DEEP GREEN: What is ‘Energy Denial’? – By Don Fitz

Source – localfutures.org – “…As environmentalism has gone mainstream during that half-century, it has forgotten its early focus and shifted toward green capitalism…The concept of possessing fewer objects and smaller homes has surrendered to the worship of eco-gadgets…The saying “Live simply so that others can simply live” now draws empty stares. Long forgotten are the…

RETURN TO EDEN: For a Sustainable Climate and Food System, Regenerative Agriculture Is the Key – By Kristin Ohlson

Source – yesmagazine.org – ‘…The Climate Stewardship Act…would pay farmers for conservation practices. And farmers of the future are ready to take it on. “Agriculture is perfectly poised to play a major role in the solution to the climate crisis,” says Bilal Sarwari, membership and communications manager of the National Young Farmers Coalition. “By helping…

RESILIANT LIVING: What You Need to Know About Bug Out Vehicles, Fuel, and the Energy Matrix – By J.G. Martinez D.

Source – naturalblaze.com – “…This side effect of the consequences of a flawed energy matrix (electric scooters and cars are just nonexistent in Venezuela: those were toys for kids, if you even though having something electric and non-contaminant for commuting you’d be ridiculous) that relied uniquely on fossil fuels. I know, having several energy sources…

DEEP GREEN: An Anarchist Solution to Global Warming – By Peter Gelderloos

Source – stuartbramhall.wordpress.com – ‘…Every year, the world heals a little more from the ravages of industrial capitalism. The amount of real forest and wetlands have increased as some areas rewild, while heavily inhabited areas become healthy ecosystems thanks to gardening, permaculture, and the elimination of cars. Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are actually…

RESILIENT LIVING: How to Escape the Globalist System – By James Corbett

Source – corbettreport.com – “…Many new peer-to-peer platforms are popping up to help people to exchange goods, services and ideas without money entering the picture at all. From sites that connect people to free food growing in their local area to ride-sharing, book sharing and, well, everything else sharing…The solution to a centralized globalist system…

THE ROAD UP-AHEAD: The First 3D-Printed House In The US Was So Successful, 50 More Are Being Made

Source – truththeory.com – “…Vulcan II is ready to move out of ICON’s lab and into the world next month to begin its very good work of delivering affordable, resilient dignified housing around the world…Vulcan II is the first printer of its kind in that it has the capability of printing homes in which people…

RETURN TO EDEN: ‘Living Simply, Simply Living’, The Secret to a Meaningful Life is Simpler Than You Think

Source -qz.com -.“…The example of existentialist psychologist Viktor Frankl, who survived imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps in World War II and went on to write a book, Man in Search of Meaning. Frankl’s purpose, his will to live despite imprisonment in the harshest conditions, came from his desire to write about the experience afterwards” The…

RETURN TO EDEN: Local, Small-Scale Organic Farming Poised to Save the World, Here’s How – By Carolanna Wright

Source – wakeup-world.com – “…Local, small-scale organic farming is the number one solution for many of the food security, environmental and human health issues that we face today. Fortunately, people across the nation and throughout the world are waking up to this fact — and taking back our food system, one small organic farm at…

RETURN TO EDEN: ‘The Fourth Turning’, A Case Against Cities

Source – hardscrabblefarmer.com – “…Eventually the complex business of moving paper and money, of accumulating wealth and building shrines to their hubris always runs its eventual course. And as the lines of supply are cut off, either through inattention or rebellion, the dependent urban centers begin to feed on themselves” The Case Against Cities Historians…

DAS KAPITAL: How Do You Beat The Bankers At Their Own Game? – By Tom Chatham

Source – projectchesapeake.wordpress.com – “…The bankers have created a society of dependent people that they can exploit. They can only continue to exploit people as long as they are dependent on the bankers for the things they need. Once this dependence is broken the bankers lose much of their control on society’ How Do You…

MASONIC VISIONS: ‘Synergetics’, Buckminster Fuller & Spaceship Earth (Archive)

Source  – umsl.edu – “In addition to being a successful architect and inventor, R Buckminster Fuller was also known as a systems philosopher.    He used the phrase “Spaceship Earth” to express the need for mankind to use teamwork to fully utilize Earth’s limited resources.1   Ephemeralization was another systems’ term coined by Fuller to express the…

RETURN TO EDEN: Minimalism – By Rex Weyler

Source – greenpeace.org – “…Mahatma Gandhi began his human rights career by establishing a self-sufficient “Tolstoy Farm” near Johannesburg, South Africa…His practice of satyagraha — peaceful civil disobedience, borrowed from the Quakers — led to the liberation of India from British rule. “Earth provides enough to satisfy everyone’s needs,” wrote Gandhi, “but not everyone’s greed”…

THE ROAD UP AHEAD: New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just $4,000 – By Lacy Cooke

Source – inhabitat.com – “…One billion people on Earth lack access to adequate housing — but that could change if ICON and New Story are successful. They’ve found a way to 3D-print 600 to 800-square-foot houses for $4,000 in under one day” New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just…

RESILIENT LIVING: Earthships  – The Ultimate Green Homes (Archive)

Source  – expandedconsciousness.com – Earthship is a concept of over 40 years and yet the first one ever built in Europe was in 2000. The idea is a trademark of Michael Reynolds  — a US architect. In the 70s, Reynolds envisioned a home which would have three exciting traits — self sustainability, construction utilizing basic and recycled materials…

RESILIENT LIVING: Desert Farm Grows 17,000 Tons of Food Without Soil, Pesticides, Fossil Fuels or Groundwater – By Amando Flavio

Source – csglobe.com – “…The farm has a year-round growing season by heating the greenhouse in winter with 39 megawatts of clean energy gained from solar power.This farm proves, once again, that the biotech-promoted myth of needing genetically modified food and millions of pounds of carcinogenic pesticide to grow them to feed the population, is…

REBEL YELL: ‘Only Total Non-Compliance Can Achieve Freedom’, How to Build Communities

Source – themindunleashed.com – “…The state is often an airtight, all powerful crushing force: this is especially apparent if you look at sanctions, borders, taxes, and things of that nature. However, deep in the crevices of a country, where the authorities don’t find it practical to enforce a law, there exists an opportunity to turn…

RESILIENT LIVING: Why Everyone Should Consider Living in an Earthship – By Audrey Wright

Source  – expandedconsciousness.com – Earthship is a concept of over 40 years and yet the first one ever built in Europe was in 2000. The idea is a trademark of Michael Reynolds  — a US architect. In the 70s, Reynolds envisioned a home which would have three exciting traits — self sustainability, construction utilizing basic and recycled materials…

RETURN TO EDEN: Food and Financial Sovereignty = Freedom

Source  – hague6185.wordpress.com –  If one was to believe the media everyone in Russia is on the verge of panic because of the sanctions on imported foods. The reality is much different, the belief that what Russia imports from other countries would lead to empty shelves in grocery stores has proved to be false? So…

REBEL YELL: This “Rebel Farmer” Is A Constant Target Of His Own Government. But His Wild Ideas Made Him A Global Icon

Source  – althealthworks.com – In the battle of “conventional” agriculture vs. organic, a clear winner is emerging: organic food sales are skyrocketing, and interest in organic farming is rising dramatically, especially among the youth. But while the debate between organic and conventional gets all the headlines, one particular style of farming that may hold true…

AFFLUENZA: The Über Consumer Society – When More is less

Source – filmsforaction.org – AFFLUENZA is a groundbreaking film that diagnoses a serious social disease – caused by consumerism, commercialism and rampant materialism – that is having a devastating impact on our families, communities, and the environment. We have more stuff, but less time, and our quality of life seems to be deteriorating. By using…

RESILIENT LIVING: The Virtually Indestructible Eco-Friendly ‘Hobbit’ House, Assemble Your Own and Bury It

Source – naturalblaze.com – “…A new twist to tiny house living – The prefab system is virtually indestructible Eco-Friendly and takes advantage of earth sheltering to optimize energy use”: (Hobbit Like House – Assemble Your Own and Bury It – By Yvonne Holterman) How awesome are these new Hobbit like homes, which brings a new…

RESILIENT LIVING: Brilliant Young Minds & Their Inventions That Could Save the Planet – By Lacy Cooke

Source – inhabitat.com – “…Sometimes the brightest ideas come in young packages….from $13 germ-killing door handles to Braille printers, check out these eight teenage inventions that revolutionize the way we view energy, food, and, of course, the oceans“: (8 teenage inventions that could save the world – By Lacy Cooke) Sometimes the brightest ideas come…

RESILIENT LIVING: Multipod Studio’s Affordable Pop-Up House Snaps Together Like LEGO Bricks

Source – inhabitat.com – “…The structure of the Pop-Up House is made from insulating blocks and wooden panels – a unique low-cost system patented by Multipod Studio that provides outstanding thermal insulation. The materials used in the construction are inexpensive, while the thermal envelope reduces the need for additional heating. The construction requires no special…

OUR DANCE WITH DESTINY: Grow Fresh Produce Anywhere, Anytime, in a Freight Farm Shipping Container

Source – forbes.com – “…We decided to target a very specific part of the food system to start off. There are 4,400 institutional distributors of fresh fruit and produce to restaurants, hospitals, and universities. We are selling to small and medium sized distributors with revenues between $3 million and $75 million – representing an $860…