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There is an increasing danger that the sustainability movement is starting to reflect the very system it is seeking to change
We can find scores of reasons why sustainability is not scaling up at speed, but how often do we search for the common root cause?
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Washington, D.C., April 22, 2013 (PBBR) – U.S. Representative Jim Moran, a Democrat from Northern Virginia, announced a bill entitled, "Trash Reduction Act" of 2013. The bill was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on Earth Day.
The Trash Reduction Act would impose a five-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags at every retail store across the nation. The fee, in effect, would reduce littering and encourage the use of reusable bags.
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As of January 1st, Concord became among the first U.S. communities to ban single-serving plastic water bottles.
The US town of Concord in Massachusetts has banned the sale of bottled water in units smaller than one litre.
First offenders will get a warning. Anyone caught selling the banned bottles a second time will be fined $25, with $50 for further offences.
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AUSTRALIA -- In 2012, National Electricity Market electricity consumption continued its four-year decline. Everyone seems surprised that electricity demand continues to decline despite population and the economy growing. This highlights the limits of economic forecasting and the lack of "bottom-up" modelling based on real activity.
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