Sustainability

Search links from Environment Complete:

Climate change, weather (scientific evidence, hurricanes, tsunamis, Katrina, Fukushima, great conveyor, droughts and floods, snowfall, glaciers, polar ice caps)

Energy (fossil fuels, peak oil, fracking, mountain top removal, nuclear, renewable energy, solar pv, wind, microhydro, solar thermal, geothermal, biofuels)

Global issues (climate change, drought, inequities, river and aquifer depletion, politics)

Sustainable living (lifestyle, consumption, carbon footprint calculator, green homes, gardening)

Transportation (greener cars, hybrids, electrics, public transportation, commuting, city design)

Sustainability (general, definitions…)

For a brief history of the term sustainability and sustainable development, read the article from Green Business A to Z available from Gale Virtual Reference Library ( you will need to login with WCC NetID from off campus).

Building (green building, energy, LEED and other standards, HVAC, renewable energy)

Communities (building sustainable communities, resilience, different cultures)

Environment/Ecology (wetlands, ponds, creeks, rivers, lakes, great lakes, oceans, deserts, mountains, plains, flora & fauna)

Human Health (air/ground/water quality, nutrition, food, exercise, recreation, children)

Sustainable WCC (energy conservation, water conservation, waste management, green building, renewable energy, Presidents Climate Commitment, committees & clubs, native landscaping, ponds & woods)

Business (corporate policies and practices, buying local, entrepreneurship, opportunities)

Economics (sustainable economics, happiness vs consumption, other cultures, investments, banking, stock market)

Food & agriculture (Michigan farming, organic food, local food & farmers, pesticides)

Social Issues (Population, Equity, Diversity, native cultures, environmental justice)

Technology (problem or solution?, energy, transportation, waste)