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Deserts, non-native species and the Second Genesis

By Erik Curren | September 18, 2013

una muerte anunciada

When Zen farmer Masanobu Fukuoka proposed that military bombers of his native Japan be used to drop balls made of seeds for hundreds of plant species over the world's desert areas in order to revegetate them, housewives and children around the country started sending Fukuoka donations of seeds. Though his dream of a vegetation air force has yet to become a reality, Fukuoka's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Buddhism, desertification, Larry Korn, Masanobu Fukuoka, natural farming, permaculture, rice, sustainable agriculture

Weekly Wisdom: EF Schumacher on non-violent economics

By Staff Reports | July 11, 2012

EF Schumacher

Modern economics does not distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable materials, as its very method is to equalize and quantify everything by means of a money price. Thus, taking various alternative fuels, like coal, oil, wood, or water-power: the only difference between them recognized by modern economics is relative cost per equivalent unit. The cheapest is automatically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Weekly Wisdom Tagged With: Buddhism, economics, EF Schumacher, fossil fuels, renewable energy

#21: Not ashamed to admit we’re Christian. Or Jewish. Or whatever.

By Staff Reports | December 11, 2011

Reason 21

Just like Texas Governor Rick Perry, Transition Voice isn't ashamed to admit that we're Christian. And Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Wiccan, Druidic, humanist and straight-up atheist. Unlike some folks who care about environmental sustainability and energy depletion, we're also not ashamed to talk about religion at the dinner table. We mean, on our website. That's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 31 Reasons to Support Transition Voice, Buddhism, Christianity, humanism, Rick Perry

The faith movie we’ve all been waiting for

By Staff Reports | April 25, 2011

faith

If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it - faith leaders speaking with one voice on the ecological and social crises of our time. I was lucky enough to get invited to an exclusive "rough cut" screening of a 45 minute film that will, in my view, have a dramatic impact well beyond the rainbow of faith communities represented by the faith leaders in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: Buddhism, Christianity, film, Islam, Judaism, Transition Network

We get the power but future generations get the waste

By Staff Reports | March 29, 2011

kids in Nepal

Fukushima now enters the lexicon of nuclear catastrophes alongside Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. No amount of official downplaying of the current levels of radiation leaking from Fukushima can gloss over the fact that the hinterland of Fukushima will be contaminated for many years to come.  A new wasteland in which human habitation and agricultural production becomes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: Buddhism, Japan crisis, nuclear power

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