One aspect of sustainable winegrowing is only now beginning to emerge, and that is marketing winegrapes and wines produced using sustainable practices.
By Dr. Cliff Ohmart, Wines and Vines

Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the United States as a way of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Courtesy Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you think about it, the less amount of time you spend on the road, the less likely you are to be involved in a car accident.
By Andries Malan

HOME ENVIROSENSE

CITY & COMMUNITY EFFORTS

High home heating and other energy costs need not dim your holiday cheer this year. The Alliance to Save Energy's energy-efficient holiday tips can help take the "chill" out of the holiday season by lowering home and vehicle energy bills, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions—and even spark some gift ideas.
Courtesy Alliance to Save Energy

Daniel Wallach says that rebuilding Greensburg as the greenest city in America is a "marathon, not a sprint."

Still, it might feel like the green initiative is moving at break-neck speed as sustainable buildings and homes continue to come out of the ground, eco-tourism projects are launched and the green industry comes knocking on Greensburg's door.
By Edie Hall, Hutchinson News

GLOBAL FRONTIER

BACK TO NATURE

With the current economic crisis and housing market collapse, concerns have risen from the timber industry about the decrease in demand for wood fiber and lumber.
By Justin Mattingly, Environmental and Energy Study Institute

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hailed today's commitment by the government of Indonesia to more than double the size of Sumatra's Tesso Nilo National Park, one of the last havens for endangered Sumatran elephants and critically endangered Sumatran tigers.
By Lee Poston, World Wildlife Fund

GREEN LEADER PROFILE

GS PRODUCT PICKS

June Haimoff is an English environmentalist who settled in Dalyan in southwestern Turkey (Mugla Province) after her retirement and has launched a successful campaign for the conservation of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) which lay their eggs in the Iztuzu Beach in Dalyan.

Wind-Up Bicycle Light

Cyclists....this is a very cool bike light! No batteries needed - simply hand-crank for power generation. One minute of cranking provides about one hour of continuous bright LED light.

TO YOUR HEALTH

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHANGE

Now that the holidays are here, the grocery and department stores are already filling themselves up with the next holiday temptations. Even the healthiest eaters are prone to cast aside their good habits for another plate of turkey with gravy and an extra piece of pie.
By William Winch

In the quest to be more environmentally responsible in the production of entertainment, the Broadway theatre community announced today the launch of BROADWAY GOES GREEN, an industry-wide initiative to reduce Broadway's carbon footprint, adopt environmentally sustainable practices and promote environmental awareness in the creation and presentation of Broadway shows.
Courtesy NRDC

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

ECO PHOTO & WORD OF THE MONTH

Planet U places the university at the forefront of the sustainability movement. Questioning the university's ability to equip society to deal with today's serious challenges such as economic growth, democratic citizenship and planetary survival, it calls for a new social movement to take a lead in reforming the university.
By Michael M'Gonigle

PM Sunrise at Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Utah.


sustainable — Designating, of, or characterized by a practice that sustains a given condition, as economic growth or a human population, without destroying or depleting natural resources, polluting the environment, etc. sustainable agriculture.