Making the Case for Columbus as a Place
I am one of the “zealous nuts.”
building resilient communities
As Extreme Weather Increases, A Push for Advanced Forecasts
With a warmer atmosphere expected to spur an increase in major storms, floods, and other wild weather events, scientists and meteorologists worldwide are harnessing advanced computing power to devise more accurate, medium-range forecasts that could save lives and property.
Voices in Arlington, Texas Unify to Protect Environment and Community From Fracking
Liveable Arlington, a new Texas grassroots environmental group, joins the growing number of anti-fracking groups forming around the world.
The Trouble with Modernization: Lessons for Endangered Markets Everywhere
Despite their many benefits, public markets, particularly in the context of developing countries, can be endangered by many forces – and often by a combination of forces.
Utopians Are Ruining Everything
Utopianism has, rightly, acquired an unsavory reputation.
Forty Years of Longo Maï
Communities, these days, are arguably less likely to break up than nuclear families.
From #Takethesquare to São Paulo’s #FreeYourPark
The occupation of Augusta Park in the Brazilian city of São Paulo…opens a new breakthrough in the global cycle of occupations: the proposal of a commons-oriented park.
How One Neighborhood in Seoul Sparked a Movement of Urban Villages
What began as a childcare coop in Seoul, South Korea has grown into a cooperative, urban village and sparked a national movement of urban villages.
$5 Million for Co-op Development in Madison
I have to say that of all the different political and social organizations that I have been involved with recently, the co-op groups are easily the youngest, sharpest and most energized groups around.
Turn Off the Lights on the Way Out
I started this blog with a longing familiar to many: stop the world, I wanna get off!
On Convening Faith Groups
It behoves us as Transitioners to try to diffuse a message to invite people to consider how we’re moving towns and villages and hamlets towards resilience to create that space, because we bump up against so many different types of people here.
Design for a Shared Future
Sharing with others is one of the positive stories to tell in the face of a harsh future, but how we tell that story is paramount.