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Ruling by Little-Known Federal Agency Paves Way for Communities to Say No to Oil-by-Rail

December 15, 2020October 3, 2016 by Justin Mikulka

The community of Benicia, [California,] in the crosshairs of history, made one of those decisions that will make a difference for the country. They stood up and said the safety of our communities matters.”

Categories Act: Inspiration, Energy Tags building resilient communities, environmental effects of fossil fuel extraction, oil-by-rail Leave a comment

Farmers’ Markets Play a Vital Role in America’s Changing Economy

December 15, 2020October 3, 2016 by Daniel Matthews

Drive across America today, and there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to see more of: farmers’ markets.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Food & Water Tags building resilient food systems, farmers' markets 1 Comment

How Communities are using Direct Democracy to Shape City Budgets

December 15, 2020October 3, 2016 by Brandon Jourdan

“Participatory budgeting is a great process for bringing more voices to the table and providing a more equitable space for those voices to be heard,”…

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags building resilient communities, direct democracy, new economy, participatory budgeting Leave a comment

The Small Moments of the Early Morning

December 15, 2020October 3, 2016 by Brian Miller

 Brian tells the story of one early morning on the farm.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Food & Water Tags building resilient food systems, mixed small-scale farming Leave a comment

Making Streets More Friendly in St. Paul, MN

December 15, 2020September 30, 2016 by Jay Walljasper

The Friendly Streets Initiative grew out of a group of volunteers working with various neighborhood organizations to make biking and walking safer in St. Paul.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Society Tags community engagement, Placemaking, road safety Leave a comment

Six Steps Back to the Land

December 15, 2020September 30, 2016 by Patrick Holden

I am a great fan of Colin Tudge, not least because he is an original thinker, as amply demonstrated in his latest book, Six Steps Back to the Land.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Food & Water Tags agro-ecology, building resilient food systems, small-scale farming Leave a comment

The Most Important and Misleading Assumption in the World

December 15, 2020September 30, 2016 by Carey W. King

Why should we make policy using economic models that don’t reflect what should be obvious to a third-grader?

Categories Act: Inspiration, Energy Tags climate change response scenarios, economic growth, economic models, energy transition Leave a comment

Beyond Rhetoric – What Does the “Just Transition” Mean for DAPL?

December 15, 2020September 30, 2016 by Emily Williams

Rather than plummeting these economies into a permanent bust…we need to think about how to plan a transition with these workers at the decision-making table…

Categories Act: Inspiration, Society Tags climate justice, economic justice, energy transition, indigenous social movements Leave a comment

The Practical Guide to Starting a Legal Cafe is Now Available

December 15, 2020September 28, 2016 by Cameron Rhudy

In the guide you will learn how to get the basics of your Legal Cafe in place and how to create that unique Legal Cafe experience.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags building resilient communities, building resilient economies, sharing economy legal resources Leave a comment

WIR Currency – Reinventing Social Exchange

December 15, 2020September 28, 2016 by James Stodder

The Swiss WIR (“We” in German) is the longest surviving social or community currency, sometimes called a complementary currency.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags Alternative Currencies, complementary currencies, gift economy, local currencies 1 Comment

Agroecology as a Tool for Liberation: Transforming Industrial Agribusiness in El Salvador

December 15, 2020September 28, 2016 by Beverly Bell

We say that every square meter of land that is worked with agro-ecology is a liberated square meter.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Food & Water Tags building resilient food systems, food sovereignty, peasant agrarian politics Leave a comment

Dark Age America: Review

December 15, 2020September 28, 2016 by Mary Wildfire

John Michael Greer’s latest nonfiction book looks at the likely trajectory for North America over the next five centuries.

Categories Act: Inspiration, Society Tags building resilient communities, collapse of industrial civilization Leave a comment
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