"Well done! Bravo Leonardo Dicaprio: putting carbon tax on emission,
remove subsidies for fossil fuels and, of course, renewable energy is
unquestionable."
Hang Dao
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Guide to Sustainia
"Guide to Sustainia" An outcome of the Project Green Light
Curbing climate change is a real challenge. The Guide to Sustainia sets a new tone in communication about sustainability. Rather than representing a future of sacrifices and restraints, Sustainia shows us how sustainable solutions can contribute to real improvements in people’s lives.
Sustainia is a realistic vision. We hope it will inspire real change. Download “Guide to Sustainia” here.
Please contact Ms Laura Storm on lss@mm.dk for more information and partner opportunities. If you are interested in ordering a hard copy (20 euros plus VAT), please contact Ms Solvej Karlshøj Christiansen at skc@mm.dk
Copenhagen – Beyond Green
The city of Copenhagen is well known for being a green city. Through strategic urban planning and a history of environmental ambitions, Copenhagen has created swarms of cyclists, large recreational areas, a high share of renewable energy, clean water in its harbor, and a world class system of district heating and integrated public transportation.
What is not as well known about being a green city are the social and economic benefits. The study documents that Copenhagen’s green city strategy has not only brought great reductions in the CO2 emissions, decreased pollution, created several green jobs and produced annual growth rates of an impressive 12 percent in the green sector. The city’s green ambitions have also triggered a great improvement of the quality of life for the citizens of Copenhagen and created growth, export and job opportunities throughout the entire economy of the city – not just in the clean-tech sector.
The mission of Green Growth Leaders is to examine the evidence of green growth and document the benefits. It is from this starting point we set out to examine the economic and social benefits of green initiatives in Copenhagen. What we have learned is that urban green investments offer benefits far beyond environmental. What we have found is evidence of how sustainable life can be more fun, more profitable, and healthier, than ordinary life.
You can download the study here
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
A Permaculture Design Course Handbook Online
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Design Principles
- Chapter 3: Design Process
- Chapter 4: Pattern Understanding
- Chapter 5: Climatic Factors
- Chapter 6: Trees and their Energy Transactions
- Chapter 7: Water
- Hydrological Cycle: Half and Full
- The Numbers Behind the Half Hydrological Cycle
- Catchment Calculations
- A Permaculture Development Model: A Path to the Full Hydrological Cycle and the Abundance that Follows
- Infiltration Earthworks
- Greywater
- Curb Cuts
- Contour Brush Piles
- Roof Water Catchment and Tanks
- Chapter 8: Soils
- Chapter 9: Earth Working and Earth Resources
- Chapter 10: The Humid Tropics
- Chapter 11: Dryland Strategies
- Chapter 12: Humid Cool to Cold Climates
- Chapter 13: Aquaculture
- Chapter 14: The Strategies of an Alternative Global Nation
- Natural Building
- Fermentation
- Animal Systems
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Bill Mollison Permaculture Lecture Series, On-Line
Bill Mollison Permaculture Lecture Series, On-Line Note: NetWorks Productions Inc. holds the copyrights to this on-line series. We ask that our copyrights be honored. In addition, "Permaculture" is a copyrighted word. Only those who have completed a 72-hour design course are authorized to use the word in commerce. What is Permaculture? Who is Bill Mollison? These videos are documents from two design courses taught by Bill Mollison at the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose Texas in 1994 and 1995. They are a definitive selection from our original 16 part series. These tapes bear many viewings and will benefit anyone who wants to learn how to help regenerate the earth - from back yard to bio-region. Teachers of permaculture have found these tapes to be a valuable coaching tool - edited to one hour. |
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| The Function Of Design | View Video Online |
This is an opening lecture. The principles of functional design for sustainability are unique to Permaculture design. Download video (154 MB) |
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| Fundamentals Of Pattern | View Video Online |
From a singular event all other events are set in motion in recognizable and predictable patterns This pattern recognition is the core of design in Permaculture. Download video (155 MB) |
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| Pattern Application | View Video Online |
Efficiency of energy, resources, and time, and the creation of highly productive systems are the results of good Permaculture design. The methods are obvious once we have become co-creative with the forces of nature. Download video (159 MB) |
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| Home Gardening | View Video Online |
Find out why it is so important to grow your own food and how to install the easiest, and highly productive, home food propagation systems; mulch garden, potato box, herb's spiral, and more. You don't need much space. These are basic Permacultural techniques. Download video (151 MB) |
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| Trees 1 | View Video Online |
The tree is life - profound, magnificent, and mysterious. To learn what little we can know of trees is sufficient to leave one awestruck and reverent. Download video (155 MB) |
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| Trees 2 | View Video Online |
Why is a tree green? Where does a tree end or begin? Why have all human societies destroyed the tree? A Mollison rave. Download video (162 MB) |
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| Farmer's Trees | View Video Online |
These are very specific trees which are used around the world for their ability to improve |
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| Forests And Woodlands | View Video Online |
Methods to plant, sustain, and best utilize woodland and wood for fuel, forage, windbreak and construction. Download video (164 MB) |
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| Pasture And Range Restoration | View Video Online |
What is cultura promiscua? To maintain functional bio-diversity is a basic tenet of Permaculture. Severely degraded land can be easily restored to highly productive land by using good observation techniques, plants and animals in succession, and common sense. Download video (153 MB) |
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| Soil Conditioning | View Video Online |
... a continuation of #10. Two main techniques: the chisel-plow, and the wonders of worms and how to cultivate them. The patterns described in these two videos can be replicated in any type of Permaculture system, and scaled to any size. Download video (159 MB) |
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| Water | View Video Online |
...a continuation of the Trees video. Potable water - where does it come from? How did it get there? What has become of it? What we can do to ensure that we will have safe water to drink, and to conserve as much of this precious material as possible. Download video (157 MB) |
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| Planting In Drylands | View Video Online |
There are a multitude of ways to harvest, conserve, and utilize water. These strategies apply to coastal regions or islands with with zero precipitation, arid lands, as well as to areas with plentiful seasonal rainfall. Download video (163 MB) |
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| Drylands 1 | View Video Online |
As desert is rapidly claiming vast areas of our planet, millions are on the verge of starvation. Yet, crops which occur naturally in arid land can provide all necessary nutrition for people and animals. The strategies discussed arise from years of observation in the deserts of Australia and from the peoples of Kalahari. Download video (163 MB) |
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| Drylands 2 | View Video Online |
... continuation of Drylands 1. Never, never irrigate the desert. The devastation caused by irrigation of arid land is irreparable. But there are alternatives: methods to set up a drought proof system. This is serious Permaculture! Download video (163 MB) |
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| Working at Ground Level | View Video Online |
A documentary on the permaculture work done in Ecuador by the Rainforest Information Center, Centro de Investigatión de los Bosques Tropicales. Download video (68 MB) | |
Source: http://www.networkearth.org/perma/culture.html
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Children Learn What They Live
If children live with criticism,
They learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility,
They learn to fight.
If children live with ridicule,
They learn to be shy.
If children live with shame,
They learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement,
They learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance,
They learn to be patient.
If children live with praise,
They learn to appreciate.
If children live with acceptance,
They learn to love.
If children live with approval,
They learn to like themselves.
If children live with honesty,
They learn truthfulness.
If children live with security,
They learn to have faith in themselves and others.
If children live with friendliness,
They learn the world is a nice place in which to live.
(1972/1975 by Dorothy Law Nolte)
Born in 1924, Dorothy Law Nolte became a parent educator, family counselor, and writer known for her inspirational poem, Children Learn What They Live. First published in 1954, it was pasted to refrigerators, printed on posters, and distributed to millions of parents by a baby formula maker.
As a researcher, I am always delving into the latest study and looking for cause and effect relationships that show how children develop. Sometimes though, I find a refreshing simplicity in the words of a poem. When I came across this poem by Dorothy Law Nolte I envisioned numerous research studies that support her assertions. I thought I would post it for your enjoyment. Who knows, maybe you’ll paste it to your refrigerator!
Dorothy Law Nolte died in 2005 at the age of 81. Her legacy as a parent educator, practitioner, and family counselor taught many people about family dynamics and parenting.
As a researcher, I am always delving into the latest study and looking for cause and effect relationships that show how children develop. Sometimes though, I find a refreshing simplicity in the words of a poem. When I came across this poem by Dorothy Law Nolte I envisioned numerous research studies that support her assertions. I thought I would post it for your enjoyment. Who knows, maybe you’ll paste it to your refrigerator!
Dorothy Law Nolte died in 2005 at the age of 81. Her legacy as a parent educator, practitioner, and family counselor taught many people about family dynamics and parenting.
Source: http://www.rootsofaction.com/children-learn-what-they-live-lessons-from-dorothy-law-nolte/
Internal Compass
Children and teens find meaning and purpose in life when they develop and listen to their own internal compasses. How does this guidance system emerge? Through adult support and relevant learning experiences! Hover over the compass points to see the eight internal strengths and their related skills. Explore articles by clicking on a compass point. Download an expanded, free Internal Compass Handout for use in discussions with parents, educators, and community leaders.
Free Internal Compass Handout
Free e-Book
If you question today’s notions of success and wonder how adults really affect the growth and well-being of today’s digital generation, download this free eBook by developmental psychologist, Marilyn Price-Mitchell, PhD.
Price-Mitchell makes an argument that measuring success by grades and test scores alone is not enough. In fact, it is a practice that is hurting our children. How do we instill the types of skills and abilities that cannot be measured by numbers, including effort, critical thinking, collaboration, respect, caring, honesty, open-mindedness, initiative, and imagination?
Discover how children learn to be successful by developing an internal compass that guides them through life. Then ask yourself what lessons you learned from the adults who parented, taught, and mentored you. How will you share your story with the children you parent, teach, or mentor?
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD E-BOOK (PDF)
Source: http://www.rootsofaction.com
Friday, July 4, 2014
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