Welcome back superstars! We hope that you are all well & smiling. The Project Bluestar team have been on a multitude of tasks in their quest to advance sustainable living, July was celebrated & education month with Earth Sanctuary hosting it’s very own Cert 4 Training & Assessment classes as well as Australia’s newest green living initiative called Home Sustainability Assessment courses. What on Earth’s this you ask, well, it’s about getting trained sustainability assessors into homes to inform & motivate house owners to take positive action on reducing their CO2 footprint. The great thing is that the Australian government is now assisting people by paying the interest on $10000 dollar loans which technically (to the the house holder) makes it an interest free loan. The idea is to make sustainability & subsequent CO2 reduction more achievable. We certainly hope it help but as we all know there are serious challenges confronting the world which will take a hell of a lot more than an interest free loan to reduce human impact & contribution to the extreme weather phenomenon sweeping the Earth. Real change must come from everyone, individuals, family, businesses, Industry & government, everyone. Will we have to wait for extreme weather & the associated disruption to farming & liveelihoods before real action occurs? That may be the case, but plenty of champions around this planet are working overtime to avert such grave consequences. Our aim is motivate & inform people to take …

090721 · Advice · Assessors · Door · Green · Home · Sustainability

Dr. Jack Ahern speaks to the UMass Sustainable Living class about using systems tools to build resilience into urban planning for sustainability.

Resilience · Sustainability

www.mum.edu “If we don’t really take care of ourselves, of our souls, then it doesn’t really matter if we’ve got a planet or not.” Maharishi University students Theresa Golden and Marco Sunseri talk about personal sustainability. At MUM, Consciousness-Based education connects everything you learn to the underlying wholeness of life. So each class becomes relevant, because the knowledge of that subject is connected with your own inner intelligence. You study traditional subjects, but you also systematically cultivate your inner potential developing your creativity and learning ability. Your awareness expands, improving your ability to see the big picture, and to relate to others.Maharishi University of Management (MUM) offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, sciences, business, and humanities. The University is accredited through the doctoral level by the Higher Learning Commission. Founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the University features Consciousness-Based education to develop students’ inner potential. All students and faculty practice the Transcendental Meditation technique, which extensive published research has found boosts learning ability, improves brain functioning, and reduces stress. Maharishi University uses the block system in which each student takes one course at a time. Students report they learn more without the stress of taking 4-5 courses at once. The University has a strong focus on sustainability and natural health, and …

Personal · Sustainability

In a world where “living green” has become the trendy thing to do, sustainability remains a conundrum. Many support it, but who practices it? And just what is it? Students in the Main Campbell Honors Community at Virginia Tech decided to grapple with these questions. The result: Sustain Us, a documentary on sustainable living in the college town of Blacksburg, VA. Part 1 of 4

DOCUMENTARY · Part · Sustain · Sustainability

Grad student, Erin Shroll, has developed a series of Green Roofs for research on site at Oregon State University. The research will help with sustainable living throughout the world.

Green · Roofs · Sustainability