schools
Principal for a Day at Spring Harbor Middle School in Madison gave me a glimpse of what leadership can mean for our public schools.
What’s the buzz about beekeeping
Madison City Council needs to pass proposed ordinance for backyard beekeeping
Greetings from California
Our first dispatch from the Bioneers Conference . . . where the weather is nice and the speakers are . . . um . . hot?
Energy Efficient Schools
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.
The Meaning of Public Life
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.
Why Knoxville, when It could be us?
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?
