Think global, act local, globally
Think global, act local, globally. That’s got to be the next step for this broader movement…
Act: Inspiration
Peaches Help Grow Slovenia’s Gift Economy
An amazing initiative happened in Slovenia this summer.
New Tech as a Force Multiplier and Equalizer: Bootstrapping the Alternative Economy
New Tech… explores the untapped potential of an alternative economy to dismantle and supplant the Moloch Capitalism of our current economic arrangement with a federation of cooperatives and networked open-source micro-manufacturing.
Energy Reality: What We’re For
Recognizing that all human economic activity is a subset of nature’seconomy and must not degrade its vitality is the starting point for systemic transformation of the energy system.
Toward an Architecture of Place: Moving Beyond Iconic to Extraordinary
We all realize that a “sense of place” is of fundamental value to people everywhere — in every city, every town, every neighborhood, and every culture, for all ages.
The hour is darkest just before dawn: crisis as opportunity
As I look back from the year 2033, I would like to be able to tell you that the transition to our low-carbon society was smooth and rational. I would like to be able to tell you that, as a democracy, we shaped our nation with sensible, evidence-based decisions, and built a just and sustainable world through intelligent planning and bold leadership.
A struggle for sacred land: the case of Wirikuta
For the moment, the Wixáritari believe that they are winning the fight for the hearts and minds of Mexicans and that public opinion is turning against international mining companies.
The flight to the ephemeral
The unavoidable tradeoff between efficiency and resilience can be understood easily enough by considering an ordinary bridge. All bridges these days have vastly more structural strength than they need in order to support their ordinary load of traffic. This is inefficient, to be sure, but it makes the bridges resilient; they can withstand high winds, unusually heavy loads, deferred maintenance, and other challenges without collapsing.
Bikenomics: Bike Lanes on Main Street
Studies of the effects of bicycling on retail are still coming in, but they produce nearly unanimous results. One fact is clear: People who ride bicycles spend money.
A farm beyond food
Sutton Community Farm in London, England is the city’s largest arable community farm.
Climate After Growth: Why Environmentalists Must Embrace Post-Growth Economics & Community Resilience
In this provocative paper, PCI Executive Director Asher Miller and Transition Movement Founder (and PCI Fellow) Rob Hopkins make a convincing case for why the environmental community must embrace post-growth economics and community resilience in their efforts to address the climate crisis.
A Decade after the Take: Inside Argentina’s Worker Owned Factories
In Argentina, worker ownership requires trust against all odds.
