PLANET

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

Organic Produce Goes to School

by Rebecca Clarren

posted Oct 04, 2005

Farmers are struggling to stay on the land. Meanwhile, obesity is epidemic among U.S. children. A movement is creating a solution to both problems by linking schools to sources of local organic produce. The kids don’t seem to miss the deep fryers.

Indicator: Mayors Vote to Support Climate Protection

by Megan Tady

posted Oct 04, 2005

US mayors, and mayors from throughout the world vote to support climate protection.

Book Review: Carfree Cities by J.H. Crawford

by Guy Dauncey

posted Sep 12, 2005

Guy Dauncey reviews a book that praises the details in life that become noticable when people walk through their communities instead of driving.

Experts Warn of Oil Peak

by Rik Langendoen

posted Sep 08, 2005

World oil supplies are about to decline, risking major effects on the world's economy and politics

How to Build an Ecohome

posted Sep 08, 2005

Build a home that conserves energy, water, and wood using components from Berea's ecovillage

West Oakland Gets Fresh

by Jodi Helmer, Carolyn McConnell

posted Sep 08, 2005

Teenagers bring fresh produce to vacant lots of West Oakland neighborhoods.

What's the matter with sprawl?

by Meredith Dearborn, Lisa Kundrat

posted Jul 29, 2005

This article outlines some downfalls of urban sprawl, from environmental to psychological effects.

Just, Green & Beautiful Cities

by Carl Anthony

posted Jun 03, 2005

Carl Anthony on the regional equity movement, and making cities work.

A Classroom in the Forest

by Kathryn Haines

posted May 25, 2005

Children learn lessons from slugs and hemlocks, and would-be MBAs from Bainbridge Graduate Institute attend class in a treehouse

Two Crises, One Solution

by Van Jones

posted May 25, 2005

We face devastation of the natural world and violence in human communities. There's a way to solve both these crises. A reverence movement would anchor a different economics, a restorative economics. Working with nature, we can create wealth sustainably and spread it more equitably. Solution-based, investment-driven environmentalism.

Appalachian Ecovillage

by Christopher Gutsche, Kathleen Smith

posted May 24, 2005

Campus housing goes green at Berea College.

Resources for a Sustainable Future

by Katie Billings

posted May 19, 2005

Want to take action, but don't know where to start? Start here! The following is a list of organizations that support both teachers and students in their efforts to create positive environmental change.

The New City Beautiful

by Francesca Lyman

posted May 09, 2005

Vancouver, Seattle, London, and Chicago are getting healthier and more beautiful through "green urbanism."

Cities For All: An Interview with Angela Glover Blackwell

by Sarah van Gelder

posted May 09, 2005

Angela Glover Blackwell is founder and CEO of PolicyLink, a national organization working for economic and social equity. Her work has centered on revitalizing low-income communities and communities of color and public-interest law. She recently co-authored Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground: New Dimensions on Race in America (2002, WW Norton & Co).

Book Review: The Boiling Point by Ross Gelbspan

by K C Golden

posted Apr 26, 2005

The science of global warming, and the dream of the "World Energy Modernization Plan" are two issues covered in the book