In Earth Island Journal, Jason Mark interviews Naomi Klein September 5, 2013 “The book I am writing is arguing that our responses to climate change can rebuild the public sphere, can strengthen our communities, can have work with dignity. We can address the financial crisis and the ecological crisis at the same. I believe that. [...]

In the drive for unlimited growth, corporations and governments seek to commodify the Commons – the ecological, social and cultural resources and heritages that we all share – through takeovers, privatization and exploitation, often using free trade agreements as the principle vehicle. In this series of videos, speakers discuss this reality and promote the preservation [...]

  Equitable action on the climate crisis requires challenging existing and new sources of climate change pollution, establishing a vision of what we want, and finding ways to pursue an equitable transition off of fossil fuel dependency. In this series of videos, speakers share their experiences with local climate justice campaigns, transition models, and real [...]

This quote comes from a commencement address at a private school in Silicon Valley, by Nipun Mehta, former Silicon Valley entrepreneur and now founder of non-profit ServiceSpace. The students chose him as their commencement speaker.  Find out why by reading his speech, “Miserable and Magical, a Graduation Speech for paradoxical times.

On May 6, at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, David Suzuki gave a lecture titled “Time is Running Out: Ecology or Economics?” After an hour of eloquently describing our environmental predicament, in the Q & A period, students asked for ideas on how to face the future, and Suzuki praised the Transition movement as [...]

From the Peak Prosperity blog:   Two of the most important research initiatives to study well-being over time were the Grant Study and Lewis Terman‘s Genetic Study of Genius. The Grant Study followed 237 male subjects for 68 years. Terman’s work began in 1921 and is still ongoing (in fact, it’s the oldest and longest-running [...]

Global climate change is a reality,  and at the same time energy prices continue to rise. As these trends will fundamentally change our communities, how can municipalities work to increase resilience – to ensure that communities can withstand potential shocks and changes?  What types of responses address both climate change and rising energy prices? This manual explores these [...]

“History shows that energy transitions are invariably a utopian’s worst nightmare or a novelist’s best idea: they are protracted, difficult and unpredictable.  And one more thing: energy transitions are often ripe with conflict. “All the more reason to begin today thinking and talking about that transition, and so this is the first of many articles [...]

The Citizen Science of Climate Change: We are not bystanders By Caren Cooper The coordinated, dedicated, collective efforts embedded in family traditions and daily practices as seen in citizen science illustrate the attributes and possibilities we need to find the best path forward. Superstorm Sandy prior to the 2012 Presidential election put climate change on [...]

The Change Agents is a feature-length film, created, produced, filmed and acted by Nelson youth mentored by film professionals, tells the story of young people confronting the prospect of environmental devastation and finding ways to be speak up and be heard for a positive future.  “Test audiences in Europe and Canada have been moved to [...]