If you enjoyed Sally Lovell's over-the-top treatise on her electric bike (episode 40), she's back, telling us other ways one person can make a difference — from fresh water to humanure. Her focus on water includes educating herself on where it comes from, effects of … [Read more...]
Affordable Homes Forever – OPAL Community Land Trust
December 14, 2007 by 1 Comment
This land trust is creating permanently affordable homes amidst increasingly-expensive real estate on beautiful Orcas Island, Washington. Co-founder Michael Sky explains how they provide 99-year leases on the homes built on land trust property. Restrictions limiting the … [Read more...]
Making Way for Bikes
December 11, 2007 by 2 Comments
City Councilor Scott Walker of Port Townsend, Washington is working to build a walkable, bikeable community where the car is not essential. As a result, the town has designated many undeveloped streets and "connectors" as non-motorized routes. He says, "Build safe, … [Read more...]
How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House?
December 2, 2007 by 6 Comments
In summer 2006 Judy Alexander embarked on an experiment to see how much food she could grow, and how many neighbors could benefit, from the garden around her house. Check out her homegrown rainwater collection and irrigation system — watering her 60+ edible crops. Meet the … [Read more...]
A Cutting-Edge Architect’s Eco-Friendly Home
November 27, 2007 by 1 Comment
As an organizer in the American Institute of Architects, Chris Stafford has long promoted sustainable design. As a natural builder, he worked with straw bale and clay in Greece and Saudi Arabia. For his Port Townsend home, he considered site, size, materials and energy. The … [Read more...]
Energetic Students Empower Cal Poly
November 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The future's environmental leaders are here now! Student leader Tylor Middlestadt recounts how Empower Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA) is bringing students to the table--with staff, faculty, and local communities -- to shape a greener future. Students successfully pushed for … [Read more...]
Creating the Impossible – O.U.R. Ecovillage
November 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
O.U.R. stands for "One United Resource," expressing how interdependence and inclusion undergird this 25 acre demonstration sustainable community on Vancouver Island. This model ecovillage comprises natural buildings, a school, long- and short-term residences, extensive … [Read more...]
Practical Tools to Grow an Intentional Community
November 6, 2007 by 1 Comment
Communities Magazine editor Diana Leafe Christian concisely spells out what the successful 10% of intentional communities do: common vision and purpose, fair participatory decision-making, clear agreements in writing, good balance of right and left-brain knowledge, methods … [Read more...]
People-Centered Developments for Reduced-Energy Living
November 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Developer Steven Ribeiro is re-creating traditional towns, that put "waste" resources to good use. A mixed-use three-story building augments power from its solar panels (which provide shade and collect rainwater) with a tugboat engine (running on local biodiesel), using … [Read more...]
A No-Nonsense Look at Climate Change and Petrocollapse
October 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Former energy analyst Jan Lundberg opens by singing "Have A Global Warming Day" and closes with "The Depaver's Song." In between is an unabashed look at climate distortion, peak oil, and declining ecosystems, all bringing a necessary collapse of our "pigging out" economy. He … [Read more...]
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