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Chaitraban – the Journey (Maharashtra, India)
The beginning of life for a new permaculturist…. Living in the concrete jungle of Mumbai, there is a terrible smog…
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10 Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society
The best way to feel hopeful for the future is to prepare for it. The best way to feel hopeful…
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Genetic Fallacy: How Monsanto Silences Scientific Dissent (video)
That a former Monsanto scientist should find himself in charge of a specially-created post at the very journal that published…
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Thinking Like a Russian
Soviet soldier waving the Red Banner over the central plaza of Stalingrad in 1943 The rule is as old as…
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Elections: Understanding the Invisible Structures – an Interview with Peter Emerson
Peter Emerson is the director of the de Borda Institute in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a leading authority on…
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Christopher Soghoian: Government Surveillance – This is Just the Beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrxDrpi1XNU Privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian sees the landscape of government surveillance shifting beneath our feet, as an industry grows to…
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Steve Marsh’s GMO Case: Update
Steve Marsh’s court case finished on Feb 28, 2014, and although we are not sure when the verdict will be…
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Permaculture – a Lesson in Patience
by Leanne Ejack (Alberta, Canada), PDC student, Jan/Feb 2014 at PRI Maungaraeeda, Sunshine Coast, Qld., Australia I was bred, born…
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Holmgren’s ‘Crash on Demand’: Be Careful What You Wish For
Originally published on TransitionNetwork.org It is a rare occurence that I disagree with David Holmgren. One of my heroes, and…
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Opinions Are Not Facts – Failing the Aircraft Test
A wild apple tree, on the side of the road Not far from where I live, there is a wild…
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Jumping the Shark
Misleading claims by Discovery and other channels help to fuel wildlife massacres. There are, I think, two factors at work.…
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A “Pattern Language” for Women in Permaculture
Children planting pumpkins. Photo by Jeanine Carlson Though women receive the majority of all college degrees in the U.S., and…
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