Thanks for all the great conversations at the Sustainable Living Fair!
Ragtag will be showing No Impact Man starting October 24th. To go along with film, I am participating in the No Impact Week project. I’ll post notes later on how this going.
The AARP has an interview with the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, here. The important quote, and one that’s particularly important for Columbia, is defining a livable or sustainable community as one allows to have the choice of owning a car or not.
With all the controversy surrounding bicycles and the pedestrian infrastructure grant in Columbia, its important to take a step back every now and again and recognize what the ultimate goal of making this community more pedestrian-friendly. While some of our leaders are having second thoughts about having a variety of pilot projects (which garner plenty of grief in the comments section of the local newspapers), it is these types of projects that can help put Columbia on the path towards sustainability.
Are you unsure of what defines sustainability, particularly beyond your local environment? Nature has special section on new research seeking to define the boundaries beyond which particular aspects of the Earth’s environment are no longer sustainable.
This is very good primer on the underlying issues of sustainability, as well as an important tool in helping to better define priorities for actions taken in the name of sustainability.
