Measuring Compostability in Bioplastics
On Friday, September 4th, 2020 the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation Team in collaboration with Hard Core Compost initiated a bioplastic experiment at their compost facilities located on Shaffer Rd in…
Creating a regionwide ADU assistance organization
Sustainable Systems Research Foundation2861 Mission St., Suite 247Santa Cruz, CA 95060April 13, 2021Dear Friends and Colleagues,Accessory Dwelling Units represent a viable strategy for providing affordable housing in the Monterey Bay…
Read the latest SSRF’s Publication “A Political Analysis of Microgrids & California’s Over-the-Fence Rule.” Click below:
Read the latest SSRF's Publication "A Political Analysis of Microgrids & California’s Over-the-Fence Rule"
W(h)ither California & the Nation? A Conversation with State Senator John Laird
Radio Show #37, January 24, 2021: Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with newly-elected California State Senator John Laird, to talk about energy, resources, environment and politics, in the…
“To Say Nothing of the Dog”* Understanding connections between culture and nature in environmental art
Radio Show #36, January 10, 2021: Hear Jeffrey Downing, Professor of Art at San Francisco State University and Artist-in-Residence at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art talk about how his…
Are we Becoming “Plastic People of the Universe” Or, What does “compostable” really mean?
Radio Show #35, December 27, 2020: As you may have read in a number of places, not only is the ocean full of plastic, we are literally living in an…
Short-term Consulting opportunity
Solar Analyst to work on End Poverty in California with (EPICS) Solar project Robert Stayton and SSRF are seeking a highly-motivated consultant to work on development of an EPICS proposal…
Environmental Justice through Building Green, Healthy and Sustainable Communities
Radio Show #34: Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 13th, 5-6 PM Join Host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Darryl Molina Sarmiento, Executive Director for Communities for a Better Environment, a…
Permaculture & Regenerative Agriculture on a Small Farm
Sustainability Now! November 29: Ronnie Lipschutz and Dave Blume of Blume Distillation go on a walking interview and tour of Whiskey Hill Farm, its permaculture and regenerative agriculture practices and…