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Food System
Chowdafest Diverts Food Waste, Feeds Hungry
Feb 6th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Last weekend, Sustainable America was on hand at Connecticut's Chowdafest to help divert food waste to composting, instead of where it usually goes in the area: to an incinerator. And perhaps the biggest win of all was that both a percentage of the proceeds and a large amount of direct food donations went to the Connecticut Food Bank to help feed the hungry.
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Food System
Sign the Petition: Help End Food Waste
Feb 5th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Food Shift, a nonprofit organization that works to find sustainable solutions to reduce food waste, has started a petition that we’re enthusiastically supporting. It’s an appeal to the EPA to approve and fund “Food: Too Good to Waste,” a comprehensive toolkit designed to help communities across the country reduce the amount of food they lose and waste. You're invited to learn more and show your support.
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Eco Living
10 Things to Do With Stale Bread
Feb 3rd, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
When's the last time you used a whole loaf of bread, down to the last crumb, before it went stale or moldy? Before you trash those lonely slices, check out our infographic for some fantastic ways to use stale bread.
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Eco Living
Seattle Vs. Denver: Who Wins the Sustainable Super Bowl?
Jan 30th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos fans may not see eye to eye about who they want to win Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII, but supporters of these two football teams do share one thing in common: They live in eco-minded cities. So we thought we'd pit Denver against Seattle in our own EcoSmackdown to see who really comes out on top on food and fuel sustainability issues.
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Food System
Bowls Full of 'Chowda' with Zero Waste
Jan 27th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Sustainable America is headquartered in New England, which means we love our chowder. So when we had the chance to help make the 6th-annual Chowdafest a zero-waste event, we jumped at the opportunity.
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Food System
Super Bowl Will Put Food Waste to Use
Jan 24th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
For some people, the Super Bowl is as much about food as it is about football. Fans stock up on chips, dips, chicken wings, and sandwiches measured by the foot. But what happens to the leftovers after the fourth quarter?
MetLife Stadium, the arena for Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII, has put some real work into addressing the food waste issue this game day.
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Eco Living
2013 in Review: A Letter From Our Executive Director
Jan 23rd, 2014 | By Jeremy Kranowitz
It has been an exciting year. 2013 was the first full year of operation for Sustainable America. The generous support and clear vision of Nick Tiller, our founder and chairman, provided us with a simple mandate: to improve the sustainability of America’s food and transportation fuel systems, and we're proud of our progress so far. We've just released our 2013 Year-End Report that details the year's efforts and accomplishments and shares our plans for 2014.
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Transportation
Flying or Driving? Which Is More Efficient?
Jan 20th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Today’s “most improved” award goes to the airline industry, which has outpaced gains in fuel efficiency fourfold compared to car travel over the past 40 years.
A new [report](http://www.umich.edu/~umtriswt/PDF/UMTRI-2014-2_Abstract_English.pdf) from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute shows that flying has become 74% more efficient per passenger since 1970 while driving gained only 17% efficiency per passenger. In fact, the average plane trip has been more fuel efficient than the average car trip since as far back as 2000, according to their calculations.
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Transportation
9 Reasons to Get Excited About Cars in 2014
Jan 16th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
With the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a wrap and the North American International Auto Show underway now, there has been a flurry of automobile news so far this year. While there were few truly groundbreaking announcements for alternative-fuel vehicles, there is plenty of good news to report. Thanks to increased fuel economy regulations, carmakers are continuing to tweak their cars to deliver more fuel economy at all levels of the market. While many innovations are ready to hit the roads, others are still aspirational ideas for the future. Here are nine reasons we're excited about 2014's new crop of cars and trucks.
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Innovation
L.A. Port Project Aims to Reduce Wasteful Idling
Jan 13th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Freight is an essential part of the world economy, and goods are largely moved with fossil fuels. But wait times, congestion, idling, and other factors all lead to wasted fuel and air pollution. With U.S. domestic freight expected to double and international freight to triple by the year 2035, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) is spurring development of information systems to improve the efficiency of moving goods. Here's how they hope to do it...
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