Monthly Archives: May 2011

By Peter Montgomery, AlterNet Posted on March 9, 2011 Environmental protection was not exactly high on the agenda at the 2011 Conservative Political Action conference in February. So a beautifully photographed report on the health of the Chesapeake Bay was … Continue reading →

Think of your mind as your most fundamental and important emergency kit. You have a great deal of what you’ll need to survive there already, but if you’re not careful, a lot of junk will end up piled on top … Continue reading →

Open letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States, from  Nobel Prize Laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Buenos Aires Dear Barack, In addressing you I do so fraternally, and at the same time, to express my concern and indignation for … Continue reading →

Greens should support research/demonstration of REAL sustainability http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EI-Network/message/4306Steven Johnson <thinkingaloud@…> 4 May 2011 One thing that I think deserves much greater emphasis in Left Green agendas is a concern to fund research and demonstration of alternative sustainable  economies that do … Continue reading →

Ted (F.E.) Trainer, University of NSW, Australia Summary: Given the limits to growth analysis of our global predicament we have no choice but to undertake radical changes in lifestyles, values, the geography of our settlements and especially change to a … Continue reading →

From Climate and Capitalism May 5, 2011 Worldwide political upheaval, financial crisis, and urgency around climate change inspire hope for radical change and reform in some, while others see an opportunity for a return to the old days of coercive … Continue reading →