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Confessions of a Permaculture Aid Worker, Episode 4: Heading to Vietnam
Indigenous minority Vietnamese worship the sacred, big old trees of the forest Photograph © copyright Craig Mackintosh ‘Confessions of a…
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Carbon Trading Under Scrutiny
People for or against carbon trading would do well to download and read these two excellent new publications There are…
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Chicago’s $1.3 Million Experiment in Democracy
For the first time in the U.S., the city’s 49th Ward lets taxpayers directly decide how public money is spent.…
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The Tragedy of Suburbia
James Howard Kunstler takes an insightful and often hilarious look at the stupidity of contemporary big-box urban ‘design’, and looks…
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Reclaiming the Streets
Editor’s Note: This is an important topic. In addition to the post below, check out this great video talk. by…
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Letters from Chile – Eco Escuela El Manzano, a Nice Place to Learn
Editor’s Note: This is Part X of a series. If you haven’t already, be sure to catch Part I, Part…
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The Century of Self
Don’t miss this documentary! In it Adam Curtis (producer of another excellent documentary we shared recently), takes a captivating look…
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Letters from Chile – a Little Historical Context
Editor’s Note: This is Part VIII of a series. If you haven’t already, be sure to catch Part I, Part…
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100 Million Dollar Budget Cut – Mountain or Molehill?
Regular readers will remember I’ve tried to put some of the dollar figures politicians almost casually throw around, like they’re…
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