by ddorband | Apr 8, 2012 | Business, Ecology, Intern Blog, Publication
Entrepreneur-a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. Ecopreneur- an entrepreneur that builds the three pillars of sustainability (people, planet, and profit) directly into their business aspirations. So what does it take to...
by ddorband | Apr 7, 2012 | Business, Education, Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
The Green Building in Louisville, KY is a shining example in green building practices. A renovated 110 year old building; it was the first commercial building in Louisville to be LEED Platinum Certified, and it incorporated many innovative building techniques to do...
by ddorband | Apr 5, 2012 | Food, Publication, Staff Blog
With new food recalls popping up all the time, scientists are constantly trying to find new ways to ensure that our food is safe and healthy. Check out this interesting article from Scientific American about a new way to sanitize leafy greens using high-powered...
by ddorband | Apr 3, 2012 | Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
One of the biggest complaints with solar is its perceived unattractiveness. Especially in urban environments, where space needs to be optimized in every possible way and energy consumption is as high as the buildings are tall, there tends to be a problem for solar...
by ddorband | Apr 2, 2012 | Publication, Sustainability
Most people think that old wooden pallets are trash; however, with a little imagination they can be used to make furniture, decoration, and even buildings. Members of the NTP Membership Community will have seen that we have been using buildings made of pallets as...
by ddorband | Mar 28, 2012 | Livestock, Publication
There’s an app for that! It’s that time of year where we all start to spend hours browsing hatchery websites deciding what breeds of chickens we want to try this year. Now Mother Earth News has made our lives easier by creating an app to help narrow you...
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