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September 2009 Blog Posts (38)

PlanetShifter.com interview with Laura Tam, Sustainable Development Policy Director, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), by Willi Paul.

PlanetShifter.com interview with Laura Tam, Sustainable Development Policy Director,

San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), by Willi Paul.

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1341

"Local agencies make important decisions about where we put roads, extend transit, and build housing

for the 3 million people that will be moving here over the next 20… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 30, 2009 at 8:09pm — No Comments

First Gaia University International Gather-In - March 7- 15, 2009, Huehuecoyotl Eco-Village, Tepoztlan, Mexico

From March 7-15, 2009, Gaia University associates, advisors, graduates, and regional organizers from 3 continents and 9 different countries converged at Huehuecoyotl Eco-Village in Mexico for the first Gaia University International Gather-In. Associates came in from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Columbia, Germany, Austria, Holland, French Guinea, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to cross-pollinate, council, and create a vision of Gaia University for the next decade. Representatives from… Continue

Added by Gaia University on September 30, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Transition Toolkit Vermont Starts October 1

Transition Town initiatives have sprung up all over Vermont, and this fall, Transition Shelburne and Transition Charlotte have teamed up with Burlington Permaculture and Shelburne Farms to offer Transition Toolkit, an eight week course in sustainable living.

Transition Toolkit is a program that empowers individuals and communities to create a more sustainable, resilient, and vibrant future. Each week centers around a theme such as Food, Transportation, or Home Heating. Thursday night… Continue

Added by Kathryn Blume on September 30, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Via Brasil - São Paulo tem a primeira passarela Ecológica - Matéria 21 setembro 2009

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Added by MarCelo Todescan on September 30, 2009 at 6:37am — No Comments

Playing Into a New Comfort Zone

I found myself thinking of Transition and the active games King On the Mountain, Red Rover and Sardines. The games are illustrative of some relationships and dynamics with which we're all (I presume) familiar. If you don't know the games, you'll be OK.

I generally think of King On the Mountain as what elites, and the governments they manipulate, use the planet to play: get on top and shove the others down in all directions. As far as I've thought, it's not analogous to anything we… Continue

Added by David Eggleton on September 29, 2009 at 6:12pm — No Comments

PlanetShifter.com Interview with Allen Green, of Allen Green Planning, Richmond, CA. By Willi Paul

PlanetShifter.com Interview with Allen Green, of Allen Green Planning,

Richmond, CA. By Willi Paul

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1338

“Let's make our world better by pooling the power of collective wisdom for common causes.

We advance collaborative practices that visionary companies, jazz bands, championship teams,

and wisdom traditions have shown to help get groups into the… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 29, 2009 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Ohio Family facing prosecution for home birth; healthy baby, healthy mom

The following information is from Facebook: Levier family homebirth prosecution support group.

The information is also posted in the Midwifery Group page on Transition Ohio, a place for more ethical, political, legal and preparedness dialogue regarding such matters.

Erin Fitzgerald Levier… Continue

Added by Kathy Jacobson on September 29, 2009 at 5:15pm — 15 Comments

PlanetShifter.com Interview: Five Questions for Anca Novacovici - Eco-Coach, Inc. by Willi Paul

PlanetShifter.com Interview: Five Questions for Anca Novacovici - Eco-Coach, Inc. by Willi Paul

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1337

WP: How do you define localization?

AN: Localization is adapting a product to a local market.

If this were to be applied to the world of sustainability,

it would mean focusing on local and community vs. larger,

national efforts and… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 29, 2009 at 9:15am — No Comments

Please discover our first UK interview with Karen Cannard, blogger-in-chief at rubbishdiet.co.uk from PlanetShifter.com and Willi Paul.

Please discover our first UK interview with

Karen Cannard, blogger-in-chief at rubbishdiet.co.uk

from PlanetShifter.com and Willi Paul.

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1334

"The UK is now working very proactively towards reducing the amount of waste

that ends up in landfill. This has led to new recycling programs and technologies

being introduced across the country especially in… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 27, 2009 at 1:53pm — No Comments

New PlanetShifter.com Promo @ YouTube.com

New PlanetShifter.com Promo @ YouTube.com

I wanted to share a video just completed for PlanetShifter.com's quest for the next phase and artist representation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_BASvS8wxU

The video short features work by members Simon Haiduk, LongBow, Eris Klein, La Forza, Chris Dyer and Willi Paul.

Now is a great time to… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 27, 2009 at 10:04am — No Comments

Seven Bean Soup and Detroit Prayer Songs: Interview with Hessia Fernandes, Co-Founder, Cooltribe by Willi Paul

Seven Bean Soup and Detroit Prayer Songs:

Interview with Hessia Fernandes, Co-Founder, Cooltribe

by Willi Paul

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1330

WP: "Do you think that sustainability is like a new religion?"

HF: "No I don’t think so. I define religion as a system of human thought

linked to a set of beliefs and practices where gods and deities

are often the… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 25, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

Willi Paul and LatinoGreen.com Launches Phase One Community Incubator

LatinoGreen.com Launches Phase One Community Incubator

Press Release and Invitation for Participation:

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1329

Register at the LatinoGreen.com Incubator Forum:

http://latinogreen.com/forum

Kick-off Topics include:

* Immigrant rights and… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 24, 2009 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Enjoy our ground breaking interview with David Ecobar, leader of Viviendo Verde and Viviendo Verde Ya! and the Latino Living Green Summit.

Enjoy our ground breaking interview with David Ecobar, leader of Viviendo Verde and Viviendo Verde Ya! and the Latino Living Green Summit.

By Willi Paul. In the Event Circle at Planetshifter.com:

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1328

'The Latino-Indigenous community is ahead of others in being green in that the "green movement’s"

core value system is based on… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 23, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

FW: request for input on survey: "Personal Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change"

FW: request for input on survey: "Personal Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change"

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------

Subject: Personal Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change

From: "Megan Quinn Bachman"

Date: Tue, September 22, 2009 4:45 pm

Personal Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change

Because of your interest in sustainable living, I'm asking you to participate in a survey on behavior and… Continue

Added by Kathy Jacobson on September 22, 2009 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Rotator Interview with PlanetShifter.com Drupal engineer and San Francisco Musician / Artist / Writer Cheth Rowe by Willi Paul

Rotator Interview with PlanetShifter.com Drupal engineer and San Francisco Musician / Artist / Writer Cheth Rowe

by Willi Paul

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1326

"Heroes: humans whose accomplishments inspire.

I think of Ada Lovelace, the world’s first programmer,

Nicola Tesla who gave us transportable… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 20, 2009 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Enjoy Our Business Green Interview with Scot Case, VP, TerraChoice.com by Willi Paul and PlanetShifter.com

Enjoy Our Business Green Interview with Scot Case, VP, TerraChoice.com
by Willi Paul and PlanetShifter.com

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1327

"I believe in the power of the free market to drive continual environmental improvement."

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 20, 2009 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Bright Light on the Horizon

There is nothing like a collapsed economy to show what people are made of. A once quite comfortable woman now cares for older people who still have the means to pay others for help. She wondered where she will be in 20 years when she is eighty-something and needs care. Her tangible resources have evaporated in the collapse. Her dream of retiring to a warm, sunny place? ... read… Continue

Added by Terry Edlin on September 19, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Up-Coming Training for Transition in Southeast Ohio!

Training For Transition (T4T) in Southeast Ohio!

Healing Heart Herbals, the Wabi Intentional Community in Rutland Ohio, and the Center for Community Cooperation are hosting a Transition Initiative Training on Oct.3rd & 4th in the rolling hills of Southeast Ohio.

This training is part of the transition initiative to inspire, support, and network those interested in building… Continue

Added by Kathy Jacobson on September 18, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

ASES National Solar Tour and the Ohio Solar Tour, Broadwell Hill Open House

ASES National Solar Tour

Event Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009 (in most areas)

The ASES National Solar Tour is the world's largest grassroots solar event. This event offers you the opportunity to tour homes and buildings to see how you can use solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies to reduce monthly utility bills and help… Continue

Added by Kathy Jacobson on September 18, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Interview with Amy Tobin, ED: Berkeley's Brower Center -- by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com

Interview with Amy Tobin, ED: Berkeley's Brower Center --

by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1318

"Many people have suggested making the Brower Center website into a mirror

of the physical building in terms of being a destination, a place for dialogue,

and a way to connect with the… Continue

Added by PlanetShifterMan on September 17, 2009 at 11:26am — No Comments