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Sustainability Resources

Local Organizations/Resources

DeKalb and the surrounding areas offer many opportunities for partnership and collaboration on sustainability efforts. Some local resources include:

In addition, several local businesses, schools and organizations are sponsors and collaborators of our Edible Campus program.

Websites

  • : provides research, training and consulting related to sustainable development in the arts
  • : provides research, consulting and events to promote sustainable growth powered by innovation
  • : compares the resource demand of people, governments and businesses to Earth's capacity for regeneration
  • : covers topics such as technology, transportation and design in a way that’s both authoritative and accessible
  • : created to be a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet
  • : features eco-travel, sustainable living and green design tips, as well as ethical businesses and more

Videos

  • : TED Talk by Kathryn Hayhoe on climate communication

Podcasts

  • , hosted by Sapna Mulki: features interviews with underrepresented voices of the environmental community
  • , hosted by Ryan Flahive: features interviews with leaders in the battle against climate change on topics like regenerative agriculture, sustainable food and clean energy
  • , hosted by Stephen Lacey and Katherine Hamilton: features well-informed and well-connected hosts and producers in the world of renewable energy
  • , hosted by Kamea Chayne: explores environmental justice from the perspective of marginalized peoples around the world
  • , hosted by Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: features informational conversations with experts and tools/instructions on sustainable actions

Books and Articles

  • by Robin Wall Kimmerer: ushers us into a more sustainable future by reminding us of past knowledge from Indigenous peoples
  • : important work that described how global environmental problems were primarily the result of the poverty of the South and the North’s non-sustainable patterns of consumption/production; called for the now common strategy of "sustainable development"
  • by Mary Robinson: tells the stories of people who took action against environmental and human rights injustices
  •  by Christopher C. Sellers: demonstrates how the environmental movement originated within suburbs; focuses on New York and Los Angeles in the mid-20th century
  • by William McDonough and Michael Braungart: discusses issues in the manufacturing industry
  • by Kate Raworth: offers a perspective on development, government policy and corporate strategy that addresses social and ecological challenges
  •  by Robert D. Bullard: chronicles the efforts of five African American communities to link environmentalism with social justice issues
  • by Mike Berners-Lee: a follow-up to the original novel; uses more current data to quantify carbon footprints
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Melissa Burlingame
assistant director, Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy

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