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April 2010 Blog Posts (46)

The Gadget Grid Men and the Localization Cowboys: Green:Net 2010 by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com

The Gadget Grid Men and the Localization Cowboys: Green:Net 2010

by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1561

What we need to re-engineer is not the technologies to… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 29, 2010 at 5:35pm — No Comments

This little piggy lives in a toilet (The Problem with Factory Farms)

This little piggy lives in a toilet (The Problem with Factory Farms)

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1560

We collectively refer to these facilities as factory farms,

but that's not an official name. The government designation is

CAFO, which stands for Concentrated Animal Feeding… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 28, 2010 at 10:37am — No Comments

Propelling an eco-system approach with sustainable rigor: The PlanetShifter.com Networks Interview with architect, green businessman, and community builder Christopher P. ‘Kit’ Ratcliff

Propelling an eco-system approach with sustainable rigor:

The PlanetShifter.com Networks Interview with architect,

green businessman, and community builder Christopher P. ‘Kit’ Ratcliff…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 27, 2010 at 10:45pm — No Comments

The PlanetShifter.com Networks Interview with Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker by Willi Paul

The PlanetShifter.com Networks Interview with

Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker by Willi Paul

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1558

CW: "Soul ecology is about connecting with the earth so as to

build one’s inner… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 27, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

10 Ways to Help Cities Grow Smarter - The Smart Growth Manual by Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon. GreenWay News from PlanetShifter.com Networks

10 Ways to Help Cities Grow Smarter - The Smart Growth Manual by

Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, and Mike Lydon. GreenWay News from

PlanetShifter.com Networks…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 27, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

Plants, Water, Sky: The PlanetShifter.com Interview with Jennifer Berry, Ecologist and LEED AP Landscape Consultant and Co-Instructor for the 5/ 2010 Design for Wildlife Workshop Sponsored by SFIA

Plants, Water, Sky: The PlanetShifter.com Interview with

Jennifer Berry, Ecologist and LEED AP Landscape Consultant

and Co-Instructor for the May 21, 2010 Design for Wildlife

Workshop Sponsored by The San Francisco Institute of Architecture… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 26, 2010 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Starting-Up Green: The Planetshifter Interview with Sustainable Business Consultant and Author Glenn Croston by Willi Paul

Starting-Up Green: The Planetshifter Interview with

Sustainable Business Consultant and Author Glenn Croston

by Willi Paul…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 26, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

Kauai Hindu Temple Demos Sustainable Concrete - GreenBuilding News from PlanetShifter.com

Kauai Hindu Temple Demos Sustainable Concrete -

GreenBuilding News from PlanetShifter.com

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1554

“If durability and sustainability are important goals,

current… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 25, 2010 at 9:35pm — No Comments

“We are plasma and light and soil revitalized” - Willi Paul Interview with Canberra Earth Mapper and Metaphysicist Anna Crozier

“We are plasma and light and soil revitalized” -

Willi Paul Interview with Canberra

Earth Mapper and Metaphysicist Anna Crozier…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 25, 2010 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Pedestrian Safety Study with Video Clip and Re-Design Recommendations at Park Rd. and Burlingame Av. Intersection for City of Burlingame, CA and Citizens by PlanetShifter.com Networks

Pedestrian Safety Study with Video Clip

and Re-Design Recommendations at Park Rd.

and Burlingame Av. Intersection for City of

Burlingame, CA and Citizens by PlanetShifter.com Networks…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 24, 2010 at 12:46pm — No Comments

Adam, Eve and Trathen Heckman! The Garden Meditation by DailyActs.org

Adam, Eve and Trathen Heckman! The Garden Meditation by DailyActs.org

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1551

TH: “Together we learn, share and act, turning city lawns into food forests,

planting edible ecosystems, creating greywater systems and transforming

our lives through the… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 23, 2010 at 5:35pm — No Comments

Soul Clouds and Eco Tags: The PlanetShifter.com Interview on Information Gathering with author David Metcalf, Writer/Illustrator at The Eyeless Owl by Willi Paul

Soul Clouds and Eco Tags: The PlanetShifter.com Interview on

Information Gathering with author David Metcalf,

Writer/Illustrator at The Eyeless Owl by Willi Paul…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 23, 2010 at 10:40am — No Comments

Planet Earth Enemy Number One: Monsanto! Join The Millions Against Monsanto Campaign - on PlanetShifter.com

Planet Earth Enemy Number One: Monsanto!

Join The Millions Against Monsanto Campaign -

on PlanetShifter.com…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 22, 2010 at 9:27am — No Comments

DO JUMPROPE RHYMES TO GET TRANSITION INTO SCHOOLS

Hello Transitioners,

Once upon a time, I suggested that a poet friend jump rope for a while. I suggested that just so the poet could start to get his rhythm right. Once the poet's rhythm was into jump-rope mode, I suggested that he then COMPOSE RHYMES THAT WERE GOOD FOR JUMPING ROPE AND GOOD FOR PEACE. Then I said I wanted to teach the rhymes to a bunch of kids and stage a JUMP-ROPE COMPETITION with prizes and trophies and newspaper coverage.

NOW I AM SAYING…

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Added by leigh alfred waltz on April 21, 2010 at 8:27pm — No Comments

Performance Contracts, Commissioning Agents, Sun Angles, oh my! Interview with HVAC Veteran Michael Pratt by the GreenFolks at PlanetShifter.com

Performance Contracts, Commissioning Agents, Sun Angles, oh my!

Interview with HVAC Veteran Michael Pratt

by the GreenFolks at PlanetShifter.com…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 21, 2010 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Salt Spring Island, BC is Our Backyard: The PlanetShifter.com Interview with EcoReality.org’s EcoVillage Leader Jan Steinman by Willi Paul

Salt Spring Island, BC is Our Backyard:

The PlanetShifter.com Interview with EcoReality.org’s

EcoVillage Leader Jan Steinman by Willi Paul…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 20, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

"Rabbit Holes and the Magic Ring of Myth: The PlanetShifter.com EarthDay 2010 Event Circle Interview with Cosmologist Rohaan Solare." In the Event Circle by Willi Paul.

"Rabbit Holes and the Magic Ring of Myth:

The PlanetShifter.com EarthDay 2010 Event Circle

Interview with Cosmologist Rohaan Solare."

In the Event Circle by Willi Paul.…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 19, 2010 at 10:40pm — No Comments

Stop Ning charging for Non-Profits Starting May 4!

Ning changes are going to have a profound impact on many Transition groups that rely on Ning service. Join the Facebook group to ask Ning to reconsider their position. We've built social capital through Ning -- let's keep it!…

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Added by Cathy Tuttle on April 19, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - PlanetShifter.com Launches PlanetShifter.com Networks (PSN) on EarthDay 2010 - April 19th, 201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PlanetShifter.com Launches PlanetShifter.com Networks (PSN)

on EarthDay 2010 - April 19th, 2010…

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Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 19, 2010 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Submetering energy in dorm land: Greening Up that Energy Star rating thing

Submetering energy in dorm land: Greening Up that Energy Star rating thing

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1544

The residence halls, Clarke and Hood, feature six-way zoned heating,

energy-efficient boilers, digitally controlled heating systems and

ample weather-stripping. They… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on April 18, 2010 at 2:04pm — No Comments