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Ecopol - Portland State University: Composting Corner
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Thursday, August 6, 2015. There are four major environmental benefits that illustrate the importance of composting:. 1) It enriches the soil - Composting boosts nutrient content into soil while also increasing moisture retention, which can mean healthier plants and gardens. Furthermore, composting has also been shown to reduce plant disease and pests. The EPA's guide to composting: http:/ www.epa.gov/composting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Do You Know What ...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: Climate Change: Some of the Challenges and Solution Approaches
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Climate Change: Some of the Challenges and Solution Approaches. If you would like to learn more about challenges of assessing climate challenge and the approaches used to alleviate the crisis, click the links below:. Http:/ scholar.harvard.edu/files/weitzman/files/damagesfunctionglobalwarming.pdf. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Visit This Term's Site. Community Health in Rwanda. Animals Effec...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: Climate Change Is Now Its Own Industry
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Saturday, August 1, 2015. Climate Change Is Now Its Own Industry. Interest in climate change has become a powerful economic driver, even to the point that it has become its own industry, whose growth is driven in large part by policy-making. From 2005-2008, the "climate change industry" grew between 17 and 24 percent annually, steadily growing into the $1.5 trillion industry it is today. We can all apply what's going on in this industry and apply it to ourselves an...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: Not So Crazy Ideas On How to Combat Climate Change
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Monday, August 3, 2015. Not So Crazy Ideas On How to Combat Climate Change. Often times when talking about climate change, the same ideas are floated around. And while most of these ideas are great, it is effective to think outside the box and think of ways that might seem a little crazy at first, but could do wonders to combat climate change. Here are 8 crazy sounding but not so crazy ideas to fight climate change:. 1 Put reflective blankets on Greenland. This ide...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: Personal and Political Action on Climate Change
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Personal and Political Action on Climate Change. Read more about President Obama plans here:. Https:/ www.whitehouse.gov/climate-change. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Visit This Term's Site. Community Health in Rwanda. Big businesses can help Fight Climate Change too! Lighting the Home and CFLs. Cattle Farming and Climate Change. Saving Dollars on the Rack Pt. 2. Find Out and Do. The Relia...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: Rideshare: Helpful or Harmful to the Environment?
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Rideshare: Helpful or Harmful to the Environment? For more information on what you can do to lower emissions on the road:. Http:/ www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/road.html. Complete reports available at:. Http:/ ridesharechoices.scripts.mit.edu/home/wp-content/papers/GreenburgLevofsky-OrganizedDynamicRidesharing.pdf. Http:/ www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2014-08.pdf. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow us on Facebook. Animals Go...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: January 2015
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Saturday, January 24, 2015. DIY: Grow a Community Garden in Potentially Contaminated Soil. More information on how to test soil and build your garden can be found on the EPA’s website in a document called Reusing Potentially Contaminated Landscapes: Growing Gardens in Urban Soils. At http:/ nepis.epa.gov. And at http:/ cwmi.css.cornell.edu/Soil Contaminants.pdf. Thursday, January 22, 2015. A Brief History of Soil Contamination. Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Soil Conta...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: May 2015
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Sunday, May 31, 2015. DIY Approach to Resist Planned Obsolescence. From http:/ tech-kid.com/iphone-4-vs-iphone-5-vs-iphone-6.html. So what options are available for an average consumer faced with these challenges, and who wants to resist the obsolescence of their purchases? By Dezertscorpion (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. For instance, the website iFixit. What is the Omniprocessor? An example of converting waste into a useable resource is the Om...
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Ecopol - Portland State University: April 2015
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Planned Obsolescence: The Hidden Trend? We love our smartphones, our tablets, our laptops and whichever nifty gadgets that make us feel technologically hip and up-to-date. These devices keep us connected to our loved ones every second of the day, take cool pictures, allow us to submit work and correspondence to our teachers and bosses, and help direct us when we get lost with just a few swipes of our fingers. They intentionally created so...
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