Category: Ideas for sustainability
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We need to stop interfering with the Nitrogen Cycle, too.
Many have earlier pointed out how fossil fuel emissions and the handling of the phosphor cycle need to be regulated. For this the Swedish Sustainable Economy Foundation propose a flexible emissions taxes. But are more needed? A new report, cited in the INDEPENDENT calls for changes to how we handle nitrogen. The report by 200…
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Industrial Capitalist City Culture and Transition Villages compared
Eco village culture to and industrial economy city culture r1 View more presentations from Stephen Hinton.
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Moving to your eco-village is like coming home?
Reading a recent post on Rob Hopkin’s blog-Transition Culture – I was struck by how readers commented on the feeling – and importance of – finding your home. One person had heard stories of the Isle of Skye in Scotland from his mother but never visited. When he went there with her he had that…
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A sweet experience: the Water and Food Award event 2010
I am just back from attending the Water and Food Award in Copenhagen. The event celebrated this year’s nominees for the most innovative, sustainable, replicable, community initiative to bring water and food security to an area. And I just want to say it was one of the most amazing and sweet events I have attended…
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THE ULTIMATE ROLLER COASTER RIDE: A Brief History of Fossil Fuels
Thanks to the Post Carbon Institute for putting this together!
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Water and Food Award announces finalists
The Humanitarian Water and Food Award’s mission is to promote food for all in a sustainable way. They have been looking for over a year for initiatives that send a message of hope that everyone on the planet can be fed. The situation today is miserable, with some billion undernourished and even more without access…
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350 it shall be
I had the privilege to speak at the Stockholm 10:10:10 manifestation for climate awareness, meeting groups preparing in their way for life after fossil. It makes me think of the situation before the second world war, where the official line was long “peace in our time” whilst many Brits were busy preparing to handle German…
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New newsletter from the future: the carbon negative community center
• The community center. This newsletter visits a building where everything happens – from rain water collection to biochar and sequestration.