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September 11, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Please bear with us while we redesign the Sustainable Times website. The new website will be online by the end of this year (2012). Thank you for your patience.
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September 11, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
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Fossil Fuel Emissions Found on Alaska’s Glaciers
March 1, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
An Ancient (but Modern) Source of Carbon A new study concludes that fossil fuel emissions are likely contributors to a substantial amount of organic carbon found on glaciers in Alaska. Fossil fuel emissions, which contain organic carbon, can speed up the rate of glacier melt when deposited on glacier surfaces. In addition, the organic molecules [...]
Madison Craft Beer Week Takes Place May 4 – 13, 2012
February 29, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Second annual Madison Craft Beer Week hosts more than 100 events celebrating craft beer in and around Madison. The 2012 Madison Craft Beer Week builds on a highly successful inaugural year, which saw thousands of craft beer lovers enjoy more than 100 events at more than 40 venues. read more
Madison Ride The Drive Back For Fourth Year
February 29, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
The City of Madison and Madison Parks are pleased to bring Ride the Drive, presented by Trek, back for its fourth year! We will be hosting two events this year: Ride the Drive-Downtown on June 3, 10am-3pm and Ride the Drive- Northside, August 12, 10am-3pm. read more
Judge Sides with Monsanto in Lawsuit
February 29, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Ridicules Farmers’ Right to Grow Food without Genetic Contamination and Economic Harm New York, NY – Judge Naomi Buchwald’s February 24 decision dismissing the case of Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto was met with great disappointment by organic farmers, seed growers and agricultural organizations—and a renewed commitment to fight on. [...]
Sustainable Times February Issue Now Available
February 15, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
The February issue of the Sustainable Times is now available via subscriptions, as well as at advertisers’ retail locations, Dane Buy Local members and sustainability-related events. This month’s editorial focus is on the economics of sustainability. Table of contents: Page 3 Letter from the publisher: ‘We should let you all burn’ Page 4 Bulletin Board: [...]
Small Businesses Request Resumption of Renewable Energy Support
February 1, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Over 150 small businesses, organizations, schools, and local officials appealed to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to restore full funding for a nationally recognized renewable energy program that reduces the cost of solar, wind, and biomass installations for Wisconsin utility customers. In an open letter delivered to the PSC yesterday, the signers asked the PSC [...]
Energ!ze Monona: Families Go Green
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
On February 18 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., families can create art from recyclables, take quizzes, start seeds, see a model train, make buttons, test their smarts about how much energy household items use, compare transit options, and energize themselves at the Monona Public Library. The final Energ!ze Monona event in a series of six, [...]
Aldo Leopold Nature Center Announces New Board Member
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Senator Mark Miller has been elected to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s Board of Directors, a not-for-profit environmental education organization with campuses in Monona and Black Earth. No stranger to Wisconsin natural habitats, for new Board member Senator Mark Miller, working with an organization committed to environmental education is a “natural.” Currently, Senator Miller is [...]
