Archive for the ‘Tools & Resources’ Category
Low Tech Yields High Returns in Solving Sustainability Issues
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: November 1st, 2012
By Rolf Huber
High technology can only go so far in resolving the social, health and structural problems that individuals and communities are faced with across the globe, and that’s why the Siemens Stiftung’s “empowering people. Award” aims to get back to the basics. Throughout the world, according to the World Health Organization, 884 million people still lack access to clean water —and [...]
Manifesto for a Post-Growth Economy
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: September 21st, 2012
By James Gustave Speth
What single change stands to give Americans more free time, healthier ecosystems, and more meaningful jobs?
Slowing down GDP growth can mean more time to do things we love. Image credit: Qfamily via Flickr
Editor’s introduction: Gus Speth has been a co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an advisor to presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, the head of the United Nations’ [...]
Last Call: A Documentary Film About The Limits to Growth
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: September 20th, 2012
By Sarah Parkinson
“There are physical limits to growth which, given current trends, are very likely to be encountered even within the lifetime of our children…The most likely outcome of running into these limits if we continue to ignore them is that we’ll overshoot those limits and collapse…Every year we delay decreases our ultimate options.” –Dennis Meadows, 1972
While this warning has been [...]
Coming Up! NAAEE 41st Annual Environmental Education Conference
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: September 18th, 2012
On October 9-13, 2012 in Oakland, California, NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education) will be hosting its 41st annual conference, “Gaining Perspective: Seeing Environmental Education Through Different Lenses.” The event will feature workshops, field trips, special events, and a diverse group of keynote speakers presenting from the perspective of researchers, teachers, farmers, authors, conservation managers, and much more. This conference will focus on the latest and best-in-class [...]
“What if…?” The C-Learn Climate Simulation Tool
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: June 14th, 2012
By Sarah Parkinson
If we halt deforestation, will we ensure a healthy future planet? If we cut fossil fuel emissions by a quarter, can we maintain a steady global temperature and keep sea levels from rising? If we reduce carbon emissions by half, will we be on track for a sustainable tomorrow?
When dealing with a system as large and complex as planet Earth, it can [...]
