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Intentional community, permaculture, urban farming, local food, clean energy, biotecture, recycling, localization, green economy, Transition
Events
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1st Tuesday: Food & Farming
July 7, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Emergence Community Arts Collective
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DC 2009 Policy Greenhouse
July 10, 2009 from 8am to 12pm – George Washington University Marvin Center
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2nd Tuesday: Transition Meeting
July 14, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Emergence Community Arts Collective
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Film: The Power of Community
July 19, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – TPSS Food Coop Community Room
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3rd Tuesday Film: Powaqqatsi
July 21, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Emergence Community Arts Collective
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Herban Foragers
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Food & Farming
12 members
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9 members
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Transition Bethesda
8 members
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Artists for a Green DC
17 members
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Herbology
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Community Exchange
15 members
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Videos
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Will Allen and Growing Power
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The Kitchen Garden
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Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don’t be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done.
~ Paul Hawken, Commencement Address May 2009
Energy Bulletin
Peak Oil Day
We are now approaching the first-year anniversary of Peak Oil Day. Where are we now? The global economy is in tatters, yet oil prices have recovered somewhat (they’re now about half what they were in July 2008). World energy consumption is down, world trade is down, the airline industry is shrinking, and most of the world’s automakers are on life support.
On the darker side...waiting for the other shoe
The dark, wet days of early summer in the northeastern U.S. are fitting for how it seems many are feeling these days. As we've transitioned into a new season on the calendar, the weather hasn't followed suit. And as we've entered a new era after the economic crash of 2008 and the looming threats of climate change and peak resources, much of the world speaks not of these issues but guardedly anticipates a return to normalcy [sic]. I don't believe that's going to happen.
Energy descent and transition in Mexico, part 1
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“In Mexico nothing happens, until it happens.” This is an old proverb here, and it can also easily apply to the current situation. Everything feels tranquilo and smooth, as if it is nothing out of the ordinary. However, as history shows us, once something begins in Mexico, it generally develops rapidly, and can end up being intensely spectacular.
Food & agriculture - July 6
Street Farmer
The WaPo serves up a food-politics column
Sustainable Food Blogs
Fears for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food
Interest in bees and chickens soars ahead of final Royal Show
Agriculture and Food in Crisis
Renewables & efficiency - July 6
Renewable power? Not in your lifetime
Seven Paths to Our Energy Future
Wesley Clark: Ethanol's field general
Energy Secty Chu's alternative choice
Can I Clean Your Clock?
World`s largest cement firms slash production emissions by a third
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Urgent action required of you
The majority of the world's inhabitants live in urban areas. It would be impossible and disastrous for large numbers to seek refuge in the countryside. Cities therefore have to be made sustainable and not continue to be toxic to the biosphere. Many towns in Ireland, Britain, Australia and New Zealand have taken the initiative to transform themselves into Transition towns. Curitiba, Brazil is cited as being at the forefront of most sustainable cities. Cuba has been forced early into solutions by its own peak oil crisis when they lost Russian oil support. In the US, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco and Oakland in California, have begun the process of becoming ecocities.
The District of Columbia has a lot of catching up to do. While there are some admirable and necessary individual and municipal initiatives, they are too little, too late. The air quality in DC is one of the nation's worst despite extensive tree cover. The exigencies of our current national and global situation demand that urgent, drastic action be taken now. What is accomplished in DC, the capital of the US, will have far-reaching influence and tremendous impact in halting environmental decline.
Ecolocity is definitely about cross-fertilization; we don't know everything, nor have all the answers or can attempt everything. We will support anyone or group who we consider is doing good work. We don't wish to duplicate efforts, reinvent the wheel or compete. We're like connective tissue, trying to bind all the existing efforts together into a cohesive whole; or like stem cells which can morph into required structures and functions as the conditions require. Primarily we are interested in stimulating, catalyzing thinking leading to action that addresses specific issues rather than prolonged discussion, waiting on authorities and finding every reason why something cannot be done.
Our primary focus is making DC a Transition town, working with other groups to devise and implement an Energy Descent Action Plan to get DC more carbon-free by 2020. However, environmental considerations are not the only concerns. Human ecology is equally critical so we have to address the impact of decline on already vulnerable populations: the aged, homeless, unemployed and the infirm.
We intend to establish an intentional community in the District that will put into practice alternative solutions that can be spread to neighboring areas and ultimately be applied on a wider scale.
EARTH BEING Our organizing principle
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Blog Posts
In Public Housing, Talking Up the Recycling Bin
Gloria Allen, 82, left, offered tips on recycling at General Grant Houses in Manhattan. She helped to start a movement to introduce recycling to the residents.
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Published: New York Times, July 3, 2009
Wearing a purple sweatsuit and leaning on a cane, Gloria Allen, 82, was hobbling down a hallway in a public housing project in Morningside Heights, knocking on doors and shou… Continue
Posted by Ecolocitizen on July 5, 2009 at 12:30pm
Street Farmer or Will DC's Will Allen please step forward?
Published: New York Times, July 1, 2009
Will Allen, a farmer of Bunyonesque proportions, ascended a berm of wood chips and brewer’s mash and gently probed it with a pitchfork. “Look at this,” he said, pleased with the treasure he unearthed. A writhing mass of red worms dangled from his tines. He bent over, raked another section with his fingers and palmed a few beauties.
… Continue
Posted by Ecolocitizen on July 2, 2009 at 4:01pm
Postcard from Detroit
Ah,.. Detroit. where do I start?
Tillon's video referenced by Carey below (http://vim… Continue
Posted by Ecolocitizen on June 21, 2009 at 9:59pm
Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun
COVER CAP Maya Donelson tends the rooftop garden of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco.
By MARIAN BURROS
Published New York Times: June 16, 2009
THIS summer, Tony Tomelden hopes to be making bloody marys at the Pug in Washington, D.C., with tomatoes and chilies grown above the bar, thanks to the city’s incentives for green roofs.
Mr. Tomelden, the Pug’s prin… Continue
Posted by Ecolocitizen on June 17, 2009 at 5:00pm
Urban foraging
IT’S FREE Asiya Wadud, fruit foraging in Oakland, Calif.
By KIM SEVERSON
Published: New York Times, June 9, 2009
OAKLAND, Calif.
THE loquats were ripe and just begging to be picked.
But there was a problem.… Continue
Posted by Ecolocitizen on June 10, 2009 at 10:30am
Notes
Vanguard Ranch CSA shares available
You can buy a season’s worth of fresh produce and receive a weekly “share” for $40 per week. There are more than 30 different types produce to choose from. Each share will be approximately the size of a conventional grocery paper bag. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Deliveries will extend for 16 weeks. ECAC will be a delivery point, a… Continue
Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 12, 2009 at 9:30am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun 12.
Transition Movie this weekend
The film ‘In Transition’ is now available for viewing, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June 2009 only. The version being screened is not the final version, it still has a sequence to add and some tidying up to do, but is almost there (you will need Quicktime on your computer)…. For more information on the film’s release click… Continue
Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 11, 2009 at 11:10pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun 12.
Heathcote Permaculture course
Created by Ecolocitizen Jun 5, 2009 at 4:24pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun 5.
Street Tree Planting
UFA [Urban Forestry Admin
… ContinueCreated by Ecolocitizen Jun 2, 2009 at 2:37pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Jun 2.
Great Reskilling: Preserving Time in a Bottle (or a Jar)
SAVOR LATER Eugenia Bone preserves asparagus.
Created by Ecolocitizen May 27, 2009 at 11:19am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen May 27.
New Transition book
The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future (Paperback)
by Shaun Chamberlin (Author),… ContinueCreated by Ecolocitizen May 6, 2009 at 11:12am. Last updated by Ecolocitizen May 6.
Karma Kitchen DC
Imagine a restaurant where there are no prices on the menu and where the check reads $0.00 with only this footnote:
“Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. We hope you will pay-it-forward however you wish.”
That is the concept behind
… ContinueCreated by Ecolocitizen Mar 27, 2009 at 12:50pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Mar 27.
New community garden
There is a new community garden forming in the Eckington/Bloomingdale neighborhoods. If you are looking for a place to garden this spring, you can join by attending a meeting this Saturday, February 28th at 2 pm at Big Bear (the corner of 1st and R, NW) in Bloomingdale to discuss the garden. Continue
Created by Ecolocitizen Feb 26, 2009 at 10:39pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Feb 27.
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
March 11-22, 2009
17th Year, 52 Venues, 136 Films, 24,000+ Filmgoers
Created by Ecolocitizen Feb 15, 2009 at 10:44pm. Last updated by Ecolocitizen Feb 16.
Urban Food Foraging article
Published on Monday, February 2, 2009 by the San Francisco Chronicle… Continue
Created by Gerri Feb 2, 2009 at 9:03pm. Last updated by Gerri Feb 3.
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