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Eco Living
Reduce, Reuse. . .Bicycle
May 23rd, 2014 | By Cedric Rose
National Bike Month is coming to an end, and it’s likely inspired some new people around the country to add biking to their lifestyles. One of the first things they may have discovered is that cycling comes with its own array of accessories. Giving extra thought to your biking accessory choices can make your ride even greener and provide longer-lasting solutions. In some cases you might be able to up-cycle everyday throwaway items, putting durable, everyday materials to work on your bike, instead of building everlasting landfills.
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Eco Living
5 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Start Growing Food
May 22nd, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Has the food gardening bug hit you? If you’re not sowing seeds and tending tomatoes yet, your neighbors probably are. One in three American households is now growing food, a 17% increase from five years ago! If you want to join them but weren't blessed with green thumbs, we’ve rounded up five ways to ease into gardening.
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Transportation
Rethinking Algae: Beyond Biofuels
May 19th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
When we hear "algae," most of us think "biofuels," but Brad Bartilson, founder and CEO of Photon8, has a much broader vision of the future for this tiny organism – namely increasing the resiliency and sustainability of our food system.
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Innovation
XL Hybrids: Making Fleets More Fuel Efficient
May 16th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Imagine that you run a company with a fleet of delivery vehicles that make lots of short trips all day long through crowded city streets. Along with the costs of labor to pay for all those drivers, fuel costs are one of the biggest expenses you face. If you could shave 20 percent off your fuel bill, you would probably say, “Where do I sign?”
We’ve found a company that can do just that: XL Hybrids.
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Eco Living
Sustainable America’s Inaugural Gala
May 14th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Anyone who has ever worked at a start-up organization or owned a business knows that getting started is difficult. In Sustainable America's two short years of existence, we've worked hard to overcome major hurdles in order to cement our model for making an impact on sustainability. To celebrate our first two years, acknowledge the help we’ve received, and propel our growth into the future, we’re excited to bring together our friends and supporters for an Inaugural Gala on June 26.
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Eco Living
A Bike Is Your New Car
May 12th, 2014 | By Cedric Rose
May is National Bike Month, and with it comes a lot of great ideas about how to start biking to work. But if you’re one of those people who feels left out of the bike commuting movement — whether you live too far from work or you have to drop off a carload of kids in the morning — there are plenty of other opportunities to use a bike to replace some gas-powered trips. Here are a few tips on how to use a bike when you otherwise rely on an auto.
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Eco Living
Art for a Cause: Help us grow an innovative local food platform
May 9th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
This month, we’re holding an art auction to support Sustainable America and our implementation of the Shared Earth land-matching website. Browse and bid on more than a dozen works from cutting-edge contemporary artists.
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Food System
Sustainable America & Grind2Energy Hit the Road to Promote Composting!
May 8th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Warmer weather is a sign of lots of great summer things to come, including one of our favorites: outdoor festivals. Last year, we helped make a summer concert series in Connecticut a zero-waste success, and we’re at it again this year, this time in partnership with Grind2Energy®. Our first stop of the season was at last week’s Kentucky Derby Festival in downtown Louisville, where we demonstrated how giant turkey legs can fuel a car, heat a home and make compost.
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Transportation
5 Alt-Fuel Vehicles We Liked at the New York Auto Show (video)
May 5th, 2014 | By Amy Leibrock
Last week, the Sustainable America staff took a field trip to the 2014 New York International Auto Show to check out the latest in alternative-fuel vehicles. From concept vehicles that defy categorization to practical, road-ready cars with ever-improving gas mileage, we were excited to see the range of innovations at work in the auto industry. Check out our video recap of what caught our eye at the show.
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