Sustainable Development

Personal Lifestyles

Sustainable Living

Household practices

Sustainability

International Green Practices

Sustainable Living

How Green are you?

What green practices do you incorporate into your day-to-day living?How do you commute to and from

school everyday?What do you do to conserve water?

What are three ways you can lower your carbon footprint?

Household Practices

Energy Efficiency Urban Agriculture Water Conservation

Energy Efficiency

With 5% of the world’s population, the U.S. uses 26% of the world’s energy.

A U.S. resident consumes 12,000 kWh of electricity a year, nine times the world’s avg.

The average American household spends about $1,900 annually on energy and also creates more than 26,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

Residential energy use accounts for about 20 percent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

Two billion people in the world do not have electricity.

Energy Star Center for Neighborhood Technology

Renovate America

Programs, Initiatives & Resources Chicagoland Air Sealing Pilot Program MeterSave Energy Savers.gov CNT & CNT Energy

i go car sharing

CNT Energy, Meter Save, Energy Saver, CNT

Programs, Initiatives & Resources Stew-Map

US Forest Service Online database of local

stewardship Understand who is

doing stewardship Ready Summer 2011

Stew-Map

Chicago Green Roofs Lower air temperature Clean & retain rain water Improve life of the roof

Programs, Initiatives & Resources

Green Roofs, CNT Energy

Urban Farming 50% of the world’s population

lives in cities. 800 million people are involved in urban agriculture world-wide and contribute to feeding urban residents

By 2015 about 26 cities in the world are expected to have a population of 10 million or more. To feed a city of this size – at least 6000 tonnes of food must be imported each day.

The importance of urban farming: economic, social, energy efficient, quality of foods

Difficulties of urban agricultureResource Center on Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Water Conservation Less than 2% of the Earth’s water supply is fresh water. Of all the earth's water, 97% is salt water found in oceans and

seas 1% of the earth's water is available for drinking water. 2% is

frozen. 3.5 million people die each year from water-related disease Millions of women and children spend several hours each day

collecting water from distant, often-polluted sources

You can… Turn off faucets Fix faucet and toilet leaks Collect water when it rains and use to water plants Watering grass and plants

During the morning or evening Purchase plants that need minimum watering

Household Lifestyle Changes

Live and Buy Sustainable Grow your own vegetables, fruits, and/or herbs

Buy local food that is in season

Minimize red meat and certain fish consumption

Make your own cleaning products

Look for certified Green products

Grow your own herbs, fruits & vegetables

Rosemary Mint Parsley Oregano Basil Grow garlic around your plants – natural

insect repellant

Low Pesticides High Pesticides

Rank Fruit or Veggie

1 Onion

2 Avocado

3 Sweet potatoes

4 Pineapples

5 Mango

6 Sweet Peas

7 Asparagus

8 Kiwi Fruit (Sub/tropical)

9 Cabbage

10 Eggplant

Rank Fruit or Veggie

1 Celery

2 Peaches

3 Strawberries

4 Apples

5 Blueberries

6 Nectarines

7 Sweet Bell Peppers

8 Spinach

9 Cherries

10 Kale/Collard Greens

Buy food that is in Season

Spring: asparagus, green onions, lettuce, spinach, strawberries

Summer: basil, cherries, cilantro, cucumbers, eggplant, peaches, tomatoes

Autumn: broccoli, cauliflower, cranberries, grapes, pumpkin, winter squash

Winter: apples, cabbage, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes

Make your own Cleaning Products

Cleaning your home White vinegar Baking soda Borax Hydrogen peroxide Lemon juice Liquid castile soap Olive oil Essential oils

lavender & green tea

Insecticidal spray Water ½ cup of castile

liquid 3 garlic cloves

Minimize consumption of: Red Meat…

Cows – responsible for almost 20% of global warming gases

Most meat comes from devastated rain forests in Central America*

Fish…

Best Choices East Occasionally AVOID!

anchovies Mahimahi Alaska king crab

calamari Lobster (Atlantic) caviar

clams Shrimp (domestic)

Chilean Seabass

mussels Scallops (sea,Bay)

Yellowtail flounder

Look for certified Green products

America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

The nation's largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry

US agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress

“The team behind Green Works® took it up as a personal cause. We knew that moms like us were looking for ways to live a more natural lifestyle — and we made it our mission to help them achieve this goal.”

Ingredients are made with plant- and mineral-based cleaning ingredients biodegradable ingredients that are naturally derived not tested on animals Use environmentally sustainable packaging whenever possible acknowledged by the NPA, Sierra Club, and EPA

Alkyl Polyglucoside

Colorant

Ethanol

fragrance with essential oils

potassium carbonate

potassium citrate

preservative

Clorax launched in January 200816 products, only 5 are certified by NPAPartnership with Sierra Club and EPA, working to develop a eco-friendly product

Sustainable Leadership

Fair Trade Organizational Leadership Organizational Spotlight

Green Heart

What is Fair Trade?

Guarantees producers a living wage for their work

Builds long term relationships between producers and buyers

Engages in environmentally sustainable practices Empowers women and provides equal

employment opportunities for all, especially the most disadvantaged

Provides healthy and safe working conditions Ensures transparency and accountability

Fair Trade as Sustainable Development

Organizational Leadership

Intl/National Leadership in Fair Trade: Fair Trade Federation Fair Trade USA

Local Leadership in Fair Trade: Chicago Fair Trade Greenheart Shop

Spotlight: Green Heart Shop

Greenheart is Chicago’s premier eco-fair trade non-profit shop, carrying both fair trade and eco friendly products.

Socially Conscious Consumerism o What is our role as consumers?

o Can we make a real difference?

International Green Practices

“…practices that improve environmental quality, decrease

waste and conserve natural resources and energy…”

-Carnegie Mellon University

International Greendex

Global Green Initiatives Switzerland

Charges for it’s water and waste management Severe environmental tax

Sweden Use ethanol and animal waste to power cars and buses Body heat: Sweden’s new green energy source

Norway World’s largest solar production plant World’s first ecological prison

Costa Rica 80% of the country is run on hydroelectric power

Germany Vauban has gone car free

Australia A town in AU has banned bottled water

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