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Ready and Open for Crisis?

Carina August 24, 2010
Ready and Open for Crisis?

We humans are funny beasts. We like to think of ourselves as proactive and flexible, when actually, for the most part we are reactive and rigid, to the point that how we respond to certain stimuli actually becomes part of our identity. Or perhaps it is the other way around, our identity shapes how we [...]

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Redefining Appalachia

Carina August 23, 2010
Redefining Appalachia

Solutions journal has a special issue on the future and transition of Appalachia that is both inspiring–in its discussion of the potential for a resilient, localized, vibrant economy and upsetting–in its disclosure that while coal extraction has  “largely defined the public image of Appalachia, the industry is at an all-time low in terms of employment—it [...]

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A New Era of Sustainability

Carina August 17, 2010
A New Era of Sustainability

Welcome to the new CISC blog, the version that will change your life (hopefully–that is, if we do our jobs right.) But really, we have a new look, new contributors and a dedicated commitment to re-think the oft thrown around words and concepts around and behind sustainability. We will share stories of everyday people (folks, [...]

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As Attention Moves to Senate Energy Bill, Global Coal Boom Continues

Thor Ritz June 22, 2010
As Attention Moves to Senate Energy Bill, Global Coal Boom Continues

From Andy Revkin at Dot Earth: One way to keep perspective amid all the Beltway cogitation over how  to keep a climate component in an energy bill is to pay attention to the global coal industry.  Coal is the prime factor determining the pace of growth in emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide as human populations [...]

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Join us at the Science Barge with Window Farms!

Carina June 16, 2010
Join us at the Science Barge with Window Farms!

Hydroponics and the City: New Food for a New Age 1-3:30PM, Saturday June 26th, 2010 Creating sustainable local food systems might mean changing how we grow food. Learn how some New Yorkers are growing local food with local resources. See The Science Barge — the only fully-functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable hydroponic agriculture [...]

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