#FindYourLab with Herb Williams
Renowned local artist, Herb Williams tells us about his lab! “I have always felt a very deep connection to nature and wildlife and find enormous inspiration from both.”
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Nashville Is Experiencing a Mini-Revolution in Solar. Here’s How to Take Part.
Energy from the sun accounted for 43% of all new electricity generating capacity in the United States in the third quarter of 2020.
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Speak Up for Equity: Advocating for Environmental Justice with Patrick King
Patrick King believes that sustainability is directly tied to issues of inequity. He’s the sustainability education manager with Urban Green Lab, and he’s working to implement a new Environmental Justice Initiative which will focus on helping distressed communities improve their health and lives.
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7 Black Environmentalists Who Truly Made History
The environmental movement has a troubled past with well-known defenders of nature also promoting ideas of white supremacy. However, and not surprisingly, Black leaders have persevered to have a huge impact on the historical and modern conservation movement.
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Metro Public Works and Urban Green Lab Partner on New Educational Series to Help Nashvillians Live More Sustainably
Metro Public Works (MPW) and Urban Green Lab (UGL), a nonprofit that teaches communities how to live sustainably, are partnering on a new educational series titled “Sustainable in the City: Thinking Upstream” focused on how Nashvillians can better reduce, reuse, and recycle, and live a more sustainable lifestyle.
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#FindYourLab with Hank & Lottie Cardwell
Hank, a Sustainable Classrooms trained teacher, and his daughter Lottie, an eighth grader, share the story of their holistic family approach to sustainable living.
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Gift Sustainably this Holiday Season
Did you know that the average American home already has 300,000 things?! We all love giving gifts around the holidays so we want to help you give gifts sustainably.
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Nashville Sustainability Roundtable: Equity in Renewable Energy
In November, the Nashville Sustainability Roundtable held a special edition virtual event on the subject of Equity in Renewable Energy.
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Your Guide to Wasting Less Food this Holiday Season
Changing our menus and traditions may mean more food waste than usual. Continue reading for tips on how to waste less food and prepare to have a sustainable holiday season!
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