Monday, January 31, 2005
Our Shifting Focus / EcoBusiness
Steering Sustainability
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 2005 (Centre for Integral Economics) - Working with business, government and non-profit partners, the Centre for Integral Economics, founded by Donna Morton, encourages innovative strategies that reconcile economic prosperity, social justice and environmental integrity. We are a new kind of organization. We specialize in building tools, partnerships and communications for change. We promote innovative economic tools and policies that redirect the powerful influence of the marketplace toward sustainability. http://www.integraleconomics.org/ .
Steering Sustainability
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 2005 (Centre for Integral Economics) - Working with business, government and non-profit partners, the Centre for Integral Economics, founded by Donna Morton, encourages innovative strategies that reconcile economic prosperity, social justice and environmental integrity. We are a new kind of organization. We specialize in building tools, partnerships and communications for change. We promote innovative economic tools and policies that redirect the powerful influence of the marketplace toward sustainability. http://www.integraleconomics.org/ .
EcoJobs / Green Leadership Training
Education, Apprenticeships, Mentorships, Internships, Training
WEB Resource, Jan. 2005 (Good Work) - Mark this site in your Favorites! It is possible to arrange an informal apprenticeship with a green and ethical business or organization of interest to you. To find a potential apprenticeship or mentor, try Learning Centres & Places; Sustainable Living Links; or the Environmental Portals page. http://www.planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html#education .
Education, Apprenticeships, Mentorships, Internships, Training
WEB Resource, Jan. 2005 (Good Work) - Mark this site in your Favorites! It is possible to arrange an informal apprenticeship with a green and ethical business or organization of interest to you. To find a potential apprenticeship or mentor, try Learning Centres & Places; Sustainable Living Links; or the Environmental Portals page. http://www.planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html#education .
Events / Conferences – Worldwide, 2005
Sustainable Development Conferences Worldwide
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Conference Events website) - Upcoming 2005 events in sustainable development and related fields, worldwide. http://www.conferencealerts.com/sustain.htm .
Sustainable Development Conferences Worldwide
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Conference Events website) - Upcoming 2005 events in sustainable development and related fields, worldwide. http://www.conferencealerts.com/sustain.htm .
Events / Leadership Training – Olympia, WA, Feb. 9 - 12
Eco-Art and Sacred Ecology
OLYMPIA, WA, Jan. 31, 2005 (Evergreen College, via EFSWN) - SYNERGY SUSTAINABLE LIVING CONFERENCE, Session - At Earth Sanctuary www.earthsanctuary.org, a nature reserve and meditation parkland, located on Whidbey Island, Chuck Pettis along with a team of experts in Feng Shui, landscape design, and ecological restoration, have created a network of megalithic sacred spaces linked by ley lines to create a sacred ecology. Pettis will discuss Earth Sanctuary's 500-year plan to restore the land to mature old-growth forest with maximum bird and wildlife diversity & population, its five-step "Design with Nature" approach for sustainable ecological design and development, the powerful sacred spaces that utilize the same design techniques as the most spiritual places on the Earth, and sacred ecology that is designed to benefit all beings, physically and spiritually. http://www.evergreen.edu/events/synergy/ .
Eco-Art and Sacred Ecology
OLYMPIA, WA, Jan. 31, 2005 (Evergreen College, via EFSWN) - SYNERGY SUSTAINABLE LIVING CONFERENCE, Session - At Earth Sanctuary www.earthsanctuary.org, a nature reserve and meditation parkland, located on Whidbey Island, Chuck Pettis along with a team of experts in Feng Shui, landscape design, and ecological restoration, have created a network of megalithic sacred spaces linked by ley lines to create a sacred ecology. Pettis will discuss Earth Sanctuary's 500-year plan to restore the land to mature old-growth forest with maximum bird and wildlife diversity & population, its five-step "Design with Nature" approach for sustainable ecological design and development, the powerful sacred spaces that utilize the same design techniques as the most spiritual places on the Earth, and sacred ecology that is designed to benefit all beings, physically and spiritually. http://www.evergreen.edu/events/synergy/ .
Permaculture / Bio-remediation
Stone Age Farming: Eco-agriculture for the 21st Century
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Geimantica) - Alanna Moore has been described by a neighbour as being capable of 'making a dead stick grow'. In her book Stone Age Farming, Eco-agriculture for the 21st century, she describes the latest ideas on the role of magnetism and paramagnetism in plant growth and how to impart it, in order to bring dead soils back to life. Described are numerous natural and simple techniques which help to - Counteract soil sterility and salinity - Restore chemically poisoned land and waterways - Improve farm profitability - Help counteract the effects of radiation and radioactivity - Improve plant, animal and human health. http://www.geomantica.com/SAFbook.htm .
Stone Age Farming: Eco-agriculture for the 21st Century
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Geimantica) - Alanna Moore has been described by a neighbour as being capable of 'making a dead stick grow'. In her book Stone Age Farming, Eco-agriculture for the 21st century, she describes the latest ideas on the role of magnetism and paramagnetism in plant growth and how to impart it, in order to bring dead soils back to life. Described are numerous natural and simple techniques which help to - Counteract soil sterility and salinity - Restore chemically poisoned land and waterways - Improve farm profitability - Help counteract the effects of radiation and radioactivity - Improve plant, animal and human health. http://www.geomantica.com/SAFbook.htm .
Hybrid Models & Structures
Business & Enterprises at Crystal Waters Village
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Crystal Waters Website) - As in most rural villages, finding suitable employment / paid work / income-generating work is a major issue for Crystal Waters residents. Some are self -employed, some employed by internal or external businesses, some depend on pensions and unemployment benefits and others have independent means of support. http://www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au/crystalwaters/businesses/index.html .
Business & Enterprises at Crystal Waters Village
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Crystal Waters Website) - As in most rural villages, finding suitable employment / paid work / income-generating work is a major issue for Crystal Waters residents. Some are self -employed, some employed by internal or external businesses, some depend on pensions and unemployment benefits and others have independent means of support. http://www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au/crystalwaters/businesses/index.html .
EcoDesign / Housing Models
The Village Masterplan a Landmark for Irish Developers
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (The Village) - Identified by the Irish Times as something special to watch out for in 2004, Ireland's first eco-village at Cloughjordan in North Tipperary is an exciting new development in the Irish housing market. Becoming a member and buying a site in the development offers people an opportunity to build a home in a unique, sustainable community, which is committed to ecological and social quality of life. http://www.thevillage.ie/ .
The Village Masterplan a Landmark for Irish Developers
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (The Village) - Identified by the Irish Times as something special to watch out for in 2004, Ireland's first eco-village at Cloughjordan in North Tipperary is an exciting new development in the Irish housing market. Becoming a member and buying a site in the development offers people an opportunity to build a home in a unique, sustainable community, which is committed to ecological and social quality of life. http://www.thevillage.ie/ .
Science & Technology
Solar Tubes and Slow Sand Filters - This Week in Green Design, 1/23
WEB News, Jan. 23, 2005 (WorldChanging.org) - Here’s the WorldChanging reference to Solar Tubes and Slow Sand Filters. Each week, Justin Thomas of Metaefficient gives us a peek into new finds in sustainable design. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001987.html .
Solar Tubes and Slow Sand Filters - This Week in Green Design, 1/23
WEB News, Jan. 23, 2005 (WorldChanging.org) - Here’s the WorldChanging reference to Solar Tubes and Slow Sand Filters. Each week, Justin Thomas of Metaefficient gives us a peek into new finds in sustainable design. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001987.html .
Zero Waste
Design for Disassembly, Zero Waste and Sustainable Prosperity
WEB News, Jan. 26, 2005 (WorldChanging.org) - Our allies at IDFuel have a great piece up Built For Breakdown , about the myriad ways in which companies are beginning to plan for the full life-cycles of their products, including their eventual dis-assembly and the return of their resources to productive use:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002005.html .
Design for Disassembly, Zero Waste and Sustainable Prosperity
WEB News, Jan. 26, 2005 (WorldChanging.org) - Our allies at IDFuel have a great piece up Built For Breakdown , about the myriad ways in which companies are beginning to plan for the full life-cycles of their products, including their eventual dis-assembly and the return of their resources to productive use:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002005.html .
Sustainable Industry / Marketing
What are Sustainable Products?
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Sustainable Products) - Sustainable products are those products providing environmental, social and economic benefits while protecting public health, welfare, and environment over their full commercial cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to final disposition. We conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for products. http://sustainableproducts.com/susproddef.html .
What are Sustainable Products?
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Sustainable Products) - Sustainable products are those products providing environmental, social and economic benefits while protecting public health, welfare, and environment over their full commercial cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to final disposition. We conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for products. http://sustainableproducts.com/susproddef.html .
EcoDesign / Sustainable Leadership
Postcard from London
WEB News, Jan. 30, 2005 (WorldChanging) - Visible in the background of this photo is the Swiss Re tower (aka "the Gherkin"), notable for a number of reasons, including the fact that it uses 50% less energy than a conventional office building of comparable size. Swiss Re has been at the forefront of pushing businesses to take climate change more seriously, and is trying to live up to its own sustainability demands. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002021.html#more .
Postcard from London
WEB News, Jan. 30, 2005 (WorldChanging) - Visible in the background of this photo is the Swiss Re tower (aka "the Gherkin"), notable for a number of reasons, including the fact that it uses 50% less energy than a conventional office building of comparable size. Swiss Re has been at the forefront of pushing businesses to take climate change more seriously, and is trying to live up to its own sustainability demands. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/002021.html#more .
Heroic Actions / Sustainable Empowerment
Wangari Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Global Footprint Network) - A native of Kenya and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in East Africa, Maathai has mobilized millions, encouraged women to take fate into their own hands, and built one of the most effective environmental grassroots effort this planet has ever seen: the Green Belt Movement. Poor women have planted more than 30 million trees across Africa since the Green Belt Movement began, resulting in the slowing of deforestation and economic empowerment. And she has not stopped there. She has become a force for democracy and is now serving her country as assistant minister of environment and as an active parliamentarian… We are thrilled that Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Global Footprint Network Advisory Council Member, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. http://www.footprintnetwork.org/newsletters/footprint_network_1-2-1.html .
Wangari Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Global Footprint Network) - A native of Kenya and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in East Africa, Maathai has mobilized millions, encouraged women to take fate into their own hands, and built one of the most effective environmental grassroots effort this planet has ever seen: the Green Belt Movement. Poor women have planted more than 30 million trees across Africa since the Green Belt Movement began, resulting in the slowing of deforestation and economic empowerment. And she has not stopped there. She has become a force for democracy and is now serving her country as assistant minister of environment and as an active parliamentarian… We are thrilled that Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Global Footprint Network Advisory Council Member, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. http://www.footprintnetwork.org/newsletters/footprint_network_1-2-1.html .
