Diana Leafe Christian, author of Finding Community: How to join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community, zeros in on how to find an ecovillage. Once you determine what you want, what are the criteria to explore whether an ecovillage is a good fit/match for you? … [Read more...]
Finding an Ecovillage / Sacred Activism — Love, Grief, and Empowerment (148)
July 3, 2009 by 7 Comments
Finding Opportunity in Peak Oil (128)
September 26, 2008 by 2 Comments
Molly Brown sees Peak Oil as both a challenge and an invitation to create a better world. After awakening to Peak Oil, she explored her own responses -- inner attitude and outer action. Personal changes include creating a vegie garden and bicycling. Noting that individual … [Read more...]
Middle Class Lifeboat – Careers and Life Choices for Staying Afloat (127)
September 20, 2008 by 2 Comments
Paul and Sarah Edwards are authors of a timely book Middle-Class Lifeboat: Careers and Life Choices for Navigating a Changing Economy. In a world of decreasing resources, they ask, how do we financially support ourselves while moving towards sustainable lives? Emphasizing … [Read more...]
An Inside Look at an Emergency Survival Kit (122)
August 10, 2008 by 8 Comments
If an emergency forced you to evacuate your home, would you be prepared? Matthew Stein, author of When Technology Fails, shows what to pack in your 72-hour emergency survival kit — and why. Check out the first aid kits, sleeping bag and space blanket, LED flashlight, … [Read more...]
Advice to Parents and Teens – Preparing for Peak Oil
May 18, 2008 by 9 Comments
As a mom of two teenagers, Deborah Lindsay is deeply concerned about their future. As a peak oil educator, she paints a vivid picture of a post-petroleum world, with an emphasis on preparedness. With teens she talks about career choices and practical life skills. With … [Read more...]
Suburban Permaculture with Janet Barocco and Richard Heinberg
March 11, 2008 by 10 Comments
Tour Janet and Richard's quarter acre for an example of what's possible in suburbia. Their front yard of edible plants also provides habitat for birds and insects. The backyard radiates out from an herb and kitchen garden to vegetable beds and containers; 25 fruit and nut … [Read more...]
Reconnecting with Our Roots – Food for Body and Soul
February 6, 2008 by 2 Comments
Linda Buzzell-Saltzman and Larry Saltzman of Santa Barbara share a love for their garden in more ways than one. Larry is creating a lush food forest and teaches permaculture to promote local food security. Ecotherapist Linda helps people heal their relationship with nature, … [Read more...]
A Sustainability Renaissance Man
December 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Earth needs humans to figure out our shared destiny, says Alan Seid, whose interest is both the outer and inner dimensions of sustainability. Outside there's ecology, social systems and economics (e.g., in permaculture). Inside is the psychological dimension of personal and … [Read more...]
What Can One Person Do?
December 17, 2007 by Leave a Comment
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...]
Climate Change Despair and Empowerment – A Roadshow from “Down Under”
September 20, 2007 by 1 Comment
After summarizing the facts of deepening global climate chaos, New Zealander Kelly Tudhope notes that our psychological response is often overlooked. Feeling powerless, many people stay in denial. But if we acknowledge our feelings, we can find empowerment arising from our … [Read more...]
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