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Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa is no ordinary university. The university offers a Master’s degree in Sustainable Business and Bachelor’s in Sustainable Living, among plenty of other subjects, and it is in the process of creating a Sustainable Living Center, which in itself is not typical. Additionally, however, MUM is based around [...]
Because there were more than 25 break-out sessions across four time slots at West Coast Green today, it was necessary to practice a little letting go of the things I would inevitably miss out on. I was able to catch a few great panels. My absolute favorite session was the one on community-scale greywater, led [...]
“We need a new design assignment as a species.” So says innovative architect and sustainable design leader William McDonough, one of the keynote speakers on the first day of West Coast Green 2010 in San Francisco. McDonough set the tone for a conference that has earned a reputation for being the largest conference on innovative [...]
