PLANET

We've only got one planet, and it makes our lives possible. We can no longer take it for granted.

No Comment

posted May 31, 2007

Cheat neutral: Offsetting cheating in couples. A satirical response to the growing carbon offset industry.

From the Publisher :: Step Up to More Than Climate Change

by Fran Korten

posted May 30, 2007

YES! Magazine publisher Fran Korten on the great shift in public opinion on global warming.

Oscar Olivera: After the Water War

by Sarah van Gelder

posted May 11, 2007

Cochabamba's water wars have ended. With the multinationals gone, Oscar Olivera advocates a change in mindset.

Every Day Ought To Be Earth Day

by Ann Lovejoy

posted Apr 24, 2007

A sermon given by Ann Lovejoy at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Bainbridge Island.

101 Solutions to Global Climate Change :: Guy Dauncey interviewed by Peak Moment TV

posted Feb 16, 2007

Janaia Donaldson interviews author Guy Dauncey whose lively, optimistic solutions for Peak Oil and climate crisis are do-able here and now. Conservation, efficiency, proven technologies, and emerging innovations will take us through this critical planetary energy transition.

Learning from Cuba's Response to Peak Oil :: Megan Quinn interviewed by Peak Moment TV

posted Feb 16, 2007

Janaia Donaldson interviews Megan Quinn of Community Solution to discuss her visit to Cuba, and the movie "The Power of Community." This young woman sees Peak Oil as an opportunity to create the communities we want, and to reduce our level of consumption.

Commentary: 12-Step Program to Stop Climate Change

by Alisa Gravitz

posted Nov 30, 2006

Co-op America's Alisa Gravitz outlines a 12-Step Program to Stop Climate Change based on the Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) proposals to stabilize emissions.

Food to Stay

by Gary Nabhan

posted Nov 30, 2006

Many communities in the U.S. ship food out--and ship the same food back in. What's the value of keeping it at home?

YES! But How? :: Cold Remedies

by Catherine Bailey, Sarah Kuck

posted Nov 20, 2006

Tips on natural cold remedies, antibacterial hand soap, natural shoe polishes and zeolite odor remover. If you're searching for practical ways to live sustainably, just ask us.

#5 :: Organic Farming Cooperatives

posted Nov 17, 2006

Local Energy, Local Power

by Winona LaDuke

posted Nov 07, 2006

Energy for Democracy - wind on the Great Plains could power the country. Tribes are working to bring energy production home.

Defending the Commons, Defending Life

by Jonathan Rowe

posted Aug 31, 2006

The commons is emerging in the issues lexicon. We Americans own together our air and water, our public lands, our Main Streets and public spaces, and our public domain of culture and knowledge.

Making Life Possible

by Somnath Baidya Roy

posted Aug 31, 2006

A clinic in Bhopal serves survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide chemical explosion.

A Tree Sitting -- In South Central LA?

by Van Jones

posted May 30, 2006

Protesters climb trees in South Central Los Angeles in an attempt to block the construction of a warehouse at the site of an urban farm that serves hundreds of area residents.

Time to Get Smart About Energy

by Fran Korten

posted May 30, 2006

The debate regarding global warming and peak oil is moving into a different direction, from "is it happening" to "what do we do now?"