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Where No City Has Gone Before: San Francisco Will Be World's First Zero-Waste Town by 2020

Sven Eberlein, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

A future without landfills? SF is already 78% of the way there -- but the hardest part is still ahead.

The Business of a Better World: Can a New Kind of Corporation Save Us and Our Economy?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. April 15, 2012.

Corporations by today's definition, are obligated to make as much money as they can. But a new kind of corporation is changing that and potentially our economy, too.

How to Start Your Own Power Company, Stop Coal and Nukes, and Transform Your City

Sven Eberlein, AlterNet. March 28, 2012.

2011 Goldman Prize winner Ursula Sladek discusses how she became an unwitting energy mogul -- and a global environmental hero.

Can We Build a Sustainable Society Ourselves?

Sara Robinson, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

Sightline Institute’s Alan Durning discusses hope, fear and how we can keep making progress when change seems impossible.

Making Sustainability Legal: 9 Zombie Laws That Keep Cities From Going Green

Sara Robinson, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

These outdated laws forbid sustainable choices -- and here's what you can do to change them.

How Better Parenting Could Produce Fewer Greedy Bankers and More People Who Care About the Future of the Earth

Toni Nagy, AlterNet. September 28, 2011.

Avoiding the "mommy and daddy" issues that lead to retail therapy and consumerism, changing how we raise our children could nurture a generation that will actualize sustainability.

Seeds of Hope: How Sustainable Activism Transformed Detroit

Grace Lee Boggs, Scott Kurashige, YES! Magazine. June 22, 2011.

After the death throes of urban decay, what the Motor City can teach us about vision, community, and the power of movements.

Vision: 8 Reasons Global Capitalism Makes Our Lives Worse -- And How We Can Create a New Kind of Economy

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 16, 2011.

A new film explores how globalization has resulted in crises of the economy, the environment and the human spirit -- and points the way to a new path.

Do We Have to Live Like Peasants to Be Truly Sustainable?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. January 4, 2011.

There has to be a happy medium between living as a poor peasant in an adobe hut and living in a McMansion while driving a Hummer. But how do we find it?

Dance, Don’t Drive: How to Live In Tune With the Planet

Chip Ward, AlterNet. July 14, 2010.

On the road ahead, comfort, security and meaning will no longer be determined by ownership, but by membership in a robust community that can provide mutual aid in tough times.

Global Trade Unions Demand Sustainability From G8 Leaders

Michelle Langlois, rabble.ca. June 25, 2010.

Gathering ahead of today's G8 summit in Canada, labor leaders sent a message to leaders of the world's leading economies: It's about sustainablity, stupid!

Strange But True: How Soap Operas Might Save Us From Overpopulation

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. June 8, 2010.

Earth reached its human capacity in the 1980s. Our planet is in crisis, and Bill Ryerson is using media to change behaviors that contribute to global overpopulation.

Green Detroit: Why the City Is Ground Zero for the Sustainability Movement

Ron Williams, AlterNet. April 22, 2010.

Ignore the mainstream media. Detroit is not about architectural ruins. The people are re-imagining their city in fresh and courageous ways and there is a lot to learn from them.

Are We Selfish Individuals or an Empathic Society? The Answer Could Determine Whether We Have a Future

Jeremy Rifkin, Tarcher/Penguin. March 27, 2010.

The industrial age built on and propelled by fossil fuels is coming to an end. What replaces it is at the center of our fight for survival.

Is Goat the New Cow? Why American Foodies and Environmentalists Are Reviving the Old-World Staple

Sarah Newman, AlterNet. March 16, 2010.

Goat is a great way for people to eat locally grown, humanely raised, tasty foods. And unlike the cattle industries, there aren't any massive, industrialized goat farms.

What's the Big Hubbub Over a New Book Arguing NYC Is America's Greenest City?

What's the Big Hubbub Over a New Book Arguing NYC Is America's Greenest City?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. October 16, 2009.

New Yorker writer David Owen has environmentalists shooting broadsides at his new book; do we really want to replicate the Big Apple across America?

Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat?

Chloe J., Sustain Lane. September 23, 2009.

In the interest of your health, the environment and even logic, it makes more sense to leave chicken and fish off your plate. Here's why.

15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World

15 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. September 10, 2009.

Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.

Find a Sustainable Means of Food Production

Find a Sustainable Means of Food Production

Food Democracy Now!, June 22, 2009.

We're at a crossroads. Be part of a new wave of environmentally conscious food production.

The Earth Is a Ponzi Scheme on the Verge of Collapse

The Earth Is a Ponzi Scheme on the Verge of Collapse

Matthew Stein, Huffington Post. April 28, 2009.

Our model of exponential growth in consumption of energy, natural resources and raw materials cannot last forever.

2008: When Mother Nature and the Market Both Said:

2008: When Mother Nature and the Market Both Said: "No More"

Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times. March 10, 2009.

What if the whole growth model we created over the last 50 years is simply unsustainable economically and ecologically?

Our Worst Enemies Aren't Terrorists: Rethinking National Security on a Sinking Planet

Chip Ward, TomDispatch.com. March 3, 2009.

The chances of being affected by a terrorist attack are slim, but disruptions to our far-flung supply lines for food, water and energy are a reality.

When Technology Fails: How to Survive the Long Emergency

Brianne Goodspeed, Chelsea Green Publishing. January 30, 2009.

Finally, a book for the millions of people who realize that making the shift to sustainability is a matter of economic and ecological survival.

Leaving Las Vegas: Are Americans Ready to Put Cataclysmic Consumption and Hedonism Behind Them?

David Sirota, AlterNet. December 27, 2008.

Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? Or will "Viva Las Vegas" always be America's motto?

How To Be an Ethical Consumer Without Breaking the Bank

Suyeon Khim, Campus Progress. December 18, 2008.

There are many affordable ways to spend your hard-earned cash in accordance with progressive values.

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