Digging Deep with Paul Hawken
Paul Hawken on his path from civil rights activist to environmental champion to gardening guru, and what it will to take to make real social change.
Act: Inspiration
Slow Money & the new Beetcoin
We need to learn how to earn, save and invest a new kind of coin. Consider BEETCOIN.
Introducing the Scottish Community Empowerment Bill…
The Community Empowerment Bill needs to be seen as part of a wider portfolio of measures designed to invest local people with more resource and opportunities to have greater control over their communities
Pedalling the way to cleaner food
In keeping with the Dutch traditions of cycling and pragmatism, an off-the-grid, solar-powered, cargo e-trikes logistical delivery service has been born.
Priorities in Port-au-Prince: Iron Market Sparks Regeneration
Rebuilding the market was a top priority not only because of its vital role in the local economy, but also because of its symbolic value—representing the strength and resilience of the community.
6 Ways Americans Voted Against Corporate Power in the Most Expensive Midterm Elections Ever
Deep breaths, everyone. The midterm election didn’t exactly go how many people hoped…Here are six local elections that got us excited.
The Local Food Challenge wind up
Being a local relational eater in a consumerist world takes courage and commitment. A lot of it.
Putting Jam in the Doughnut
The beauty of the Transition movement is that it is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
Wild Carbon
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act, so I thought I’d add a carbon perspective to the debate: Is there a role for wilderness in the twenty-first century?
Slow Food Movement Growing Fast
What is good, clean and fair, and doesn’t cost the Earth? The answer is ‘Slow Food’, according to a growing number of people worldwide.
The Power of a Plan B
When Hay on Wye was threatened with a new supermarket in what appeared to be a cosy done deal between the local authority and a developer, a group of local people responded with a ‘Plan B For Hay’, bringing together architects, lawyers, designers and campaigners to create an alternative, viable, more popular scheme.
Finding McIntosh
Trees are one way of investing in the future, so lets make our great grandkids proud and leave them something positive to remember us by.
