livebetter eMagazine Sep/Oct 2010
 
CH2M HILL. Respectful. There’s more to a project than just showing up to work every day. Because our work affects our clients, communities, and environment, we look at the long-term outcome of every decision and what it means for everything it touches.
 
 
We go to the ends of the Earth to save water because Every drop counts: Falcon Waterfree Technologies; www.falconwaterfree.com
 
 
Building Hope for Humanity : 25,000 Members in 111 Posts through the U.S. and in 14 Countries. — SAME – Society of American Military Engineers — Be a leader. Make a difference. Join SAME today. www.same.org
 
We Travel in GOOD Cricles. The Carpet and Rug Institute, is a part of a global initiative to promote positive environmental progress through our commitment to sustainability.
 
 
Protect America’s last great fishery – Alaska’s Bristol Bay – before the proposed Pebble Mine causes irreversible damage. For more info on Sustaining America go to www.facebook.com/NoPebbleMine.photos.
 
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Building Hope : Make a difference. Join SAME today. www.same.org : Society of American Military Engineers
     
 
Features
 
 National Security and Climate Change: In April 2007, CNA completed a national security implications assessment of global climate change in order to “better inform U.S. policymakers and the public” about effects and potential threats. This non-profit research organization, which operates the Center for Naval Analyses and... Leading America’s Next Great Transformation: The current economic storm has most organizations “hunkering down” for safety and security until weather patterns become more favorable. With few exceptions, companies seemingly serious about sustainable business practices and about transforming corporate cultures are, once again, back to... An Open Letter to the Obamas: ...We write to you as fellow parents concerned about the Earth that will be inherited by our children, grandchildren and those yet to be born. Barack has spoken of “a planet in peril” and noted that actions needed to stem climate change have other merits. However, the nature of the chosen actions will be of crucial importance... Fort Bragg – Jumping into Sustainability: Many people are unaware that the traditionally conservative Southeast boasts a city of almost 300,000 that is fully committed to sustainability and whose strategic plan’s No. 1 goal is to become a Sustainable Community... Departments  
 Creating a Path to Solar Adoption – CH2M Hill and Solar Mapping: Most people think solar energy is a good idea. After all, the sun has been powering the Earth since the beginning of time. It’s the sun’s energy, for example, that helps a tiny acorn to become a mighty oak. Only recently has humankind been able to effectively harness this power source for conversion... Increasing Efficiencies in Technology – Update on Solar Energy Research: Solar energy is back on the front burner with more companies and major research institutions entering the market. However, solar-powered energy technology is still incubating, say industry and scientific experts in Colorado, which is one of the national leaders in creating... Oat Hulls and Waste Byproducts – Powering with Bio: Imagine displacing 25,000 tons of coal per year with Quaker Oats’ oat hulls. Sound crazy? Not so, thanks to Ferman Milster, P.E. and University of Iowa Associate Director for Utilities and Energy Management. Milster, who is no stranger to sustainability, was instrumental in converting a coal-fired boiler... Abound Solar – Making Solar Accessible: A Colorado State University mechanical engineering professor was conducting research for Anheuser-Busch in the late 1980s when an epiphany hit: Could he borrow the efficiencies of making aluminum cans on a mass scale and use them to make solar... Worth Knowing: ...National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – A powerful fish-killing toxin could have cancer-killing properties, according to collaborative research led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s microbiologist Paul V. Zimba and NOAA chemist Peter Moeller. The toxin, called euglenophycin, has a molecular structure similar to an alkaloid... Columns  
 Bolivia’s Melting Glaciers: “The world’s highest ski slope with a lift,” as Chacaltaya is identified in most travel guides to Bolivia, ceased to exist a few years ago. Even though the lift has also gone out of operation, until recently one could still view an occasional skier laboriously making his/her way up Chacaltaya Mountain from the ski hut and parking lot at 5,200 meters (m) altitude... Federal Sustainability’s Impact: Amidst the high-profile, highly charged Federal political scene dealing with topics such as health care and terrorism is a very successful, relatively quiet success story – Federal sustainability. A review of recent reports on accomplishments within the Federal community and of award winning agency performances clearly document how much... Patricio Robles Gil – The Passion and Essence of Nature: For millions of years we evolved within wilderness. It is interesting, now, how distant is that wild world and with what disregard it is treated by us city dwellers. In some ways this is understandable because there is no... Thoughts on Poverty: The United States of America is, undoubtedly, one of the wealthiest industrialized nations in the world. Yet, despite its affluence, millions of Americans live in poverty. At the beginning of the 21st Century, the national poverty rate was 11.7 percent because 32.9 million people were impoverished. What’s more, recent data (U.S. Census, 2008) illustrate that the number... A New Vision for Humanity: “Unprecedented steps have been taken to stop the global financial meltdown and to enable the world to recover from the economic crisis that emerged in 2008. But the world also faces a climate crisis which has been building over a much longer period of time. If we do not bring to this challenge the same determination and sense of common cause...  
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