http://www.federalsustainability.net/images/fnslogorss.gif http://www.federalsustainability.net Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:48:55 -0400 Sustainable Practices Update http://www.federalsustainability.net/archives/sustainablepractices.php webmaster@federalsustainability.net (Laura Kemp) en-us 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 23 24 Saturday Sunday Eco-Hana, a citywide environmental accounting service in Naha City, Okinawa, has created Japan’s first service to enable bookkeeping of both finances and carbon dioxide linked to purchases. Data from shoppers are automatically processed based on CO2 emissions per unit sales and reflected on shopping receipts along with pricing and payment data. The CO2 values are derived through the Embodied Energy and Emissions Intensity Input-Output Tables generated by the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Restaurants and supermarkets in Naha City are cooperating with the initial service and there are plans to expand the service area of the program. (Japan for Sustainability, June 7, 2009) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1305 397 http://www.federalsustainability.org/archives/SP/spcatresult.php?issue=397 The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has released a position paper on Genetically Modified foods stating, “GM foods pose a serious health risk” and calling for a moratorium on GM foods. The AAEM report determined that “there is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects,” and that “GM foods pose a serious health risk in the areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic and genetic health.” The AAEM, founded in 1965, provides research and education in the recognition, treatment and prevention of illnesses induced by exposures to biological and chemical agents encountered in air, food and water. (American Academy of Environmental Medicine, May 19, 2009) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1306 397 http://www.federalsustainability.org/archives/SP/spcatresult.php?issue=397 Arizona State University, the first school in the country to offer degrees in Sustainability, has just graduated its first class of degree recipients. Thirteen students were in the first class. There are presently 55 enrolled graduate students and 300+ undergraduate majors in the School of Sustainability. The mission of the program is to train a new generation of sustainability scholars and practitioners and to develop practical solutions to pressing environmental, economic and social challenges, particularly as they relate to urban areas. Many of the current graduate students are coming into the program with graduate degrees (especially MBA, engineering, and law.) (DotEarthBlogs, May 14, 2009) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 1307 397 http://www.federalsustainability.org/archives/SP/spcatresult.php?issue=397