Super Bowl 50 Asks Consumers to “Play Your Part”

Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:30

The Super Bowl is undeniably America's biggest sporting event of the year. In fact, last year's game pulled in 114.4 million viewers – the most watched show in U.S. history. And large brands have never shied away from spending big dollars on advertising during the game – spending upwards of $4.5 million for a 30-second commercial. Yet, for the first time Super Bowl organizers are taking this captive audience to create a force for good, asking consumers to play a part in making the event the "most healthy, sustainable, shared, and socially responsible Super Bowl ever."

How Millennials Think About Money and Investing

Thu, 02/11/2016 - 09:25

This article is written by millennial who is also financial profession trying to help her generation understand money and investing better

Millennials: A Generation Forging a New Economic Path

Thu, 02/04/2016 - 09:10

Learn how Millennials are Forging a New Economic Path

In the Wake of Development

Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:00

The Dawn of a New Era

Thu, 03/17/2016 - 10:00

Little Buffalo, a town of 500 people in Alberta, is at the forefront of multiple environmental justice battles: it has been polluted by oil spills and damaged by tar sands mining, but it is also pushing to move beyond fossil fuels and towards renewable energy.

Making Homelessness Rare, Brief and One-Time

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 10:00

The homelessness crisis in Seattle, Washington, defies the city’s reputation as an economic engine of the Pacific Northwest.

The Reality of a Fair Wage

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 09:00

The minimum wage in the United States has stagnated since the 1960s and does not provide enough income for working families.

Canary in the Coal Mine

Mon, 03/07/2016 - 09:00

From the coal mines of Appalachia to the tar sands sites of Alberta, Canada, the fossil fuel industry has left a catastrophic swathe of destruction in its wake.

The Habitat of Humanity

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 09:00

Since the Industrial Revolution, Western society has radically altered the natural environment. We pump carbon into the atmosphere and dump toxins into the seas.

Equity and the Living Building Challenge

Mon, 02/29/2016 - 09:00

An essential part of building living communities isn’t just designing housing units with a low environmental impact, but making those housing units affordable for the communities they’re in.