Society
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Zero Carbon Australia?
A new study attempts to flesh out a blueprint for a rapid energy descent for Australia It’s clear that the…
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Letters from Sri Lanka – Sarvodaya Builds Sri Lanka’s First Eco-Village
Part VII of a series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV,…
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Democracy for Sale by the Corporate Citizen
Should corporations have the same rights as individuals? Should corporations, many of which have a greater turnover than entire countries,…
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Robin Hood Moved to Somalia?
Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor? Last year Johann Hari wrote an interesting piece entitled You Are…
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Permaculture and the Western Syndrome
For tens of thousands of years intact peoples from around the world have been intricately woven into the fabric of…
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Mounting Stresses, Failing States
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute After a half-century of forming new states from former colonies and from the…
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Michael Pollan Gives a Plant’s-Eye View (TED talk)
Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant’s-eye view.
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A Bounty for Blair’s Arrest
Today I am launching a new fund – www.arrestblair.org – to reward people who attempt to arrest the former prime…
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Money Literacy – Part V
Editor’s Note: This Part V of a series. Before continuing, please read Part I, Part II, Part III and Part…
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Permaculture Master Plan: Planting up the Global Garden
You’re trying to say that you can live in the modern way and continue to think in the traditional way.…
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Capitalising on Haiti Tragedy?
We’re all gutted about the situation in Haiti. It is so immensely tragic, particularly in the face of all the…
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A Report on ZERI Training Course (Zero Emissions Research Initiative)
December 3-5, 2009 Orella Ranch, CA Remember the Chicken? The ‘Permaculture Chicken’ is a classic example used by Bill Mollison…
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