Sustainable Living Masters-MUM

11/17/2014

MUM alumnus Josef Biechler completed his studies in the Sustainable Living program in February 2013 and headed to Costa Rica to manage the composting systems for Finca Luna Nueva, an organic farming operation and eco lodge co-owned by Tom Newmark.

11/17/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BakP-DaRRHI

11/03/2014

A U.N. panel of scientists warned that only an unprecedented global effort to slash emissions will prevent temperatures from crossing a threshold that could trigger dangerous disruptions worldwide.

11/02/2014

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-29/while-you-were-getting-worked-up-over-oil-prices-this-just-happened-to-solar.html

Gone are the days when solar panels were an exotic plaything of Earth-loving rich people. Solar may be cheaper than average electricity-bill prices in 47 U.S. states -- in 2016.

10/23/2014

What is leadership? "Taking responsibility for others to achieve purpose in the face of uncertainty." --Marshall Ganz Leaders enable others to lead, creating self-perpetuating movements.

Have you heard of Rhize? Attended a fantastic "Movement Building 101" workshop taught by founder and executive director Erin Mazursky in at the Centre for Social Innovation. Change makers, check it out!

rhize
http://rhize.org/

Rhize

10/17/2014

Great footage of the Sustainable Living building by alumna Patrick Spahr! This is where the grad program academics will take place. Come visit to feel what it's like--this is a remarkable, one of a kind building.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC-fAOp2uyA&feature=youtu.be

The most advanced, sustainable building in the world. This building uses no fossil fuel energy and it produces more energy than it consumes. The building not...

10/13/2014

MUM offers a variety of undergraduate and masters programs. The newly launched David Lynch MA in Film precedes the launch of our program by two years. We expect to launch alongside an MFA in Writing.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/local/kyle-munson/2014/10/11/17097593/

The David Lynch MA in Film at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield and Vedic City began a year ago. The second year of the "Twin Peaks" filmmaker-focused curriculum is underway.

09/30/2014

Have you heard of SRI? Jim Carey planted a small but productive SRI plot with department agriculture expert Professor Thimaiah last May.

SRI is a method intended to be adapted by farmers to their local conditions. SRI increases yields, reduces water and seed requirements, and does not require the purchase of inputs or seeds. It's based in the principle that healthy root systems in healthy aerobic soil lead to better yields.


http://www.betterufoundation.org/what-is-sri/

� SRI is considered as a methodology rather than as a technology �since it consists of concepts and practices to be� adapted by farmers to their local conditions �for best results.

09/26/2014

Happy Friday! Cheers to economic diversity & resilience.



http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiegilbert/2014/09/22/why-local-currencies-could-be-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s-and-why-it-matters/

California recently passed an amendment to make the use of alternative currencies easier, and New York may soon make a similar move. Don’t make the...

09/24/2014

Assessment is an important part of sustainability! Metrics allow urban farms to demonstrate their worth.

What aspect of sustainability would you like to see assessed?



http://torontoist.com/2014/09/public-works-proving-urban-agricultures-worth/

Public Works looks at public space, urban design, and city-building innovations from around the world, and considers what Toronto might learn from...

09/23/2014

"Germany’s relentless push into renewable energy has implications far beyond its shores. By creating huge demand for wind turbines and especially for solar panels, it has helped lure big Chinese manufacturers into the market, and that combination is driving down costs faster than almost anyone thought possible just a few years ago. . . .

But it is becoming clear that the transformation, if plausible, will be wrenching. Some experts say the electricity business is entering a period of turmoil beyond anything in its 130-year history, a disruption potentially as great as those that have remade the airlines, the music industry and the telephone business."



http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/science/earth/sun-and-wind-alter-german-landscape-leaving-utilities-behind.html?smid=fb-share

Electric utility executives all over the world are watching nervously as technologies they once dismissed as irrelevant begin to threaten their...

09/22/2014

Sorry about the hiatus folks! What interesting news we've had the past couple of weeks! is a major theme, with the Climate Action March happening in NYC.

We always want to know--What do you think?



http://grist.org/news/we-fixed-the-ozone-layer-can-we-fix-the-climate/

With the ozone layer on the mend, there's proof that international cooperation can work. But the climate is a different can of worms.