Freedom From Oil: Policy Solutions Released by the Congressional Livable Communities Task Force

SustainableBusiness.com – News: The Congressional Livable Communities Task Force, chaired by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and consisting of all Democrats, released recommendations which will wean the US off oil, while creating much more livable communities. “Freedom From Oil: Policy Solutions From the Livable Communities Task Force,” says that our only way to control gas prices…

What About GMO’s?

1 out of every 7 people do not have enough food to eat. As populations are on the rise food production rates will need to rise by 70-100% in the next 50 years to sustain global needs.  The planning of future developments to insure food security, human health, and nutrition are constantly being considered. Thus raising the…

Eating Local: Does It Matter?

A discerning locavore might have questions about their origins, but a new study suggests those concerns are somewhat misplaced. It is a veritable maxim of the modern environmental movement: To help heal the planet, eat local. If only it were that simple. A growing number of studies, including one recently published in the journal Environmental Science…

New Research Shows Majority of Restaurateurs Have Recycling Programs, Consumers Prefer to Visit Restaurants That Recycle

CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —  Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s restaurateurs have recycling programs as part of their sustainability efforts, according to a new study conducted by the National Restaurant Association in partnership with Georgia-Pacific Professional.  The research, which will be released at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, also shows that three out…