Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
“Native foods have been in this region for thousands of years,” said Segrest. “That’s what people are craving—more than carbohydrates and protein. They want a connection with food, with the environment, with community. These foods help us remember who we are.”
What we have now is the McDonald’s of democracy.
In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoid runaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy.
The Roadless Trip had a standing ovation when it premiered at the Centre for Alternative Technology in north Wales. Woods’ work is a radical form of theatre, partly influenced by the Brazilian Augusto Boal, which uses film, story and research…
Recently I been seeing something with my own eyes I haven’t seen for thirty years, other than on a television – gas lines.
We called it Sandy, and it came to tell us we should have listened harder when the first, second, and third disasters showed up.
Social entrepreneurship, if done properly, creates, fosters, and grows communities with new opportunities which were never within their reach before.
Can big cities like New York or Washington protect against storm surge and rising seas?
Many indigenous territories have tremendous wind, solar, biomass and geothermal resources, and there are varying opinions as to whether energy-related climate change mitigation activities are having a positive or negative impact on local and indigenous communities.
Meanwhile, a grassroots network of community-run relief stations and free kitchens has sprung up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The response began small and grew rapidly.
Traveling the world’s great bicycle cities, I fell in love with cycling. The ease, safety, convenience… (dreamy sigh) But as my six-month love affair came to an end, I began to realize the reason for my infatuation: cities like those in Denmark and Holland simply make themselves lovable. They don’t just build cycle tracks; they inject fun, whimsy, compassion, and even romance into cycling.
There is no doubt in my mind about the potential power of markets and business to be a positive force for change. There are, in the world of business some very smart and passionate people with enormous capacity to help society move forward. We have not yet seen that potential realised, but I know it is still there – waiting for its moment.
