Things Are Good


Inspirational and good news.

Solar Tower Provides Plenty of Power

Solar power continues to prove to the world that the sustainable energy choice is a good and efficient source of electricity generation. Solar towers that rely on mirrors aimed at the tower to produce heat are a great way to spin a turbine to provide power for a lot of homes, I don’t understand why [...]

September 21st, 2009
Topic: Energy Tags: , , ,

Helping Fish Live can Generate Billions in Economic Activity

People who live on coasts tend to live off of the sea, which is a fantastic way to at local. However, due to modern commercial fishing fish populations and local ecosystems are being destroyed -so much so you can see damage done by commercial fishing from space. For years fisheries have argued that they [...]

July 24th, 2009
Topic: Environment Tags: , , , , ,

Urban Farming for Fun and Profit

In the urban centre of Toronto, Sarah Nixon makes a living by growing flowers in other people’s yards and then selling the plants. She is part of a growing trend among sustainable urbanities who are farming in the city.
Nixon’s farm isn’t out near Milton or Orillia. It’s on Indian Rd. and Marion St. – just [...]

July 14th, 2009
Topic: Direct Action Tags: , , , , ,

Footprint Science

There’s already a lot of websites out there that help you asses your carbon footprint and that’s good, but now there are sites taking the footprint science to the next level. The Global Footprint Network is looking into the details behind making and living with a small footprint.
How can we all live well and live [...]

March 4th, 2009
Topic: Environment Tags: , ,

Creating a Bike-Friendly Sustainable Society in the USA

The New York Times has an article about a Oregon congressman who has been promoting bicycling and sustainable living for 20 years. The article goes into his hard work and how what he has been promoting has become really popular.
But Mr. Blumenauer’s goals are larger than putting Americans on two wheels. He seeks to create [...]

January 14th, 2009
Topic: Direct Action Tags: , , ,

Six Recommendations for Sustainable Food in 2009

People are becoming more aware about how to live a sustainable life, and now we know of at least six ways to make our food more sustainable. The suggestions range from the everyday to the larger issues to support the sustainable food movement.
5. Continue to support local gardening / farming efforts. We need to [...]

January 12th, 2009
Topic: Direct Action, Environment Tags: ,