Nov 22, 09
Columns and Features
Seattle as North America's First Carbon-Neutral City
Last week, I stood on the stage at Seattle's Town Hall and called on Seattle to become North...
The Fire this Time: Copenhagen and the War for the Future
That which is unsustainable cannot go on. Unsustainable things that are propped up too long snap and...
Straight Talk for the Planetary Era: A Trio of Book Reviews
by Edward Wolf Bikes, boats, and bodies align to spell “350” at events in 181 countries, sounding a...
Graphic Series: Earthly Ideas, CCS
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is a proposed (and controversial) solution to powerplant pollution that captures carbon from...
Alex Steffen at Town Hall Seattle Nov 11 & 12
Greeting Worldchangers, Our two night event at Town Hall Seattle starts tomorrow! We are thrilled to invite...
Climate Prosperity: Building a Worldwide Clean Economy
As world leaders begin to pack their bags for the Climate Summit in Copenhagen next month, feelings of anxiety may accompany the pressure to hammer out an international agreement to cap carbon emissions to keep our planet from entering a...
Small Deposits Add Up: Savings, not just loans, factor into microfinance formula
Yak herders in Mongolia may seem like the most unlikely of bank customers. There’s little infrastructure in their largely rural country, making it tough to find a local branch office. But in these sparsely populated steppes, opening a personal savings...
Transition Towns or Bright Green Cities?
What can any of us do in the face of planetary catastrophe? Staring into the ecological abyss, it's easy to feel small and unimportant. Edward Abbey wrote truly, "Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul." But it's often...
Graphic Series: Earthly Ideas, Women's Rights
Not only are women's rights essential to a vibrant society, but they are also essential to a healthy, viable environment. This week's cartoon describes why women's rights and environmental sustainability go hand in hand. Studies show that when given equal...
How Can Bright Green Cities Thrive Without Capital?
What do you do when things are booming but your credit's dried up? Perhaps you begin to invent new ways of doing business. U.N. Habitat recently released a report showing that the pace of urbanization is increasing, with "200,000...
Four Degrees Warmer: An Interactive Map
by Alex Aylett Unless we act now, our children will live in a significantly warmer world. To get an idea of what the cost of inaction means for future generations, the climate research team at the United Kingdom's Met Office...
Just Launched: Journal of Participatory Medicine
The Journal for Participatory Medicine has just launched with a session at the Connected Health Symposium in Boston. According to the press release,"the Journal will be written and peer-reviewed by and for all stakeholders: patients, healthcare providers, caregivers, researchers, payers...
Can Science Save the World?
The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is celebrating their 10th anniversary with an 11 day science festival called Quantum2Cosmos: Ideas for the Future. Speakers from around the world will be converging on Waterloo, Canada to talk about string theory...
Out of Water Project Aims to Highlight Solutions to Water Issues
By Kirstin Butler Access to clean drinking water is already a major issue for millions. Studies predict that falling water levels will become a primary trigger for climate-related conflict within the next 50 years. (In fact, climate warfare already transcends...
A One-Time Chance to Hear Alex Live in Seattle: 11/11, 11/12
Greetings Worldchangers! Do you live in Seattle (or are you looking for an excuse to visit)? This November presents a rare opportunity to see Alex in person locally at Town Hall Seattle. On Nov. 11 and 12, Alex will...
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