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A Sharing Culture
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From Scott DuPree of Civil Society Transitions, I heard of the Zimbabwean idea of qoqelela: a community funded trust that allows individuals and families in the community to take turns purchasing things they wouldn’t have the means to otherwise – things that in turn help the community’s stability, such as livestock or looms.
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Space Saving Solutions: Nano-Living
by Maggie Flickinger
If you're tapped into the Conscious Living…
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Open Invite: Reinvent the Motor City
by Maggie Flickinger
Imagine walking down a city block in…
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City Life: Growing Food with the Sun
by Maggie Flickinger
The importance of fresh, vital food options…
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Powers of Ten: Sunday, 10.10.10
by Maggie Flickinger
The auspicious date of 10.10.10 is rapidly…
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TEDx Boulder: Buy a Home with Values
It was a whirlwind week for me, speaking in front of 1300+ people (gulp!) at the Chautauqua Fieldhouse in Boulder for the inaugural TEDx Boulder event last Saturday, August 7th.
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Our Future: Grab it by the Tale!
Like many others, I’ve been wondering more and more, “What can we do to create in a time that seems to reflect this Dickensian world?” With an undeniable collapse of business as usual comes the associated need for invention.
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Faded Dreams at Arcosanti
Recently, I set off on a southwest road trip, and in later posts you'll read about my impressions of Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam Bypass. Here though, I'd like to share some photos I took of Arcosanti - that fabled gem in the dusty desert north of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Bah Humbug to Earth Day!
I've been told "Happy Earth Day" by about 30 entities today. I say "entities" because only about 8 of these tidings came from my friends, family, and coworkers.