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Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions         June 2012    The Real Reason the Military is Going Green Big Oil is a big risk for national security. Can our military—the world’s No. 1 oil guzzler—change the politics of climate change? :: SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER WITH YOUR FRIENDS    Imagine an organization with a fleet of 4,000 electric vehicles, a “Net Zero” initiative requiring use of locally produced energy and water, a growing inventory of solar powered equipment, and plans to install 3 gigawatts of renewable power. Sounds like an environmentalist’s futuristic fantasy. It’s actually the U.S. Military, right now. For the Department of Defense, there’s no debate about climate change: It’s real, and it’s a threat to national security. All branches of the armed forces have major programs—worth billions of dollars—designed to reduce the military’s dependence on oil and lower its enormous carbon footprint. It’s a practical matter for the generals. Climate instability will lead to political strife and military intervention. Depending on oil in war zones puts at risk the troops and contractors who run endless fuel convoys. But those practical considerations may lead to changes in politicians’ attitudes and to acceleration of a national shift to renewable energy. READ MORE …     This article comes from the Summer Issue of YES! Magazine. ::  PEEK INSIDE THE ISSUE  ::  SUBSCRIBE TO YES! TODAY  :: SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS     More from the Summer 2012 Issue of YES!       Dear Bank of America, We're Not Leaving The fight against unjust evictions just got fiercer as the national Occupy movement joins forces with community anti-foreclosure groups. Occupy didn’t go away when its encampments were shut down last fall. It’s using its nationwide reach and visibility to link long-time housing activists fighting the wave of foreclosures across the country. From declaring Foreclosure Prevention Zones to occupying vacant houses, these new alliances are taking on the financial behemoths and putting pressure on politicians to protect distressed homeowners—not greedy banks. READ MORE ... Photo Essay Mortgaging the Future: Portraits of Underwater America Eleven million homes underwater is more than we can afford. READ MORE ... SEE ALSO: Street Credibility—Homeless Protesters Fight For Recognition   What’s New Online   Treaty Like It’s 1999: Connecting the Dots on Trade by Raj Patel From Japan, Raj Patel on the expansion of the Trans-Pacific trade agreement and the homegrown battle to stop it. Quebec's Student Revolt Goes Viral by Mark Engler Inside the biggest demonstration of civil disobedience in Canadian history. The Rise of the New Economy Movement by Gar Alperovitz There’s economic reform, and then there’s economic transformation. How entrepreneurs, activists, and theorists are laying the groundwork for a very different economy. From Gangs to Gardens: How Community Agriculture Transformed Quesada Avenue by Katherine Gustafson Ten years ago, the residents of this crime-ridden neighborhood started planting gardens—and everything changed.   Did you miss…   Highlights from the last newsletter: :: Real Homes: Small, Frugal, and Green With 5 million houses in foreclosure, we are rediscovering that living sustainably includes living affordably. :: How to Build Green on a Budget The challenge: build the greenest houses on earth—and make them affordable. :: We’ve Got Some Big Houses—That We Could Share Just 60 years ago, the average American had 291 square feet of living space. Now it’s close to 1,000 square feet. Have we changed our needs that much? Or just our wants?   How to Get More YES!  SUBSCRIBE TO YES! Get a year of YES! Magazine for just $15. + A BONUS ISSUE :: 54% OFF NONPROFIT. INDEPENDENT. SUBSCRIBER-SUPPORTED. Donate: June 6th Matching Challenge Four generous donors have challenged us to raise $25,000 by June 6th with a promise to match every dollar. Can you help us? YES! KLEAN KANTEEN® Instant inspiration— Just add water. Support our work and support the planet too with the healthiest, safest bottle you can get.   From the Publisher  Use the People’s Veto to End Citizens United by Fran Korten Widespread, multi-sector activism is exactly what is needed to amend the Constitution.   Signs of Life  How a Tiny Group of Activists Blocked a Giant New Plutonium Facility by Stuart Glascock From New Mexico, a victory in the fight against nuclear power plants.   Germany Swaps Nuclear for Solar and Wind Power by Oliver Lazenby In the wake of the Fukushima meltdown, Germany aims to close all its reactors by 2022.   Feedback from the Melting Arctic by Valerie Schloredt NASA completed a cross-institutional study on rising methane levels in the Arctic. The results, we’re afraid, do not look good.   :: MORE From Our Current Issue YES! is published by the nonprofit Positive Futures Network   ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA  ::  Phone: 206-842-0216

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