BOOK | Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, by Paul Hawken
By Sam Mowe, via TricycleREAD THE FULL REVIEW HERE
By Paul Hawken (Editor), Tom Steyer (Foreword by) Paperback; Penguin Books, 9780143130444, 256pp. Publication Date: April 18, 2017
100 Best Climate Solutions | An interview with the environmentalist and entrepreneur Paul Hawken
Few are optimistic about reversing the effects of global warming. And then there’s Paul Hawken, an entrepreneur…
Reader’s Essay | The Grieving Tree: A Reflection
By Laura Weaver
A day after a dear friend’s memorial, I left for a twelve-day wilderness quest in the Abajo mountains of Utah. Having walked intimately with this friend through her illness and death over a six-month period, the experience was raw and fresh, deeply imprinted into my body and soul. And so, as we set up camp at 9000 feet in a remote wilderness of pines and aspens, I found myself…
Reader’s Essay | The Alchemy of We-Leadership
By Eric Grace
Narratives are powerful. Change the narrative of a country and you change the course of its future. Donald Trump has changed the narrative of America; however, a new wave of activism is emerging that has the potential to do the same. Although activism is not new, there are new forms taking shape in the 21st Century.
Greepeace protest
Groups such as Indivisible, Black Lives…
Creating Circles of Sanity
Dear Reader,
This morning (Labor Day), I attended a Unity Rally in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Several hundred people of all colors, shapes, ages and abilities gathered to celebrate our differences and reject intolerance.
Image | Amy Quinn
As we joined hearts and hands, it seemed to me we were a 'circle of sanity' in a sea of confusion. There are many such circles - pools of light in the…
BOOK | No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need, by Naomi Klein
By Robert Jensen, via Portside
Naomi Klein understands that President Donald J. Trump is a problem, but he is not the problem.
By Naomi Klein Haymarket Books, 288 pages Paperback: $10.17 (40% off, bundled with E-book) June 5, 2017 ISBN-13: 9781608468904; ISBN-10: 1608468909
This review originally appeared here, at Portside.org
In her new book, "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s…
KOSMOS LIVE Podcast | Joe Brewer on Cultural Design and Midwifing a New Era
KOSMOS LIVE PODCAST SERIES Preparing for Profound Change
This podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change, explores the shifting global landscape and offers strategies for coping with what lies ahead. Economic turmoil, climate chaos, political upheaval – these may seem like forces to fear, but in fact offer us deep opportunities for transformation. Balancing a sober understanding of the of the…
WHAT WILL IT TAKE?!
What will it take? — another Hurricane Harvey in Houston? Another Charlottesville? Health-Care log-jams? more climate-change denial? crippling cyber-attacks? food & water insecurity? the reality of our world busily disuniting itself? Will we ever have the sense to apply what we know about the complex human brain—and human-nature—at the root of all this? Particularly the dubious effects when…
ENERGY | The Case Against Gas Pipelines
By Peter Shattuck and Jamie Howland, via CommonWealth
There’s too much risk and not enough need
This is the first in a three-part series. Read the full PART 1 here.
On March 20, 1886, the world’s first alternating current electric grid was powered up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The steam generator, power lines, and transformers were revolutionary and, in the 130 years since, the…
Conscious Communities | Thriving with Compassion
Dear Reader,
It's been a joy for me spending time with remarkable people while producing the Kosmos Live podcast series, Preparing for Profound Change. This week's episode with activist and localist Judy Wicks has special meaning - we are good friends. The way Judy aligns her values, livelihood and actions has inspired me and many others for three decades! She is a true community builder.…
GRAPHIC | What (and Who) Makes a Local Economy Ecosystem Work?
By BALLE
This graphic illustrates local economy ecosystem roles and the strategies that build healthy, equitable local economies.|
In our 17 years working with local economy leaders across the U.S. and Canada, we have collectively identified patterns in the kinds of relationships crucial to their success. Building healthy, equitable local economies isn’t the work of a single leader or…