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Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, compost, biological pest control, mechanical cultivation, and other techniques using natural processes, to maintain soil productivity and control pests. Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and livestock feed additives. Genetically modified organisms are excluded, and organic standards in Britain and Australia exclude engineered nanoparticles.

"Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved..." -- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

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A wetland waste water treatment and reclamation plant that is part of UABJO's Outreach program in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Feb 17 UK Climate news: A report from the #SchoolStrike, AlterNatives - personal stories of making change [1]

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edit  watch   Visit the Transport Portal Transport. According to the Appropriate transport manual, sustainable transportation is a strategy for the flow of people and goods across the Earth that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Transportation accounted for 32.6% of US green house gas emissions in 2005. In addition to the widely publicized environmental consequences of driving automobiles, it is also socially and economically costly: Land use: Parking and roads use valuable land resources. Transportation equity: Driving, with all of its expenses, costs the average U.S. household $7,000 per year per vehicle. Economics: Most of the money spent on driving leaves a local economy, weakening it. Community: Travelers outside of their cars interact more with their physical environment and each other. Safety: The presence of pedestrians and cyclists make our neighborhoods safer from crime. Conversely, 42,000 Americans are killed in car accidents every year. Health: Increasingly, Americans are suffering from weight-related illnesses. This is partly attributable to the decline in active transportation use and availability. Building and encouraging alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle, or, for short "alternative transportation," is imperative. Some alternative transportation advocates have taken to using the term, sustainable transportation, instead of the previous, widely-used "alternative transportation" term to avoid sidelining their interest from the mainstream. Many efficient, practical, and inexpensive sustainable transportation technologies already exist, meaning activism, policy work, and planning research is most often more crucial to developing sustainable transportation than technology development.

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E215 Introduction to Design projects: This gallery lists some of the projects done by Engr215 Introduction to Design taught at Humboldt State University. All semesters taught by Lonny Grafman, unless noted otherwise.

Spring 2012: Friends of the Dunes Design and build educational displays, technologies and infrastructure for the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center   Fall 2011: Flock House Design and build sustainable technologies for mobile art pods interacting throughout NYC   Spring 2011: Locally Delicious Design and build appropriate technology projects for children that promote healthy, local eating   Fall 2010: HBCSL Somoa Hostel Design and build eco-projects to support a hostel being designed at the Samoa Cookhouse   Spring 2010: RCEA Design and build energy education boxes, housed at Redwood Coast Energy Authority to build, for classrooms in Humboldt County   Spring 2010: World Shelters Design, prototype and improve structures by leveraging the resources of Haiti and World Shelters   Fall 2009: CCAT and Network for a Healthy California Design and build appropriate technology projects for CCAT and Network for a Healthy CA   Spring 2009: WaterPod Design and build sustainable technologies to educate and support artists living sustainably on a barge in NYC   Fall 2008: Full Belly Project Design and prototype adaptions to the Universal Nut Sheller   Spring 2008: Discovery Museum Design and build educational flume inserts for the Redwood Discovery Museum   Fall 2007: HBCSL Designing and prototype model hostel cottages for the proposed Humboldt Bay Eco Hostel   Spring 2007: RCEA Design and build energy efficiency displays for the Redwood Coast Energy Authority (Co-taught with Professor Eileen Cashman)   Fall 2006: CCAT Design and prototype educational, appropriate technology, infrastructure models   Fall 2005: Interactive Energy Efficiency Displays Design and build educational energy displays for the Redwood Coast Energy Authority

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