The Green Dove » sustainability http://thegreendove.com If youre kind to your mind, body and soul, youll find, by default, youre being kind to the planet Fri, 25 May 2012 22:17:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 If youre kind to your mind, body and soul, youll find, by default, youre being kind to the planet The Green Dove no If youre kind to your mind, body and soul, youll find, by default, youre being kind to the planet The Green Dove » sustainability http://thegreendove.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://thegreendove.com Sustainable Development: Investing in Safe, Renewable Energy http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sustainable-development-investing-in-safe-renewable-energy/ http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sustainable-development-investing-in-safe-renewable-energy/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:31 +0000 Unitea http://thegreendove.com/?p=2990 http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sustainable-development-investing-in-safe-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 Sushi and Sustainability http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sushi-and-sustainability/ http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sushi-and-sustainability/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:29:45 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=2969 http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/sushi-and-sustainability/feed/ 0 green,love,organic,sushi,sustainability,sustainable I love sushi, and I am an environmentalist, but I never really saw the two as opposing forces. I ordered what I wanted off the menu, and I go to the farmer’s market, carry my tote instead of using plastic bags, and recycle. I love sushi, and I am an environmentalist, but I never really saw the two as opposing forces. I ordered what I wanted off the menu, and I go to the farmer’s market, carry my tote instead of using plastic bags, and recycle. A recent National Public Radio article made me question the unity between the environmental lifestyle and my sushi habit. It really bothered me, because I love sushi too much to cut out of my life, but I want my life to live in harmony with the environment as much as it can. Ultimately, while overfishing is a huge issue, after a bit of research, I found a middle ground to still enjoy sushi and respect the environment. The article directed me to a video, “The Story of Sushi,” showing tiny figurines depicting fishermen, fish, processing plants, and sushi restaurants. Corporate fishers on large boats catch the majority of fish using unsustainable practices . For example, they catch marine life indiscriminately and discard what they should not be catching, cannot process, or do not have license for. This discard is given the euphemism “by catch.” For each pound processed for food, five pounds are thrown out as “by catch” . Oh, it’s just a “byproduct,” not a giant environmental concern for the sustainability of the ocean, environment as a whole, food source, and economy. No big! The worst part is that I don’t think I’m exaggerating the issue. The UN Food and Agriculture scientists found that nearly 80% of the fish worldwide are “exploited” and their populations are or will soon be depleted if fishing methods are not altered, giving the fish a change to repopulate. The video, made by Bamboo Sushi in Portland, Oregon, advertises sustainable sushi, but adds that many current restaurants advertise as sustainable but aren’t. Bamboo Sushi is the “fist certified” sustainable sushi restaurant certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, and works with partners like the Monterey Bay Aquarium. While a sustainable sushi restaurant may not be around the corner from the office, the Monterey Bay Aquarium provides an easy to use “Sushi Guide” downloadable from their website at http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_sushi.aspx. Using this simple guide, which documents the “best choices,” “good alternatives,” and sushi to “avoid,” I can now eat good sushi and still keep my conscience clean. Do your part! Download the guide and tell friends about it in person or through social media. It’s easy to print out and keep folded in your purse or glove box for when you decide to dine at a sushi restaurant sustainably. By Emily Friedman The Green Dove no Giant Battery Experiments Make Renewable Energy Sources More Feasible For Use In Power Grid http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/giant-battery-experiments-make-renewable-energy-sources-more-feasible-for-use-in-power-grid/ http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/giant-battery-experiments-make-renewable-energy-sources-more-feasible-for-use-in-power-grid/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:17:27 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=2965 http://thegreendove.com/2012/03/giant-battery-experiments-make-renewable-energy-sources-more-feasible-for-use-in-power-grid/feed/ 0 University of Florida Student Amanda Aschenbrenner paints a new pair of TOMS shoes at Style Your Sole, an event to promote sustainability amongst students. Photo: The Independent Florida Alligator http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/paint-toms-shoes/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/paint-toms-shoes/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:45:28 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=2100 http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/paint-toms-shoes/feed/ 0 Oprah & Dustin Team up for Green http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/oprah-dustin-team-up-for-green/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/oprah-dustin-team-up-for-green/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:55:52 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=2093 http://thegreendove.com/2009/11/oprah-dustin-team-up-for-green/feed/ 0 The Emerging Green Economy http://thegreendove.com/2009/10/the-emerging-green-economy/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/10/the-emerging-green-economy/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:38:56 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=1964 http://thegreendove.com/2009/10/the-emerging-green-economy/feed/ 0 U.S. Supermarket Trader Joes Ranked Worst Nationally (Again) http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/trader-joes-ranked-worst/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/trader-joes-ranked-worst/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:44:04 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=1618 http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/trader-joes-ranked-worst/feed/ 0 The World’s Greenest Museum http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/worlds-greenest-museum/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/worlds-greenest-museum/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:20:32 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=1470 http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/worlds-greenest-museum/feed/ 0 What Exactly is Eco Tourism Anyway? http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/what-exactly-is-eco-tourism-anyway/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/what-exactly-is-eco-tourism-anyway/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:32:07 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=1359 http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/what-exactly-is-eco-tourism-anyway/feed/ 3 10 Ways to Experience Green in Mendocino http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/10-ways-to-experience-green-in-mendocino/ http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/10-ways-to-experience-green-in-mendocino/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:59:05 +0000 The Dove http://thegreendove.com/?p=1260 http://thegreendove.com/2009/06/10-ways-to-experience-green-in-mendocino/feed/ 0
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