Monthly Archives: January 2010
Local sustainability efforts will take center stage at [Un]discliplined event
To borrow the title for Tommy Linstroth’s 2007 book, tonight’s SCAD Sustainability Council event is all about local action. Having heard from international industry leaders on Tuesday night and professional journalists last night, tonight’s program is all about local folks working to make our community and world more sustainable. Representatives from the Emergent Structures Project, … Continue reading
Tonight: Panel to examine media coverage of sustainability
The SCAD Sustainability Council’s [Un]discliplined series continues tonight at River Club with a panel discussion from 7-9 p.m. Cosponsored by SCAD’s chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists, news professionals will discuss how media coverage has shaped public understanding of sustainability. Scheduled to participate are Bill Dawers, columnist for the Savannah Morning News; Orlando Montoya, … Continue reading
Industry leaders speak on sustainability tonight at River Club
[Un]disciplined begins tonight at River Club with a trio of industry leaders who can deliver on the series’ goal of “understanding the scope of sustainability.” Scheduled to speak are: Matt Nolan, project architect for Belay Architecture in Tacoma, Wa. Ursula Tischner, professor of Design for Sustainability at SCAD and CEO of econcept, Germany Dror Benshetrit … Continue reading
Series of events at SCAD examines sustainability from multiple angles
The Savannah College of Art and Design Sustainability Council announces a series of events focusing on Sustainability, Jan. 26-29 at River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. [Un]disciplined is aimed at examining and understanding the full scope of sustainability. All events are free and open to the public. The series begins Jan. 26 with … Continue reading
Study links walkability and access to healthy food in Savannah
Mary Landers’ story, Savannah examines making healthy food an easier choice, in the Jan. 6 Savannah Morning News describes a study commissioned by the Healthy Savannah Initiative, which documents the problem of food deserts in Savannah. Landers describes the study’s methodology, which uses a variety of data sources “to come up with a block-by-block analysis … Continue reading
One year later: Savannah’s curbside recycling program
To mark the one year anniversary of curbside recycling for residential customers in the City of Savannah, WTOC and WSAV aired approving segments on the program. It’s reached 50 percent participation, a level that surpassed expectations. Early in the program there was considerable grumbling about everything from missed pick ups, to the size of the … Continue reading
