Marcin Gerwin
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May- 2012 -15 May
The Social Factor in Sustainable Architecture
Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy. Photo: Edgar Barany/Flickr I was recently struck by photographs of energy-efficient houses that were…
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May- 2011 -10 May
Democracy Comes to Town
Sopot, Poland On the 6th of May the city council of Sopot in Poland has passed a landmark resolution that…
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Dec- 2010 -16 December
Making Democracy Work
Editor’s note: This is what I like to see, and hope others will emulate: concrete action to bring about organised,…
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Mar- 2010 -23 March
Towards Local Democracy
It’s been more than a year since we’ve started our initiative in Sopot, Poland. It has the same aim as…
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Dec- 2009 -22 December
Introducing the Wondrous CO2 Knob
Upsala Glacier: William L. Stefanov, NASA-JSC It may seem that the Earth has always looked like it does now. It…
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Jul- 2009 -23 July
Phosphorus Matters II – Keeping Phosphorus on Farms
Editor’s Prelude: Peak Phosphorus barely registers alongside it’s more gregarious, attention-getting bigger brother, Peak Oil. Yet, the implications are even…
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Apr- 2009 -26 April
Beyond Peak Oil and Climate Change
A breakthrough Photo: Amehare/Flickr When plants grow they convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates with the help of sunlight. This…
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7 April
The Future of Oil Prices
As Matt Simmons points out: oil is not just another commodity. For industrial societies oil is as basic as food…
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Feb- 2009 -19 February
Rediscovering Democracy
Photo: Korean Resource Center Political and economic systems can be designed just like gardens. We can design them in such…
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6 February
Building a Sustainable Economy
Editor’s note: Marcin’s post is very relevant as the world seeks an alternative to the current disaster of globalisation. Democracy…
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Jan- 2009 -14 January
Phosphorus Matters
Part One: Closing the Phosphorus Cycle Phosphate mine on Nauru island. Currently part of it is reforested. Photo: Jon Harald…
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Nov- 2008 -4 November
The Flaw of Western Economies
by Marcin Gerwin, Sopot, Poland. Marcin graduated with a Ph.D. in political studies, from the University of Gdansk, Poland, with…
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