Making a living in our modern culture usually requires that you participate in the destruction of the world. We can’t go back to Homo hunter-gatherer. Is there another way forward?
There is an another way to make a living that enables you to do what you love and save the world at the same time. I [...]
Hydro-Quebec is a hydroelectric energy producer in Quebec, one of the largest in Canada. For some years now they have been planning the damming of the Romaine River, a river which runs from Northern Quebec to the gulf of the St-Lawrence. The plan would put four major dams along the river, completing destroying the rivers [...]
The Virgin Islands Sustainable Farms Institute (VISFI) was founded six years ago by Georgia native Ben Jones. It’s a place dedicated to building community and creating networks of sustainable agricultural projects, with a focus on nature awareness, permaculture and primitive skills. For those in search of some learning and adventure, VISFI offers internships on their [...]
Toolbox for Sustainable City Living is the title of a new book put out by the Rhizome Collective of Austin, Texas. The book is a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) manual based on their Radical Urban Sustainability Training course (RUST). Scott Kellog recently presented the book at the co-op la Maison Vert in the Notre Dame de Grace [...]
The Light Up The World (LUTW) Foundation has been running officially since 2002. Since it’s conception as a humanitarian aid organization it has provided over 14,000 homes in over 42 countries with safe,afforadable, ecologically sound, highly-efficient lighting through the use of WLED technologies (White Light Emitting Diodes). Their vision is to make ligthing of this [...]
The City of San Francisco is initiating a brilliant new pilot project aimed at integrating Environmental Service Learning(ESLI, or Environmental Service Learning Initiative) into high school curriculums. What could be more important than training the next generation to be stewards of the earth?
Beginning with seven high schools around the city, among them Mission High School [...]
I was amazed at the range of people attracted to the EcoVillage Design Training of Trainers (EDE) course- everyone from business managers to homeowners and parents, to world travelers, teachers and government workers. The truth is, ecological design is no longer a fringe educational option. It’s quickly becoming clear to people that learning how to [...]
What will you do to save our lives and genes, before we must?
We live in an extraordinary time of dramatic change in the face of scientific and technological advances: rapidly accelerating global climate change and the certainty that we will soon run out of oil, the lifeblood of civilization itself. As engineers, architects, businessmen and [...]
Seed-saving is an age-old practice. Before agriculture became an industry, every gardener was responsible for the availability of seed for next years crop.With the advent of genetically modified plants and intense hybridization of seeds being sold by mass producers many of the plants we include in our gardens have no ability to propagate (seedless grapes [...]
In Portland, Oregon, the Healthy Aging Coalition of Multnomah County (HAC) is teaming up with the Multnomah County Aging and Disabilities Services Division and the Multnomah County Health Department to increase the healthiness of young and old alike by bridging the generation gap.
The HAC, a broad grassroots coalition of individuals, non-profits, faith-based organizations, and other [...]
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