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A few days ago I went to Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia to experience the latest Delaware Valley Green Building Council's presentation on the latest green building standards. The presenter, Laura Blau, called it Apples to Apples and did a quick comparison of three of the best of the high-performance building standards now on the market. They were the USGBC's LEED standards[1]  They were compared to Passive House[2], and the very stringent Living Building Challenge[3].

 

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Ben Law’s Camp Fire Mythology - Interview by Willi Paul. Sponsored by openmythsource.com

 

http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1866



BL: "We choose naturally durable timbers and create aesthetically pleasing buildings. We

use breathable materials, natural insulation and recycled materials (no fresh concrete)

for foundations. These are buildings…

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Stop your internal fear mantra & start building a more stable and secure “Now”

- Enjoy Permaculturist Geoff Lawton. Presented by communityalchemy.com



http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1828



The philosophy behind permaculture is one of working with, rather than against,

nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and… Continue

Environmental Justice, New Mythologies and the Sustainability Age

- by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine



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Environmental justice (EJ) issues are a powerful alchemic source for

building new myths and transforming our consciousness in the Sustainability Age.

EJ issues share many inter-related threads: pollution in the Gulf, immigration

reform and energy choices all… Continue

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Five Easy Questions for Ruta Stabina, Sustainability Leadership Program Coordinator:

At the University of Oregon by Willi Paul



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RS: "All SLP workshops are of applied nature - very hands-on and tools-oriented,

usually consisting of a combination of lecture, discussions, guest speaker presentations,

and several individual and/or group exercises as… Continue

INVOCATION



A miracle is the wholehearted invocation

of the Divine, combined with suspension

of all disbelief

Allowing the Other World to

Shatter and reconstitute this world.



Through Invocation, the dead are raised

and the blind see again.

Invocation is how the multitudes of the hungry are fed

and all good deeds come to full fruit.



Brothers and sisters, let us not be like little children

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We started out just bringing muffins or extra eggs to neighbors. This has mushroomed into so much back and forth bartering, gifting and trading that it is just mind-boggling! It seems the closer we get to collapse, the more food, supplies, tools, and tips are shared. The more we give… Continue

Hello, Fellow Transitioners!



I am a long time practitioner of a community building theatre method called “playback” that is practiced all over the world.

Les has asked me to start a discussion about playback for Transition, and Judith and Lawrence in California have chimed interest.

So, I thought I'd put up some basics in a blog post, and then direct you to some great written resources and websites for more about how you can become a Transition Playback Actor...

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