Best #GreenCities: 12 Greenest Cities In The World And Why - #UnityEnvironmentalUniversity (formerly #UnityCollege)

March 6, 2024

"What Makes A City Green?

"What are green cities? A green city is a city that actively works to foster the health and #WellBeing of its people and the #NaturalEnvironment. Often, we look at government policies, community practices, and infrastructure to determine whether a city is 'green' or not.

"However, the greenness of a city actually exists on a spectrum and is multi-faceted. There is no such thing as the greenest city. The greenest cities in the world are those that are doing more to be sustainable when compared to other cities. The greenness of a city includes the following factors and more:

- The availability of #GreenSpaces
- #PublicTransportation options
- #Bikeability
- #RenewableEnergy options
- #CarbonFootprint
- #Recycling programs

"What Makes A University Green?

"An #EcoFriendly city and an eco-friendly university have a lot in common, including #sustainable buildings, #CommunityFarms and #gardens, and #EthicallySourced goods. For Unity Environmental University, an essential part of going green was completely divesting from #FossilFuels and investing in renewable clean energy instead. Ultimately, being a green university is about prioritizing sustainability as a core value and guiding principle for the institution.

"12 Greenest Cities In The World

"#Urban areas around the world are striving to become more environmentally friendly as we continue to grapple with the negative effects of climate change. Many of the world’s greenest cities focus on mitigating those effects by minimizing their carbon footprint, shifting to renewable sources for energy, and improving public transportation. Other cities are taking innovative approaches to integrating green spaces and urban farming.

"This list of the top 12 greenest cities is the result of a holistic review of the most environmentally friendly urban areas in the world. They are not listed in any particular order."

Read more:
https://unity.edu/articles/greenest-cities-in-the-world/

#SolarPunkSunday #GreenCities #UrbanFarming #Gardens #Trees #GreenSpace #GreenerCities

Ethically sourced "spare" human bodies could revolutionize medicine

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113611/ethically-sourced-spare-human-bodies-could-revolutionize-medicine/

#HackerNews #EthicallySourced #Bodies #RevolutionizeMedicine #SpareBodies #MedicalEthics #FutureOfMedicine

#Harvard to release a groundbreaking #AI training dataset comprising nearly one million #publicdomain books, providing a diverse, high-quality, and #ethicallysourced resource for training models in natural language processing and other applications.

https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/0734228/harvard-is-releasing-a-massive-free-ai-training-dataset-funded-by-openai-and-microsoft

I love gemstones but it pains me that so many of them are stolen from all over Africa with labor under inhumane conditions. How do you gem collectors make sure that the gems you collect are ethically sourced? So far I've been avoiding ones from Congo or similar countries with known mining violations

#gemstones #gems #gemCollection #ethicallySourced

#Compartes #chocolate has a very artistic packaging that creatively describes the flavor of each bar. They also sell lots of beautifully decorated #truffles and fruits. But are they a good quality chocolate bar? The answer won't surprise you, I imagine. If you want a fun chocolate bar with a range of flavors, Compartés could be it, but if you want #ethicallysourced and high quality chocolate, perhaps Compartés is not for you.

https://wouldibuythat.com/compartes-whats-behind-the-pretty-packaging/