Sustainable Now

The non-profit Sustainable Now is a prototype program designed to accelerate the widespread use of sustainable environmental and economic practices throughout the United States. Using western North Carolina as the model region, Sustainable Now combines independently produced broadcast media, internet technology and live events to reach a broad spectrum of the regional community.

This Sustainable Now website, developed in cooperation with the Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), is designed to enable individuals and communities to put the principles of sustainability into practice. As a deep-content interactive portal, it provides practical, local information to facilitate the sustainable use of energy, water, transportation and more. While certain information such as the site's searchable database of suppliers and products is specific to the model region of western North Carolina, much of the content is useful to households and businesses everywhere. The site is designed to be easily replicated within any political, economic or bio region. Sustainable Now will continue to develop this interactive tool as a model resource for ideas, information, products and services for sustainable living. As funding permits, we will expand the searchable database to provide additional information on energy, water, and transportation (now under development) as well as green building and sustainable agriculture sections. We will also expand the site to include downloadable how-to videos, a gallery of sustainable homes and a guide to "sustainability tourism" in the model western North Carolina region.

Thank you for your interest in our work, and special thanks to our sponsors and supporters.

Founder, Ian Booth