Archive for ‘ Sustainable Future

July 30, 2008

Going Green, One Baby Step at a Time

I feel like so many people are intimidated by the vastness of the ecological movement, of sustainability, of the color green. In his TED conference talk, “The paradox of choice,” Barry Schwartz explains how too many choices can paralyze us from making a decision. I learned the same theory from my marketing professor in college, [...]

July 15, 2008

Vertical Farming Exposure

My final days as an undergraduate were spent completing a semester-long research project on vertical farming, so when I read a NY Times article titled, “Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest,” I almost fell out of my chair with excitement. Here is a brief introduction to the subject, cited directly [...]