Life, Money and Illuision is not about the magical arts or wizardry, though it does demystify money and Wall Street’s greedy aspirations abetted by the global push for more growth [ … ]
Tag: environment
The Cooperative Economy: REI’s Commitment to Serving the Planet’s Stewards
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting fed up with buying things that break or wear out way before they should. Warranties – from both manufacturers and retailers — [ … ]
Book Bytes: Our Global Ponzi Economy
October 7, 2009 Our Global Ponzi Economy Lester R. Brown Our mismanaged world economy today has many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme takes payments from [ … ]
De-jobbing America: Unraveling the Employment Economy
There’s just too much emphasis on “getting a job” these days. Okay, so we’re at nearly 10 percent unemployment nationally (if you believe the Federal numbers), so many people are [ … ]
New NGO Green Ramadan Links Month-Long Fast to Environmental Protection
As Muslims the world over celebrate Ramadan, a new organization called Green Ramadan is looking to turn one of the 5 pillars of Islam into a monthlong activity that helps [ … ]
Hotel Metro in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Green, Hip and Central
I’m coming to the conclusion pretty fast that just about every hotel will eventually be walking the talk when it comes to going green – though some are walking slowly [ … ]
Sustainability is about Permanence
According to Richard Florida in his latest book, Who’s Your City?, the average American moves every seven years. “More than 40 million people relocate each year; 15 million make significant [ … ]
The Story of Sustainability
We’ve all heard of The Story of Stuff. But The Story of Sustainability? This past weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting Dennis Paige, founder of Swiftdeer-Paige, at Inn Serendipity [ … ]
Book Review: Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
Most of us have heard about the slow food movement where we savor the taste of a place, know our farmers and sip the wine slowly, not gulp down a [ … ]
Healthcare and Wellness for All
As my wife and I write about in ECOpreneuring, if good health is important – and it should be for everyone – then a regular exercise routine along with eating [ … ]
Youthful Eyes on the Environment: English School Kids Take Charge
Editor’s note: Brenna Dardolph is a student at the University of Kansas who recently finished Prof. Simran Sethi’s course Media & the Environment. When we were seven, my good friend [ … ]
Bonnaroo: The (Greener) Summer Music Festival
In just seven years the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has emerged as the premier music festival in the United States, if not the world. With the biggest names in [ … ]
STATE OF THE WORLD Book Series Pivotal to Understanding our Paths to Sustainability
People often ask me: “So what set you on your present course of operating a sustainable business, growing most of your own food organically, working from home, and powering your [ … ]