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Designing a Resilient Community

Students participate in project-based learning over several days as they assess their community's ability to respond to crises that threaten both natural and human systems. Then they develop ideas …
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Stories of the Great Turning

Here is a book of stories written by people who decided to act, in their own lives, in response to the challenges of our time, and found their own way to make a difference. They are not stories about celebrities or gurus of the environmental …
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personal responses

The Community Power Report

The Community Power Report has been established with the goal of providing all enthusiasts of community-based renewable power generation and conservation across the world a compact news hub.
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Renewable Energy
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Solar Energy
Wind Energy

Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution

The steady state revolution - navigating the end of economic growth
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Energy
end of growth

Share Spray: A New Way To Do Everything

With creativity, charm, and a bit of fun, Share Spray explores how sharing could transform our lives and neighborhoods.
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sharing economy

Cold, Hungry and in the Dark

What the frack - exploding the myth of the natural gas "100-year supply"

The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors' Toolkit

A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse by Dmitry Orlov

The Art of Hosting: Exploring a Framework for Working with Complexity

This TeleSeminar will explore the Cynefin framework, a model used to help organizations and communities make good decisions and create useful actions especially when working with complexity.
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working with groups
collective decision making
Art of Hosting

Starting a Community Garden

 There are many ways to start a community garden. Whether you're working with friends, neighbors, or a local organization, there are many things you'll want to consider before you ever dig the first hole. This fact sheet is designed to give …
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community gardens

Arguing for Our Lives: A User's Guide to Constructive Dialog

We live in a time when public discourse is more skewed than ever by the propaganda that big money can buy, with trust in the leadership of elected officials at an all-time low. The "news" has degenerated into sensationalist sound bites, …
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environmental messaging
environmental activism
framing messages

How to start a seed library

Imagine if your public library didn't just check out books — but also packets of seeds. Watch this free webinar to learn how to start a seed library! At a seed library, patrons can check out seeds for free. They then grow the fruits and …
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State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?

Every day, we are presented with a range of “sustainable” products and activities—from “green” cleaning supplies to carbon offsets—but with so much labeled as “sustainable,” the term has become …
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State of the World
environmental issues
resilient planet

Eat Up: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Gardens

Soaring prices and concerns about chemical-laden fruits and vegetables increasingly drive us to grow our own healthy food close to home. In cities however, vanishing ground space and contaminated soils spur farmers, activists, and restaurateurs …
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urban agriculture
green roofs
rooftop gardens

Cows Save the Planet

Cows saving the planet? Why not? An idea that sounds preposterous begins to make sense when you take a soil’s-eye view of our current ecological predicament.
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cattle
climate change
carbon sequestration
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VIDEO: Local Entrepreneur Showcase

In this video, New Dream highlights an Entrepreneur Showcase hosted by Seacoast Local in Portsmouth, NH.
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VIDEO: Organizing a Cash Mob

Join New Dream as we visit a cash mob for a local shop in Roanoke, VA.
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Center for a New American Dream

How To Manual for The Gross National Happiness Index

A quick how to guide for using The Gross National Happiness Index for transformation of our economy and society.
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happiness
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Starting a Community Orchard in North Dakota

Community orchards are growing all across America today. These orchards are being established by local organizations looking to beautify their land and grow healthful food for their people.
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Staying Green and Growing Jobs: Green Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance as Career Pathway Stepping Stones

The operations and maintenance of green infrastructure represents a significant opportunity to create entry-level jobs in the green sector for individuals from disadvantaged communities. In the coming years, thousands of new green infrastructure …
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Green jobs

San Francisco: Reclaiming Streets With Innovative Solutions

Tom Radulovich, the executive director of the local non-profit Livable City, describes the recent livable streets achievements in San Francisco as "tactical urbanism" -- using low-cost materials like paint and bollards to reclaim street …
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bike-friendly policies
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Honeycomb Kids

Including more than 300 practical ideas and activities, Honeycomb Kids is a book with two priceless benefits: not only does it help you prepare your children for an uncertain tomorrow, it also helps you shift to a better family life for today.
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Parenting
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