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"SPREAD today in Brussels - EU-US Summit Post Carbon Visions & Transitions http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/events-182_en.html"
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"Series of blog posts on sustainable living - RESOLVE, U of Surrey, June 2011 conference - reflections at: http://ning.it/r9NwbB"
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"RT @ShareableDesign: Video of Van Jones on the sharing economy and collaborative consumption at #SOCAP11: http://ow.ly/6qfkg #collcons"
Cheryl Hicks replied to Ruya Perincek's discussion Do ecovillages play an important role in the transition process into a sustainable future? in the group Living
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Love this! Networks like the Global Ecovillage Network are invaluable sources of information and learnings on how to enable and scale more sustainable living infrastructure - and influence sustainable lifestyle behaviour.
Factual…"
Cheryl Hicks commented on Simo Vassinen's group Moving
"Report: Impacts / footprint of personal transport in the UK and options for more sustainable transport options.
http://www.bioregional.com/files/publications/SustainableTransportReport_Oct08.pdf
Executive summary
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National Geographic - The Human Footprint [1/10]
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Quique alcantara replied to Cheryl Hicks's discussion Future of Fashion - functional fashion? @Nature.com in the group Consuming
"CherylAs I see it, fashion is composed of trends that, by definition, appear and disappear along time. Some trends are so well accepted that become a market attribute for products and services. For example, talking about shoes, 10-15 years ago…"
Cheryl Hicks added a discussion to the group Consuming
Future of Fashion - functional fashion? @Nature.com
New article from Nature magazine shows prototype of shoes that charge your smart phone while you walk. Is the future of fashion, functional fashion? Also a cross-cutting theme - synergies between consuming, mobility and living Article: Time for a power walkBy: Katharine Sanderson, et. al.@Nature News,Published online: 23 August 2011; | doi:10.1038/news.2011.493http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.493 sent via nature.com iPad app:…See More
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Cheryl Hicks commented on Simo Vassinen's group Consuming
"Weekly news feed from New York Times specific to Sustainable Living Trends...
Yesterday's op-ed from Thomas Friedman:
OP-ED COLUMNIST
The Earth Is Full
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: June 7, 2011
You really do have to wonder…"
Cheryl Hicks left a comment for Simo Vassinen
"Hi Simo,
Can you please update the description for our Sustainable Consuming working group to:
What will a sustainable future mean for the way we consume? How can we fulfill individual needs and desires more sustainably? What are…"
Cheryl Hicks added a discussion to the group Health & Society
Heathy Food from Unusual Suspects? A promising innovation linking private food companies and public health
In the May 2011 issue of The New Yorker magazine, PepsiCo CEO, Indra Nooyi reveals that she hired Derek Yack, (well known as the architect of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at the W.H.O., a landmark public health policy which imposed strict limits on tobacco companies) to implement the new dietary guidelines he proposed to the W.H.O. at PepsiCo - and go beyond. In 2002 Yach proposed new dietary guidelines, targeted at food companies, which recommended reducing sugar and salt to…See More
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SPREAD 2050 Conference: Catalyzing Action - Join in the discussion and influence the program!
Posted by Mari Orjasniemi on October 23, 2012 at 1:30pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
The final conference of SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyles 2050 will be held on November 26-27 2012 in Brussels.
The findings of the SPREAD 2050 project will be showcased and discussed during the two day conference. It is a possibility to hear the first hand results of the SPREAD 2050 project. Emphasis is on how the findings can be turned into action.
You have a chance to influence how the conference…
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