If you are mainly looking for ecological information, you will find the environmental organizations and networks listed in our Reference Section to be very helpful. There have been discussion on the creation of an Institute for Sustainable Development in the central Minnesota area. If you are involved with a similar organization, we would like to hear from you. This page will always be considered under construction so keep checking back to see what has changed.
Sustainability is the act of living sustainably, at an individual level and as a society.
The general idea is that our actions cannot jeopardize the ability of future generations to meet their needs. To live a sustainable lifestyle, one must always try to be aware of the consequences of their actions since they are but a part of an interdependant web. If an activity is sustainable, it can go on forever without compromising the ability of future generations to lead a quality life. Since the act of determining if an act is sustainable is always based on the information at hand, we must continually reevaluate our actions. When applied to all the actions of our lives, the term sustainability gives form to labels such as sustainable agriculture, sustainable economics, sustainable energy, sustainable transportation, etc.