Author: ideasforus
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Sierra Club Report Shines Bright on Orlando’s Future
In the most recent Sierra Club Report issued on the Sierra Club’s Ready For 100 campaign, they outlined the 10 new communities that were willing to put forth the effort to commit to one-hundred percent renewable energy. One of the new communities outlined in the report was Orlando, Florida. This was being pushed by the…
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Algae Bloom Crisis in Florida: Let’s Beat the Slime
Algae blooms have been occurring in Florida since the 1500s – when Ponce de León first discovered the Sunshine State. The only thing required for an algae bloom is the right water and wind currents. Normally, a season should only last from October to April. Recently, there have been algae bloom seasons that have lasted…
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What is IDEAS For Us?
IDEAS For Us (IDEAS) began when a group of passionate university students made the choice to stop talking about environmental issues and begin the very difficult work of trying to actually solve them. Founded in June of 2008 at the University of Central Florida (UCF), IDEAS began as a student-led organization called I.D.E.A.S. – an acronym…
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IDEAS For CMC – Nepal Hosts Healthcare Waste Management Workshop
Background In the midst of a limited number of health practitioners, scarce medical training, unsatisfactory logistics and basic social services together with structural and governance problem, the deadly Ebola virus disease struck with large number of mobility and mortality. This amounted to 11,400 infected and 4,800 deaths of Liberians of all ages and gender including…
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IDEAS For US Session Statement for the Commission on the Status of Women
Written statement by IDEAS For US for the sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women Author: Torre Ippolito IDEAS For Us in an international non-governmental organization that is aiming to advance sustainability by helping people, especially the most vulnerable, to create solutions that increase their quality of life, generate profit, and heal…
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IDEAS for Us’ Solutions Fund Spring 2018 Recipients
The Solutions Fund is the international grant-giving branch of IDEAS for Us. We receive applications from leaders and local organizations in communities all around the world – many of them furthest from sustainable development. By choosing the projects with the most impact and suggesting minor adjustments based on expertise, our team then funds these projects…
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Waste Management 2022: Keep Recycling!
Why Recycling is Good for the Environment Waste Management 2022. Why is recycling good for the environment? Is recycling a waste of time? Is recycling a sham? I’ve heard recycling doesn’t work. Why is recycling good for the environment? With today’s world population growth rate, it seems almost impossible to see how recycling and reusing…
