http://fbsc.org Cultivating Sustainabilty Mon, 31 May 2010 06:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://fbsc.org/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-125 CRID - Sustainable Development Training Programme Mon, 31 May 2010 06:55:15 +0000 http://fbsc.org/?p=1178#comment-125 CRID is an international capacity development organisation, specialising in the development of people in governance at national, regional and local levels. CRID is an international capacity development organisation,
specialising in the development of people in governance at national, regional and local levels.

]]> http://fbsc.org/?p=1602&cpage=1#comment-92 Karen Sciuk Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:20:26 +0000 http://fbsc.org/?p=1602#comment-92 I tend to agree with the Star article. We need to deal with our garbage in our own back yard. Yes! we should step up reduce, reuse, and recycle but there will always be "garbage" left over ... medical waste for example. Today we use many disposable plastics etc. so as not to take chances with transmitting HIV or other nasty germs between patients and staff, and to reduce the accidents with reuseable sharps. These items are autoclaved into a melted lump but then need to be disposed of. Should we bury this mess or cleanly burn it and capture the combustion energy? If we use the best of technology, control emissions, AND generate useable energy we win. Our garbage should not be another community's problem. We need an integrated garbage plan that is not complicated, one that residents will easily comply with and not dump clandestinely. I tend to agree with the Star article. We need to deal with our garbage in our own back yard. Yes! we should step up reduce, reuse, and recycle but there will always be “garbage” left over … medical waste for example. Today we use many disposable plastics etc. so as not to take chances with transmitting HIV or other nasty germs between patients and staff, and to reduce the accidents with reuseable sharps. These items are autoclaved into a melted lump but then need to be disposed of. Should we bury this mess or cleanly burn it and capture the combustion energy? If we use the best of technology, control emissions, AND generate useable energy we win. Our garbage should not be another community’s problem. We need an integrated garbage plan that is not complicated, one that residents will easily comply with and not dump clandestinely.

]]> http://fbsc.org/?p=1310&cpage=1#comment-70 Feminist Review Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:45:10 +0000 http://fbsc.org/?p=1310#comment-70 A current event to add to the list of things to celebrate today: <a href="http://feministreview.blogspot.com/2010/03/oscar-win-for-international-womens-day.html" rel="nofollow">An Oscar Win for International Women’s Day!</a> Pretty nice timing, no? A current event to add to the list of things to celebrate today: An Oscar Win for International Women’s Day! Pretty nice timing, no?

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