Reaching for one planet living – shared spaces
So how could shared spaces, and shared facilities work in the developed world where we have become accustomed to private spaces, and having ownership of almost everything we use?
Caroline Scott
Sunshine, wind, tides and worldwatts
Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons is a valuable primer on the physics of renewable energy, but isn’t a lot of help in establishing whether or not the existing world economy can be successfully transitioned to zero-carbon energy.
Why The Climate Emergency is now The Methane Emergency
To slow warming we must keep our focus on cutting CO2 but now also focus intensely on the shorter lived, far more potent gases such as methane.
Acquisition-conversion: the promising new strategy for scaling worker ownership
After spending more than a decade building new ventures, the Evergreen Cooperatives have started pursuing a new answer to the long-running question of how to expand the co-op sector — co-op conversions.
The American Alley, Part 2: Origins of the American Alley
Understanding the alley’s past reveals it for what it is today: a hidden resource for making our cities stronger and more prosperous.
The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows
Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom.
Large-tired and tested: how Europe’s cargo bike roll-out is delivering
Across Europe, as cities get to grips with road congestion, air pollution and meeting climate targets, the manual and electric cargo bike is rapidly delivering.
A vision from the future
We still cheer for Costa Rica when we take on mighty Brazil in the Copa America, but that is the joy of life, that we can indulge in partisan loyalties while knowing that we share in this larger family, this place in my heart, this hope of my great grandchildren: this one united Earth.
Tribes Get Creative in Teaching Tradition and Community
Today, Native nations are creating vibrant children’s programs, using the most up-to-date and culturally appropriate means to keep their youngsters involved in tradition and community—while still ensuring their safety in these dangerous pandemic times.
Conspiracy theories aside, there is something fishy about the Great Reset
The idea of stakeholder capitalism and multi-stakeholder partnerships might sound warm and fuzzy, until we dig deeper and realise that this actually means giving corporations more power over society, and democratic institutions less.
The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications
When the current IPCC report was first released, the UN Secretary General described it as a “code red for humanity,” and called for decisive action.
Lessons from Afghanistan
The Americans failed at ‘nation-building’ because they spent all the money on the military. The British delusions of being an independent ‘global’ power have been shown up for what they are. And the people who pay the price for this are the Afghanis, still living in one of the poorest states in the world.
