Earth Day events on What Grows on in Rhode Island
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Community, general | 1 Comment »Trying to figure out what to do for Earth Day? Check out Susan Korte's fantastic environmental calendar, What Grows on in Rhode Island
Apeiron sponsors energy auditing certification training
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Urban solutions, Heating, Energy, Conservation, general | 2 Comments »The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living, in partnership with the Community College of RI, proudly presents an Energy Auditor Job Training class that begins this month. Start or Expand Your Career in the field of Residential Energy Efficiency! Build your resume ...
The Peak Oil Crisis: A Meeting in California
Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in Organizing, Networking, Education, adaptation, general, peak oil | 1 Comment »ASPO principal Tom Whipple writes of a peak oil summit meeting in Berkeley, sponsored by the Post Carbon Institute. Last weekend, one of the more out of the ordinary meetings in recent memory took place out in Berkeley where some 30 ...
Haiti: do whatever you can
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Disaster relief, Charitable giving, Social Justice, general | No Comments »The tragedy in Haiti is unimaginable. It has now been more than 36 hours since a 7.0 earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands, and causing incalculable damage. Relief efforts are coalescing, but have been hampered by damage to ...
South County Green Drinks January meetup
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in Community, general | No Comments »The South County Green Drinks meetup this month is Wednesday, January 13, and will take place at the Alternative Food Co-op, 357 Main Street, Wakefield. Time is 6:30pm. Come early to shop at one of the nicest natural foods markets ...
In Transition 1.0
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Urban solutions, Transition Towns, Organizing, Energy, Relocalization, general, adaptation, Community, climate change | No Comments »This is part one. Many thanks to our friends in the UK for making this film freely available. More info at Transition United States and our site, Transition Rhode Island:
Ordinary Fears, Extraordinary Times
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Psychology, Denial, Preparedness, Economy, adaptation, Community, general | No Comments »Kathy McMahon of Peak Oil Blues offers sage advice here. Peak Oil, Climate change and the Greater Depression will pose many challenges to our way of life but let’s get real, for a moment: Golden Hordes aren’t one of them. At ...
From the mouths of teens
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in Environmental cleanup, non-human rights, Human Impact, ethics, general, Conservation, deep ecology | No Comments »This video is making the rounds now, but actually comes from a speech by Severin Suzuki at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Severin is the daughter of Dr. David Suzuki. Could any corporate or government leader look her in ...
Inauguration Day
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Politics, general | No Comments »Counting the heads gathered at the center It’s expectation made manifest More than a million drawing future breath, watching A man, an oath, a speech full of fight and promise, Gathering clouds, raging storms, the urgency of now History pulled us here, desire compresses ...
South County Green Drinks/Sustainability Meetup this Wednesday
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in Relocalization, Community, general | No Comments »Our next South County Green Drinks meetup is Wednesday, January 14, at the Alternative Food Co-op in Wakefield. Things get going at 7pm. Bring a snack or beverage to share if you'd like, or purchase coffee, tea and baked ...