Call to Action: Reclaim the Climate Movement (Australia)
…I won’t be marching this weekend. I’ll be taking action instead.
Act: Inspiration
There’s a lot more to Transition than community gardens
There is little mindfulness about how the way in which we communicate our message comes across to people beyond the bubble.
New Urban Ag Study Touts Potential of Small Cities
To see beyond the hype to urban agriculture’s true potential to meet the growing need for healthy food in cities, a recent study published by IOPScience looked at how much food (specifically vegetables) the world’s “urban clusters” could actually produce.
Living the New Economy in Jamaica Plain
Chuck tells all on making the new economy real, bridging race and class divides, and more.
How Residents of a Rural New Mexico County Fought the Fracking Barons and Won—For Now
“Querencia,” as it is used in the ordinance, means both a respect and love of place, and a safe haven from which one draws strength.
Ebola as a game-changer
In crises, anxiety focuses attention. I am continuing to focus on the growing Ebola epidemic, which has no real restraints to keep it from becoming a global pandemic.
Block Power
Genuine communities place members in a circle of support rather than in a pyramid powered by interpersonal competition for external rewards.
Making markets mainstream
For most small-scale farmers and producers, the local farmers’ market is the engine of their business.
Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms
ALBA is one of a growing number of “incubator farms” across the United States dedicated to training the next generation of farmers.
Demands for the People’s Climate March and Beyond: Introducing the Pledge To Mobilize
The lack of demands at the People’s Climate March is a golden opportunity. We, the marchers, will determine the demands.
Mass. Judge Proclaims Climate Urgency in Ruling that Frees Lobster Boat Blockade Activists
A pair of climate activists prepared to invoke climate change as their defense were spared the effort Monday when the prosecuting district attorney did it for them.
Power Hungry
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as a ‘big thinker’ when it comes to energy. But in his country’s case, could thinking big be a huge mistake?
