Tag: Communities - Page 9
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Permaculturalists Get Social: Worldwide Permaculture Network Launches
Image: Worldwide Permaculture Network Interactive Networking Site Gets Off the Ground Permaculturalists of the world, take note: if you've ever wished there was an easier way to connect, share ideas or find other permaculture projects all over the world
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Residents Paint Block with Life-Size Graph of Energy Usage, Cuts Usage by 15%
We already know that smart metering can cut energy use 26%, and that harnessing neighborly peer support can help change behavior, but one street is taking these revelations to the next level. They're not only
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Goldman Prize Winner Francisco Pineda Risks His Life to Battle Gold Mining Operation
The Goldman Environmental Prize for South America this year went to a man who has so far been able to stop a Canadian company from coming in to mine gold (a toxic, ecologically destructive process) in El Salvador.
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Goldman Environmental Prize Awards $150K to Clean Air Activism on the Gulf Coast
This year's North American recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize has been spending more than a decade working in his Texas Gulf Coast community to fight for stronger environmental regulations, better
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Sharing Gardens Offer Free Food to All Who Need It (Video)
From communities growing free food to Secret Freegan's dumpster diving exploits, the idea of providing free food to those in need is not new to the sustainable food movement. Community gardens are often held up as a great
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Food Swaps, Garden Workshops and GOOD's Good Deed Ops
Baker Ben traded his olive-red pepper bread for Lizanne's lemongrass-mint syrup who exchanged her nasturtium-carrot top pesto for freshly picked rosemary. The next
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Community-Owned Power Station to Sit on Brewery Roof
Whether it is one guy convincing 100 neighbors to go solar, or a cooperative of community-owned wind power, "power to the people" takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to distributed ownership of renewable energy. Now Rob Hopkins of Transition
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Convincing 100 Neighbors to Go Solar (Video)
From community-owned wind power to harnessing peer pressure for environmental change, there's a lot to be said for stepping beyond our own environmental footprints and seeing what we can tackle as a broader community. That's
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Best of Green: Business and Politics (Slideshow)
Who's the best national and international politician or political watchdog? Where's the best place for energy policy? Individual action on environmental issues is a great thing, an important thing, but without political action
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Promoting Humanure Composting in Haiti and Why It Matters (Video)
The shocking photo above is of gigantic piles of human feces left in the open air at a dump in Haiti. While some in the "developed world" (I always hated that term), may turn their noses up when we recommend composting toilets
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Jessica Jackley on Empowering the World's Entrepreneurs (Podcast)
Jessica Jackley co-founded Kiva.org back in 2005. Since then, nearly half a million people have used the micro-lending platform to offer money to fellow citizens, almost none of whom will ever meet offline. Jackley's passion is in empowering
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The Ecology of Activism, or Why Greenpeace Needs Earth First!
I've been thinking a lot about the importance of self reflection in the environmental movement lately. But in reality, it's not just a question of every environmentalist accepting they
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Business and Politics (Slideshow)
What's the best political watchdog or activism organization, the best green policy trend, the best political Twitter feed?
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Awesome Video Explores Urban Beekeeping in London (Video)
Urban beekeeping is increasingly popular around the world, with many cities lifting bans on inner-city beehives. London, in particular, has made a name for itself as a haven for urban beekeeping—even if some
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What Does Real Green Leadership Look Like?
Some time ago, I wrote about the idea that celebrity role models are of limited use in promoting sustainability. But really, the topic touches on much more than the role of celebrity—but rather how much do we actually need leadership to create a
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Police Swoop on 4 and 6 Year Old for Picking Daffodils
Some time back we were surprised when a California man was arrested for stealing waste grease from a dumpster. More recently we've seen a woman handcuffed for taking food from
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Should the Internet be Protected from Astroturfing and How?
Accusations of "astroturfing"—or the creation of fake grassroots movements to protect powerful interests—are hardly new. When I wrote about the topic of astroturfing on the
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Can a Whole City Go Zero Waste?
We've already seen how pay-as-you-throw trash metering can cut landfill waste in half, and we've witnessed whole cities make composting mandatory. So there's little doubt that much, much
