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Letters from Chile: Visiting Dichato – the Town That Was
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a series. Read Part I here. A former beautiful, bustling and touristy coastal…
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An Eruption of Reality
Has our society become too complex to sustain? by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist, United…
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Many a slip…
Click for full view Courtesy: marcroberts.com The World Bank stores up trouble by chasing the bottom line. Thanks to TheMushyPea…
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Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Destruction
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute One way to correct market failures is tax shifting—raising taxes on activities that…
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Letters from Sri Lanka – Sarvodaya Catches Those Who Fall Through the Cracks
Part VIII of a series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV,…
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Putting the Pope on Trial
International law presents a radical challenge to the powerful: they could be judged by the same standards as the rest…
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Small Scale and Urban Food Production
An important and often overlooked detail is appropriate size. What is the ideal size of car, house, meal, lawn or…
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Permaculture Groups and Government Influence
In our efforts for positive change, while we should be open minded and receptive to opportunities to work with our…
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Things That Can’t Go On Forever, and Things That Can: A Few Thoughts
Properly defining and orienting permaculture is of prime importance in its being appropriately applied. I’ve found it to be a…
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The Fed and the Two Trillion Dollars – Ask No Questions, We’ll Tell You No Lies
The following clip is fascinating. Watch Donald Kohn, deputy to the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, stick…
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