We just got back from the 2013 SXSW Eco conference, the third-annual Austin, Texas, meeting of movers and shakers in the environmental movement. We helped wrangle the event’s food waste to the compost heap as SXSW Eco’s official Food & Waste Education Partner, and our own Jeremy Kranowitz and Gray Peckham took part in a panel discussion about Program-Related Investments.
We also gathered lots of ideas for upcoming articles, but in the meantime, here’s a crowdsourced look at the conference via Twitter. Scroll down for the best quotes, questions, and did-you-knows around food and fuel issues from the event.
90% of methane from landfills comes from rotting food. Composting can help curb that number. #USFoodWaste #SXSWEco
— Leland Strott (@lelandstrott) October 7, 2013
Think supermarkets are a big source of #foodwaste? Actually, 5x as much food is wasted in the home than in stores. #whoa #SXSWEco
— Jenny Tang (@tang_jenny) October 7, 2013
1 in 3 bites of food we take is pollinated by a #bee! Wow! #SXSWEco
— Amy Huva (@AmyHuva) October 9, 2013
I vote the environment #becauseilove bike commuting #aclfest via @patagonia pic.twitter.com/RgI7mDQO
— voteenviro (@voteenviro) October 18, 2012
#foodwaste tip: toast stale tortilla chips for 2 min to “unstale” them. @dgunders #SXSWEco
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 7, 2013
Terry Kellogg: Only 1% of charitable giving goes to environmental causes. #SXSWEco @1PercentFTP
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 8, 2013
We can't deny next billions access to prosperity & modernity. We can't survive powered by fossil fuel. Tech is the answer. #sxsweco @TheBTI
— rachelbarge (@rachelbarge) October 5, 2012
Ron Finley: We are all gardeners. It's in our DNA. #SXSWEco
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 7, 2013
Is there any better way to travel to a #SXSWEco pre-party than to drive there in a @car2goAustin? @cleanweb @ATI_UT pic.twitter.com/NvPYuFSVD1
— Joseph Kopser (@JosephKopser) October 7, 2013
Is food scarcity an actual problem or is food distribution the problem? #sxsweco
— Jordan Howard (@JayyH) October 9, 2013
Daniel Katz @OverbrookFnd introduces The Council for 16,000 & asks, “Where do we want to be in the next 40 years?” Great question! #SXSWEco
— Ensia (@ensiamedia) October 8, 2013
30-40% of all agricultural production comes from peak non-renewable water. - Peter Gleick #SXSWeco
— TriplePundit.com (@triplepundit) October 8, 2013
Tezozomoc: “For every 20 new houses, let's put a garden in” @tezozomoc #SXSWEco @nrdc
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 8, 2013
Huge opportunities to move more money to environmental startups through #PRI (Program-Related Investments) #SXSWEco
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 8, 2013
#bike curious? The US Bike Lane Boom shows cities are now committed. http://t.co/ur6CHiy3rz #sxsweco #cycling
— TriplePundit.com (@triplepundit) October 9, 2013
@RevYearwood: “This generation is not fighting for equality; we're fighting for existence” #SXSWEco
— Sustainable America (@foodfuelfuture) October 9, 2013
Food recycling? Jason Clay proposes converting food waste into nutrients that can be used later in 3D printing- #SXSWEco
— On Balance (@BalanceWWF) October 9, 2013
Ronda Rutledge: Sustainable food activists & environmentalists used to be on different paths. “Everyone is in the same room now.” #SXSWEco
— Forrest Wilder (@Forrest4Trees) October 9, 2013
Rutledge suggests that looking to “old ways” makes more sense than looking for “new ways”… e.g. giving food away to neighbors. #SXSWEco
— Forrest Wilder (@Forrest4Trees) October 9, 2013
Recurring #SXSWEco theme: Getting neighbors, networks & communities to share resources, discourage redundancy. Food, stuff, tools #SXSWEco
— Kit O'Connell (@KitOConnell) October 9, 2013
Sometimes being courageous is not convenient … So what? Be courageous anyway. @obeygiant #SXSWEco
— Katherine Collins (@honeybeecap) October 8, 2013
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