October 2008 Blog Posts (5)

The Story of Stuff

Here's a cool short movie on the linear production system. Transition movement is an important part of closing this linear production system.

http://storyofstuff.com/index.html

Added by John on October 27, 2008 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Why the food issue is fundamental to global warming and peak oil

Farmer in Chief

By MICHAEL POLLAN

New York Times, October 9, 2008

Dear Mr. President-Elect,

It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy is not something American presidents have had to give much thought to, at least since the Nixon administration — the last time high food prices presented a… Continue

Added by Ecolocitizen on October 12, 2008 at 2:34pm — 1 Comment

Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town

By MARIAN BURROS

Published: October 7, 2008

COLLABORATORS - Pete Johnson and other farmers in northeast Vermont support one another’s efforts to stay viable.

HARDWICK, Vt.

THIS town’s granite companies shut down years ago and even the rowdy bars and porno theater that once… Continue

Added by Ecolocitizen on October 8, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Green affordable apartments

I saw this article on how DC is now requiring a certain number of affordable apartments to meet eco-friendly standards and thought it would be relevant to this group: The Green DC Scene . Obviously, it is a very good thing to encourage eco-building in affordable housing, for both the sustainability aspect and the public health aspect. But if it leads to a decline in the amount of this housing built… Continue

Added by Shannon Brescher Shea on October 6, 2008 at 10:01pm — 1 Comment

Oxford Climate Initiative

At the one meeting I've been to so far, I mentioned a climate change initiative that Oxford University was carrying out in the surrounding area. Called Climate X-Change, the program brings together climate change activists from all over the community and provides them with the resources they need to make a difference. The resources include books, lightbulb libraries, DVDs, games, communications materials, and Powerpoint presentations. They may be helpful to us, at least as models for similar… Continue

Added by Shannon Brescher Shea on October 6, 2008 at 9:55pm — 1 Comment

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