Month: October 2014

Attending AASHE 2014 Conference today in Portland, Oregon-looking forward to lots of Sustainability inspiration!

• Fascinating graphics from National Geographic comparing what people eat around the world.
• Energy news:
• A new study has begun to quantify how much natural gas is being lost through leaky pipes before it gets to our home. The picture does not look good.
• Walmart has installed an astounding amount of solar panels, far outpacing the rest of corporate america. Would be curious to know how this compares to their total energy demand.
• Diffusion research has long suggested the new innovations spread through social and/or geographically based networks. Research on uptake of solar panels has found this to hold at a neighborhood level with rooftop solar.
• Manufactured homes present significant advantages for more accessible and sustainable housing, argues a piece in the Atlantic.