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Brazil's Largest City Takes on Transition


What is it about transition that is so cool? Well partially it's the attitude. As Isabela Menezes of Transition Granja Viana says in the video, “It's spreading with such speed primarily because it's a positive movement. A movement which brings sadness and suffering isn't sustainable.” It's a simple idea, but it's so powerful, so true. People are sick of hearing about how hopeless and awful the future is, they're tired of being told that corporations control their lives – they know all that already.


Bike revolutions - May23

•Bike Sharing Prepares to Get its World Rocked •Social Bicycles …

Thinking of starting a Transition Initiative?

Are you thinking about starting a new Transition initiative in your town, …

The Politics of Time's Shape

To begin with, it’s important to recognize that no fixed rule sets …

The Poisoned Chalice: Genetic Heritage, Future Demise

During the Pleistocene evolution favored those humans who left the most …

Making an Iota of Difference

So, sustainable communities, to me, means keeping out of the way of things …

Deep thought - May 20

• Some of My Best Friends Are Germs • Bye-Bye Baby Boomers …

The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates

Cycling is a great example of an EcoOptimistic solution, as I’ve …