http://susty.com Sustainable + Sexy Living Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://susty.com/tropical-deforestation-basics-problem-solution-get-your-fix-environment-eco-friendly-green-design/ http://susty.com/tropical-deforestation-basics-problem-solution-get-your-fix-environment-eco-friendly-green-design/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:11 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=7862 How to Save Tropical Rainforests Research reveals that logging is the largest single factor leading to tropical deforestation, as the cutting and road building associated with the timber industry opens avenues into rainforests. This initiates a chain of destruction that can include more logging, mining, slash-and-burn clearing for cattle grazing and conversion for chemical-intensive industrial agriculture. Most of the resultant products are exported to northern industrialized countries.]]> http://susty.com/tropical-deforestation-basics-problem-solution-get-your-fix-environment-eco-friendly-green-design/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/cannabis-intoxication-michael-pollans-botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-video/ http://susty.com/cannabis-intoxication-michael-pollans-botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-video/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:30:26 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8113 Michael Pollan's book The Botany of Desire into the PBS documentary by the same name takes a plants-eye view into the history of the apple, tulip, potato and cannabis -- more commonly known as marijuana.]]> http://susty.com/cannabis-intoxication-michael-pollans-botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-adaptation-michael-pollan-book-plants-agriculture-food-eating-human-history-nature-science-video/ http://susty.com/botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-adaptation-michael-pollan-book-plants-agriculture-food-eating-human-history-nature-science-video/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:06:50 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=8119 Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book The Botany of Desire, this special takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Watch a video preview after the jump.]]> http://susty.com/botany-of-desire-pbs-documentary-adaptation-michael-pollan-book-plants-agriculture-food-eating-human-history-nature-science-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/michael-pollan-food-politics-agriculture-system-breakdown/ http://susty.com/michael-pollan-food-politics-agriculture-system-breakdown/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:05:50 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6831 eater of Fruity Pebbles). He touches on the dust-up between Michelle Obama with her organic garden on the White House lawn andthe Mid America CropLife Association encouraging her use of pesticides. Pollan suggests this lobbying group for pesticide manufacturers should go by the opposite name the "Bug Death Association." Apparently the garden has a twin on the grounds of the Department of Agriculture...]]> http://susty.com/michael-pollan-food-politics-agriculture-system-breakdown/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/conservation-international-screening-movie-home-yann-arthus-bertrand-laura-bowling-ci-nyc-video/ http://susty.com/conservation-international-screening-movie-home-yann-arthus-bertrand-laura-bowling-ci-nyc-video/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:56:18 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6582 Earth From Above) epic film Home held today at the Florence Gould Theater in mid-town Manhattan, we chatted with Conservation International's Head of Marketing and Public Relations Laura Bowling.]]> http://susty.com/conservation-international-screening-movie-home-yann-arthus-bertrand-laura-bowling-ci-nyc-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/10-fantastic-species-discovered-last-year/ http://susty.com/10-fantastic-species-discovered-last-year/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 00:05:25 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6509 http://susty.com/10-fantastic-species-discovered-last-year/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/daily-show-tree-moments-best-video/ http://susty.com/daily-show-tree-moments-best-video/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:40:27 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6204 http://susty.com/daily-show-tree-moments-best-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/eco-palms-green-church-easter-celebrations/ http://susty.com/eco-palms-green-church-easter-celebrations/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:30:48 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=5730 Eastern Orthodox Christians whom worship under the guidance of the number one eco-leader of faith "the Green Patriarch." We told you about concerns over illegal harvesting and trafficking of Central America palms to Churches for Palm Sunday. On the susty flip side are "eco palms" from the Chamaedorea Palm Certification Project which certifies palms harvested from the forests of Mexico and Guatemala for sale to Christian congregations in the United States and Europe.]]> http://susty.com/eco-palms-green-church-easter-celebrations/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/cherry-grove-garden-science-project-educates-kids-human-interrelation-nature-video/ http://susty.com/cherry-grove-garden-science-project-educates-kids-human-interrelation-nature-video/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:59:15 +0000 by Team Susty, Global http://susty.com/?p=5694 Teacher's Victory: Garden Is Living Science Lab One second grade teacher in San Ysidro planted a garden to help her students learn about nature.]]> http://susty.com/cherry-grove-garden-science-project-educates-kids-human-interrelation-nature-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/palm-sunday-xate-palm-global-demand/ http://susty.com/palm-sunday-xate-palm-global-demand/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:04:13 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=5499 Fauna and Flora International highlighted the overexploitation of palms in Central America in an attempt to raise awareness of the impact that global demand for palm leaves is having on some of the world’s most pristine rainforests. We're no strangers to the intersection of religion and the environment, and we even told you about September 1: Eastern Orthodox Earth Day and The Green Patriarch. BTW, for Eastern Orthodox, Palm Sunday has yet to occur so we have yet another opportunity to reflect, or even pray if you will, on the seriousness of yet another threat to biodiveristy.]]> http://susty.com/palm-sunday-xate-palm-global-demand/feed/ 1