Community Supported Forests
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffTo receive a big box of fresh fruits and veggies, herbs and mushrooms straight from local farmers, many city-dwellers sign up for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). By skipping the grocery store and buying direct from the ...
Off the Mat, Into the World: Linking Personal Development with Social Change
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffMy attention grant goes to Off the Mat Into the World. Off the Mat, Into the World™ (OTM) is a program that aims to inspire and guide you to find and define your purpose and become active ...
Off the Mat, Into the World: Linking Personal Development with Social Change
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffMy attention grant goes to Off the Mat Into the World. Off the Mat, Into the World™ (OTM) is a program that aims to inspire and guide you to find and define your purpose and become active ...
Video Fun: Mighty Green Musical Efforts, Plus Bonus Spike Jonze
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffSome folks have written a song about home energy efficiency to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. It takes a little while to get started — my favorite bit is at the ...
Video Fun: Mighty Green Musical Efforts, Plus Bonus Spike Jonze
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffSome folks have written a song about home energy efficiency to the tune of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes. It takes a little while to get started — my favorite bit is at the ...
Get Schooled in Livable Streets
Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments Offby Rebecca Jacobs Students at PS 87 record car speeds. Last September, The Open Planning Project officially launched Livable Streets Education (LSE) to inspire students, teachers, and families to make the changes they want to see on ...
Common Security Clubs: Finding Support in Hard Economic Times
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffPart study circle, part mutual aid association and part social action group, Social Security Clubs are popping up in communities where people are looking for ways to support each other and take action. In a recent ...
Watch This Video: Mapping Our Way with OpenStreetMap
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffAs a species, we humans always been prone to transiency. Our ancestors traversed across the globe in search of new resources, adventure or beauty. And although the motivation for each journey was not always altruistic, each ...
Watch This Video: The Importance of The Commons
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffThis short video does a great job of reminding us how vitally important our commons are, and why Creative Commons is such a valuable solution: In this innovative animation, filmmaker Laura Hanna, writer Gavin Browning and ...
Volunteerism and the Internet
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffOur willingness to work on behalf of others is on the rise. One of the reasons for this noticeable boost in volunteerism is that the Internet is making it easier for organizations and volunteers to ...
Students Across the U.S. Plan for Summer of Solutions
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffBuilding more sustainable cities is going to take a lot of work. Living a one-planet lifestyle, in a one-planet city implies that we’ve halted our outpouring of climate changing emissions and we are using our ...
Resource: P&P
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffImage by Shannon WheelerImage source: P&P Our friends at Ecotrust in Portland, Ore. recently developed an online magazine titled People & Place (known simply as P&P). The overall theme behind P&P is "ideas that connect us," and ...
ShakeOut: Californians Get Down for Emergency Preparedness
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffYesterday, approximately 5 million southern Californians living near the San Andreas Fault participated in an emergency preparedness drill called The Great Southern California ShakeOut. For these ready residents, an earthquake isn't a matter of if but ...
Resource: ThetaNoon, the Solar Energy Calculator
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffHere in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is now at its most northern point in the sky and it’s officially summer. As the rays beam down from our closest star, thousands of people are choosing to ...
Resource: ThetaNoon, the Solar Energy Calculator
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffHere in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is now at its most northern point in the sky and it’s officially summer. As the rays beam down from our closest star, thousands of people are choosing to ...
U.S. Postal Service Begins E-Waste Recycling
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments OffIn an effort to improve electronics recycling in the United States, the U.S. Postal Service is developing a free national collection program for small electronic items. The program, now in a pilot stage, provides courtesy envelopes ...