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Economics Built on Beauty and Community

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greenthumb.jpgWe can evolve our economic system to incorporate values long overlooked in the world of commerce. Beauty, healthy relationships and community are high on the list to be included in our new myth of economics and money. (more)
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"We" a poem I wrote to a friend.

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This poem sums up my view of our collective existential predicament... (more)
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Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining = Bad Math!

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Mountaintop Coal Billboard.jpgMountaintop Coal Removal Mining is a terribly destructive and environmentally damaging practice to "cheaply" gain access to coal reserves in some of the most environmentally sensitive areas of our country.  A close look at the facts reveal the questionable nature of this practice... (more)

Myco-mimicry - can we save the world by learning from mushrooms?

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shiitake_kit.jpgWe can learn from the patterns of communication used by other species to evolve our awareness, restoring humanity's interconnectivity as a species, and aiding evolution.
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Rethinking GDP/GNP...

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The very way that we measure our progress is flawed. It's time to measure global economic activity in a way that reflects our impact on the well-being of people and ecosystems. (more)

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Could Science and Art Become One and the Same?

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Why do we expect a science based on logic to explain the parts of reality that are non-logical? Perhaps not only our scientific understanding needs to evolve, but also our understanding of scientific consciousness.

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Beyond Babies

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Barbara Marx Hubbard asks us to channel instincts of procreation into that of Earth-sustaining "co-creation." (more)

The Heart of the Matter

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David Korten's recent article in Yes! Magazine advises us to build "economies with Heart."
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Who's responsible for making our economy green? We all are.

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yankelovich.jpgJoel Makower highlights the reality that many consumers remain uneducated about green choices, in spite of hightened media attention... in order to turn the economy green then it is it is time for corporations who are still waiting for their "marketplace" to go green to step up and lead. And for individuals to play a more proactive role in holding corporations accountable. (more)

EcoNouveau Now

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EcoNouveau kicks off LA Fashion Week with a "green stilleto" leading the way. (more)

Burning Man: Synchronicitypaloozathon...

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A post-Burn dispatch on the heightened awareness, Oneness, and expanding synchronicities of our favorite cultural bachannal. (more)

2013: Are You ready?

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What are we doing to prepare for life after 2012? (more)

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Are Foundations Shortchanging our Future?

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Our storehouses for "wealth for good" come up short for environmentalists. (more)

The Wealth of Communities

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Bill McKibben's new book, Deep Economy, argues that society's true wealth doesn't come from markets. (more)

Slow is The New Fast

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A new book on lowering the speed limit in our lives, and reflections on the delightful consequences… (more)

Green Washing 2.0?

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Wal-Mart Bulb Small.jpgMany corporate giants are riding the green wave, as an e-letter from the Corporate Research Project reports. (more)

We Can Wean Ourselves off Oil

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An encounter with post-oil visionary Richard Heinberg reveals once again how we can downshift our addiction and break the habit. (more)

Reality Check for Us Environmentalists

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Consider how and why the combined membership of the major environmental groups comprises no more than 1-3% of the US population. (more)

Having More Won't Make You Happy

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We have been raised in the culture of "more money equals more happy." But this old axiom doesn't seem true anymore... if it ever was. (more)

Collective Bodhisattva Metamorphosis?

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color buddha.jpgWhat is going on with our species? Perhaps an evolutionary leap - I posit that it is the most likely scenario.... (more)
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