fannie & millie .: handcrafted goodness

Today is Ecological Debt Day. No, it’s not a day to celebrate. Ecological Debt Day marks the point at which humankind has consumed the total amount of new resources that the earth can produce in this calendar year. In other words, any resources used for the rest of the year put us into ecological debt. We are spending more than we make - always a bad idea…. I urge you to click on the above links to learn a little about global ecological overshoot.

some chalk graffiti I found while walking around my neighborhood this week:

Well…? I think it’s hard to answer. According to Wikipedia, the purpose of sustainable design is,

“to produce places, products and services in a way that reduces use of non-renewable resources, minimizes environmental impact, and relates people with the natural environment.”

Okay, so we have a purpose; but we still don’t have a definition of sustainable design. Unfortunately, I don’t have a concise definition, either. I’m writing this post in order to share a few of the “green” blogs I visit regularly. I don’t think any of them claim to have all the answers; I just think we’re all trying to figure out how to stop exceeding our ecological footprint one step at a time.

WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future

Inhabitat: future-forward design for the world you inhabit
Gristmill: The environmental news blog / Grist

Great Green Goods: Green Shopping for the Greater Good

TreeHugger

ecofabulous: sustainable. sexy. stuff

sustainablog