Today’s Solutions: March 28, 2024

263 results for "reduce food waste"

After oil

After oil

Unfamiliar crops like switchgrass and jatropha hold more promise as alternative fuels than corn and sugarcane Craig Cox| July/Aug 2007 issue It seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Corn farmers, suffering under some of the lowest commodity prices in history, hooked up with environmentalists Read More...

Remembering the battle of Seat

Remembering the battle of Seattle

Even before the emergence of a movement against the unchecked power of global corporations, Ode was already regularly reporting about the shadow side of globalization. So our editorial staff was not at all surprised in 1999 when so many people gathered for a mass demonstration during the summit Read More...

Is algae the new oil?

Is algae the new oil?

An alternative energy is ready to bloom Craig Cox | December 2006 issue Marlborough is a picturesque coastal city on New Zealand’s South Island known for wineries and whale-watching. But oddly enough it’s the town’s sewage ponds that are getting the most attention these days, as a company Read More...

Go with the slow

Go with the slow

Life doesn't always have to be about rush, rush, rush. Many people are discovering slow as the answer to the superficial, fleeting nature of a hurried world. Not in an effort to swear off modern life, but in order to enjoy it more. Marco Visscher, Ode's youngest and most frenzied editor, explores Read More...

Category 3: Business

Category 3: Business

The candidates for the category 'The best companies' | October 2004 issue Berries The power of the Amazon It began with a few friends who were surfing in Brazil. Local surfers introduced them to a very powerful fruit; a berry called açaí. They were so enthusiastic they wanted to share it with Read More...

The end of the war against can

The end of the war against cancer

Women are now the main victimsTijn Touber | December 2004 issue The war against cancer is being won… but not by the pharmaceutical industry. Not even by the medical profession. The war, which was declared over 30 years ago by former U.S. president Richard Nixon, is not even being won in Read More...

Sustainable extravagance

Sustainable extravagance

A new vision of the industrial economy sees the world as a cherry tree William McDonough and Michael Braungart | November 2004 issue Nature is nothing if not extravagant. Four billion years of natural design, has yielded such a profusion of biological forms we can barely grasp the diversity of Read More...

Everyday toxins

Everyday toxins

They are everywhere--in the food we eat, in the cosmetics we use, in the houses where we live. Thousands of chemicals have sneaked into our daily lives--and our bodies. Ode reports on the issue and presents some alternatives. Marco Visscher | November 2005 issue This is a story that you probably Read More...

We can save the world!

We can save the world!

Humanity faces a choice between collapsing into chaos and evolving into a sustainable, ethical global community. There's never been a more powerful moment in all history to make a difference in the world. Ervin Laszlo | September 2006 issue A Chinese proverb warns, “If we do not change direction, Read More...

Category 1: organic products

Category 1: organic products

The candidates for the category 'The best organic product' | October 2004 issue Tea The organic bonus At the age of 27, Kiran Tawadey obtained certification for an organic tea plantation in Darjeeling, India. This was on land where a family friend and third-generation tea planter had been Read More...