The planet is quickly confronting us with limits to the exploitative, dominator system of the past 5000 years. David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World, and more recently The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, implores us to replace … [Read more...]
San Luis Obispo’s Smart Energy Summit
January 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment
How can localities buy and build local renewable energy generation capacity? Ken Smokoska describes the opportunities afforded by California's Community Choice law AB117. Nick Alter and Aeron Arlin Genet describe the coalition of business, environmental, university, county … [Read more...]
An Urban Developer Goes for the Green
November 30, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Inspired by the book Natural Capital, developer Joe Van Belleghem transforms a toxic site into a green development that's totally backed by the city and community in Victoria, B.C. Conserves energy, water, heat, materials, and shares some with the neighbors. Episode 36. … [Read more...]
The Vancouver Food Policy Council
November 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Vancouver's food charter calls for a "just and sustainable food system." Council member Spring Gillard elaborates on city-wide collaborations to improve access to groceries, waste management, institutional food purchasing, and a goal of 2010 food-producing garden plots by … [Read more...]
An Island Eyes Energy Independence
October 12, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Rita Schenck and Deirdre Grace advocate forming a Vashon Island public utility district to produce electricity locally from renewable resources, starting with an aggressive voluntary conservation program to improve building efficiencies. Check out the Institute for … [Read more...]
Learning from Cuba’s Response to Peak Oil
September 28, 2006 by 1 Comment
Megan Quinn of Community Solution discusses her visit to Cuba, and the movie "The Power of Community." This young woman sees peak oil as an opportunity to create the communities we want, but notes that we must reduce our consumption despite environmentalists' assurances that … [Read more...]
Living within the Natural Economy
June 15, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Brian Weller of Willits Economic LocaLization (WELL) discusses their community's process of building a secure, sustainable future based on RISC: Responsibility, Ingenuity, Security and Community. "When we depend on where we live for our livelihood, then we take care of it." … [Read more...]
Sebastopol: A Town Addresses Energy Decline
June 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment
City councilman Larry Robinson discusses how rising energy prices and availability might affect services like fire, water, wastewater, law enforcement—and the citizen's advisory group starting to address these issues. Episode 19. Watch video | iTunes | … [Read more...]
Womens’ Response to Peak Oil
April 6, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Loretta and Karen O'Brien explore women's emotional responses; concerns for children, family and health; nurturing activities like food-growing and building social networks in community. Episode 11. Watch video | iTunes | … [Read more...]
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