Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on sustainable consumption and how to shop sustainably. Read a summary of the panel and why where you choose to spend your money is important in this blog.
Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Sustainable Consumption Panel Discussion Read More »
As you decide who to vote for in the 2023 Nashville Mayoral election, Urban Green Lab provides environmental priorities to keep in mind when assessing candidates.
A Vote for the Environment – A Voter Resource for Nashville’s 2023 Mayoral Election Read More »
Join us on Thursday, July 20 for the next Nashville Sustainability Roundtable with Walk Bike Nashville. This event is by invitation only; to join the Roundtable email jacqueline@urbangreenlab.org.
Nashville Sustainability Roundtable: July 20 Read More »
Sustainable Classrooms training provides educators with the confidence, tools, and community needed to empower students to make lifelong sustainable choices.
Sustainable Classrooms Virtual Hub Training – September 14 Read More »
Join us for a discussion with Mark Valencia, Environmental Scientist with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and manager of the Tennessee Sustainable Spirits program, and Rhonda Cammon, founder & CEO of Perfectly Cordial and recent alum of Vanderbilt’s Climate Innovation Accelerator program. We will talk about best practices for reducing environmental impacts in the beverage and spirit industry and how community-based support programs can help businesses become even more sustainable through creative problem-solving.
Cheers to Sustainable Beverages Read More »
Today, Mayor John Cooper announced plans that starting on Monday, January 30, 2023, Nashville Metro Water Services (MWS) will provide Nashville residents with every other week curbside recycling pickup services.
When you think of an elephant’s habitat, what comes to mind? Our guess is that Tennessee is low on your list. However, to the surprise of many, Hohenwald, TN is
Dispatches from the Field: The Elephant Sanctuary Read More »
Join us for a discussion with Nashville Public Library’s Donelson Branch staff—Ryan Darrow, Library Branch Manager, and Bailey Battilla, Adult Librarian—to learn about the importance of sharing common household items to reduce the need to buy new.
Borrow Instead of Buy Read More »
Learn about Tennessee’s First Regenerative Organic Certified Farm.
Dispatches from the Field: Tennessee’s First Regenerative Organic Certified Farm Read More »
In Nashville and around the country, environmental degradation, pollution, and disasters hit communities of color and low-income communities first, worst, and longest. Environmental justice (EJ) is a concept that can empower all Nashvillians toward having a city that works for all of our needs and empowers Nashville’s most marginalized communities.
Environmental Justice in Nashville Read More »