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Food System
Introducing Our Gala Performer...Tamara Tunie!
Jun 20th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
For our Inaugural Gala coming up on June 26, Sustainable America is thrilled to present an engaging vocal performance by Tamara Tunie, a multi-talented performer with experience spanning film, television, and stage. Fans of her character Melinda Warner in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit may not know that Tunie is also an accomplished singer. She's that and then some! Learn more about this talented actor, producer, director and philanthropist...
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Eco-Living
Staff Challenge: Go "Zero-Waste" for a Month
Jun 19th, 2014 | By Katrina Kazda
For Earth Day this year, we Sustainable America staff members challenged ourselves to work on ways to be greener in our everyday lives. Today we hear from Katrina, who set the ambitious goal of achieving a zero-waste home. Here's what happened...
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Eco Living
Staff Challenge: Grow More Food!
Jun 16th, 2014 | By Gray Peckham
For Earth Day this year, we Sustainable America staff members challenged ourselves to work on ways to be greener in our everyday lives. First up is Gray, our director of investments, who said he was going to grow food in containers and compost at home. Here's how he did...
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Transportation
Clean Car News: Tesla, Fuel Cells and...Tomatoes?
Jun 13th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
It was an exciting week in alternative fuel news. Here are some automotive headlines that sparked our interest.
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Eco Living
You are invited!
Jun 11th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
We’re excited to bring together our friends and supporters for our Inaugural Gala and Auction to celebrate our first two years, acknowledge the help we’ve received, and propel our growth into the future. Learn more about the June 26 event, purchase tickets, or bid on some unique auction items here....
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Eco Living
The Plastic Bag Problem
Jun 9th, 2014 | By Katrina Kazda
The next time you’re asked, “Paper or plastic?” consider this: According to the Worldwatch Institute, 4 to 5 trillion plastic bags—including large trash bags, thick shopping bags and thin grocery bags—are produced globally each year, with roughly 80% of them used in North America and Western Europe.
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Transportation
Porsche 918 Spyder: A Clean, Green Supercar
Jun 5th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
A few years ago, Porsche surprised the automotive world by announcing that it would design and build its first plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) supercar. This car would be designed to exceed the performance of its other models and maximize fuel efficiency — a revolutionary move. Well, the promise of the Porsche 918 Spyder is now being realized, and the keys can be — temporarily — yours.
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Food System
'I Want to Compost, but...'
Jun 3rd, 2014 | By Jen Wendeln
A recent study found that 67% of Americans would be willing to compost food waste if it was more convenient to do so. Since convenience means different things to different people, we thought we’d address a few common questions and issues that serve as barriers to composting at home. Hopefully some of these answers will help you find a solution that works for you.
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Food System
EcoScraps: Sowing Success from Wasted Food
Jun 1st, 2014 | By Gray Peckham
If you’ve been keeping up with Sustainable America, you know that we’re on a mission to divert food waste from landfills and repurpose it into sustainable, value-added products like compost. We’re happy to report that we’ve closed our first compost-related investment in an exciting young company that does just that: EcoScraps. The Utah-based business collects fruit and vegetable scraps from grocery stores and wholesale produce providers and turns it into nutrient-rich, organic garden products like compost, potting mix and natural fertilizer. The EcoScraps line is sold in some of the same stores that supply the scraps, creating a tidy, full-circle process.
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