As 15.364 scientists from 184 countries just signed a dire warning to humanity for failing to act accordingly to the threats of climate change, I think it is time to … [Read full article]
Tag: Culture
Rails-to-Trails Gains Steam With $5M For Atlanta BeltLine
Sustainable redevelopment strikes again! The Atlanta BeltLine, one of nation’s largest, widest-ranging urban redevelopment programs, will develop the Westside Trail. Plans call for a three-mile-long, 14-foot-wide concrete multi-use path in … [Read full article]
4 Green Myths Debunked
Going green is a much talked about topic. All kinds of rumors and false ideas are circulating about the environment and the actions we can take to help it. Here … [Read full article]
Underestimating, Overlooking and Misunderstanding the Cultural Dimensions of Climate Change
A new research paper has shed light on an interesting aspect of the climate change battle, voicing concerns that the impact of climate change on cultural life is not being … [Read full article]
An In-Depth Look at EMFs
I love the work of Kristen Farquhar and feature her Environmental Music Films here on Planetsave whenever a new on comes out. Recently, she got invited to have her films … [Read full article]
Is Agriculture the "Demon Engine of Civilization"?
Agriculture, the indispensable basis of civilization, was originally encountered as time, language, number and art won out. As the materialization of alienation, agriculture is the triumph of estrangement and the … [Read full article]
Shepard Fairey Designs Three Posters for WWF's Earth Hour
Before his arrest in Boston last week, Shephard Fairey managed to design three posters for the World Wildlife Fund’s upcoming family-friendly climate change action, Earth Hour. Check out the others … [Read full article]
How to Preserve Foods and Our Food Culture: Wild Fermentation
In this day and age of highly processed, artificial ingredient-infested “food products”, fermentation offers a beautifully simple, healthy, and delicious alternative to preserving some of our favorite foods. Fermentation is … [Read full article]
Radical Simplicity: Living Car-Free and Off The Grid at the Possibility Alliance
In the small town of La Plata, Missouri, something of a revolution is beginning. A brand new intentional community has recently formed, and its aims and message are radical, inspiring, … [Read full article]
Ecological Sustainability Requires a Cultural Revolution, Too
There’s something that’s been made increasingly apparent to me living in an ecovillage for the past year: environmental sustainability requires a change in culture. Society cannot achieve this sustainability through … [Read full article]
Tailpipes and Tribalism
By: Gavin Hudson Most of us never question our decision to buy and drive cars because we identify cars with our culture. “Driving is what people do.” That’s been the … [Read full article]