Tag: Environment

Car Sharing: The Antidote To Rising GHG Emissions

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A recent study by the University of California at Berkeley found that saving money isn't the only compelling reason to support car sharing initiatives. Read more »

A Shared Workspace Must Be Built Through Collaboration

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Good design can encourage connections and new ideas, but isn't always enough. A company that wants its employees to work together must empower them to collaboratively design their workspace. Read more »

Garbage is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How to Reach Zero Waste

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Shawn Williamson and his family have only thrown out four bags of garbage in four years. Here's how they did it. Read more »

Occupying My Living Room

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Corbyn Hightower's family can't Occupy — they have school-age children, babysit, have no car, and live twenty miles from the closest site of activism. But they're feeling the effects of the movement as it ripples through their networks and informs almost every conversation. Read more »

Meghalaya's Living Bridges [VIDEO]

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Inspiring video of the living bridges constructed in Meghalaya, India by generations of residents to cross monsoon floods. Read more »

Share or Die: Editor's Preface

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About six months ago, a weather-beaten, middle-age man asked me for money on the platform of the Mountain View Caltrain station.

I gave him three dollars. He thanked me, and asked what I did for work. Read more »

"Let's Do It!" Inspires Citizens to Fight Urban Blight

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How a small group of friends in Estonia have inspired groups of volunteers around the world to clean up their neighborhoods. Read more »

Neighborhood Cows and Pigs: Real Food Sovereignty

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“You don’t actually drink the milk do you?” When acquaintances learn we have dairy cows on our small farm, many ask us that very question with incredulous expressions. Read more »

Earth Day: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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In celebration of Earth Day 2011 (this Friday, April 22,) Shareable presents a series of stories about sharing, food and sustainable living. Read more »

Techies Can Save the World, Why Aren't They?

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There’s plenty of high-minded talk in the tech community about terms like sustainability and cleantech, but why does this talk rarely translate to results? Why are developers more interested in creating hot new mobile check-in apps for partiers. Read more »
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