Sustainability Salon

Sustainability Salon A monthly environmental education event, now usually on Zoom but some months in-person in Pittsburgh.

Looking forward to tomorrow's Sustainability Salon on Human Migration! It'll be on Zoom, so you can join in from anywher...
07/25/2026

Looking forward to tomorrow's Sustainability Salon on Human Migration! It'll be on Zoom, so you can join in from anywhere!

Migrants trying to enter Europe in 2017 (Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) People have always moved from one p...

The next Sustainability Salon will be on Human Migration. Join us (on Zoom) to learn about causes, implications, and wh...
07/19/2026

The next Sustainability Salon will be on Human Migration. Join us (on Zoom) to learn about causes, implications, and what you can do to help.

Migrants trying to enter Europe in 2017 (Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) People have always moved from one p...

Looking forward to this afternoon's virtual Sustainability Salon! What's in store for Braddock if Nippon Steel gets its...
06/14/2026

Looking forward to this afternoon's virtual Sustainability Salon! What's in store for Braddock if Nippon Steel gets its way?

Edgar Thomson Works (as it is now) in Braddock, PA. Photo by ...

This Sunday's Sustainability Salon will be on Food ('cause it's springtime!), and in particular the landscape for farm w...
05/21/2026

This Sunday's Sustainability Salon will be on Food ('cause it's springtime!), and in particular the landscape for farm workers and how that has changed under the current regime. Also, some fascinating food history!

For the 172nd Sustainability Salon, we'll return to our annual Food feature, with conversations about many aspects of food, from who grows...

Did I mention that we'll be talking about closing the nutrient loop at Sunday's Sustainability Salon? Join us! (on Zoo...
04/11/2026

Did I mention that we'll be talking about closing the nutrient loop at Sunday's Sustainability Salon? Join us! (on Zoom)

Anaerobic biodigesters run by the Municipal Authority of Hermitage, PA since 2013. Happy Earth Month! Global population is on track to p...

The next Sustainability Salon will be Data Centers (Part II), on Sunday the 22nd. There's so much going on with data ce...
03/15/2026

The next Sustainability Salon will be Data Centers (Part II), on Sunday the 22nd. There's so much going on with data centers that we couldn't fit it into one salon (or even two)!

Is this our future? (cropped from Cbrasil0, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Artificial intelligence is increasingly present in ou...

So. Much. Happening. Taking a breather... next weekend's Sustainability Salon will be informal discussion.
02/15/2026

So. Much. Happening. Taking a breather... next weekend's Sustainability Salon will be informal discussion.

Photo by Brotin Biswas, via pexels.com From the EPA's recent repeal of the Endangerment Finding to killings and kidnappings around the coun...

The January Sustainability Salon is taking shape! We'll look at ways to speak out and weigh in on policy issues (includ...
01/18/2026

The January Sustainability Salon is taking shape! We'll look at ways to speak out and weigh in on policy issues (including how Pittsburgh treats its woodlands) with letters and public comment. We'll learn how and why to use personal experience, city ordinances, the state constitution, and case law to make our points to the people in power. Join us on Zoom!

Most folks have opinions about what our governments do, and how. Getting out onto the streets is sometimes necessary (like now!), and has c...

The December Sustainability Salon is taking shape! Once again, we'll tackle consumerism as folks head into the holidays...
12/06/2025

The December Sustainability Salon is taking shape! Once again, we'll tackle consumerism as folks head into the holidays -- with the hope that we'll buy less, and when we do buy, purchase things that are more local, handmade, useful, ethical, and sustainable.

Most Decembers, we talk about the general topic of consumerism -- with the goal of sending people forth into the holiday season to buy less ...

What's the buzz about AI and the data centers behind it? Lots! There's the energy use, most of which seems to be fossi...
11/19/2025

What's the buzz about AI and the data centers behind it? Lots! There's the energy use, most of which seems to be fossil carbon; the massive water loss and contamination, at the data centers themselves and upstream in energy generation and component sourcing; the economic impacts (negative for most people); and the regulatory capture. The next Sustainability Salon will take a look at the nitty gritty with several experts.

Is this our future? (cropped from Cbrasil0, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Artificial intelligence is increasingly present in our ...

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