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This list is by no means complete, but is a beginning of documenting some of the unique work being done in our community. Please search for these organizations on WiserEarth, and if they are...
Imagine buildings that generate more energy than they consume and factories whose waste water is clean enough to drink.
Areas: Business Firm and Organization Sustainability, Corporate Ethics, Ecological Economics, Natural Capitalism, Responsible Business Practices, Socially Responsible Investment, Conservation and the Commons, Natural Resource Conservation, Energy Flow in Ecosystems, Energy Security and Sustainability ...
Type: News or Magazine Article
Type: News or Magazine Article
While drought, pollution, and desertification are intensifying around the world, corporations are aggressively converting free-flowing surface and ancient subsurface water into bottled profits.&nbs...
Type: Book - Author: Vandana Shiva
The Earth CharterPREAMBLEWe
stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity
must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly
interdependent and fragile, the future ...
Areas: Biodiversity Conservation, Responsible Business Practices, Ecological Economics, Natural Capitalism, Social Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Training for Nonprofits, Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building, Leadership Training ...
Type: Principle, Standard, or Certification - Author: Global civil society
Type: Principle, Standard, or Certification - Author: Global civil society
Director's Introduction: The Earth Charter and Climate ChangeECI is pleased to be inaugurating this important dialogue...
Areas: Acid Rain, Greenhouse Gases, Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change, Consumption and Green Consumers, Emissions Trading, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Renewable Energy, Natural Capitalism, Environmental Education ...
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: Earth Charter International
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: Earth Charter International
This article tells the story of Curitiba, Brazil's most livable city, and a blueprint for cities of the world to mimic. It tells the story of a city which population has gro...
Areas: Malnutrition, Diet, Disease, and Education, Economic Development, Employment, Health Care Access, Community Enterprise, Worker Rights, Human Population Growth and Impacts ...
Type: Independent or Unpublished Essay - Author: Wibowo Sulistio
Type: Independent or Unpublished Essay - Author: Wibowo Sulistio
In our peak oil, post-Katrina world, how do America's largest cities stack up in terms of sustainability?
Which cities are more self-reliant and better prepared for our uncertain future? Which c...
Areas: Living Wages, Human Population Growth and Impacts, Recycling and Reuse, Pollution Remediation, Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Transportation, Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning, Water Quality and Health, Alternative Fuels ...
Type: Book - Author: Warren Karlenzig, Paul Hawken, et al
Type: Book - Author: Warren Karlenzig, Paul Hawken, et al
A landmark study that offers an alternative history of the Cold War from the point of view of the world's poor “Europe”
is morally, spiritually indefensible. And today the indictment is...
Areas: Indigenous People and Culture, Traditional Culture, Social Justice Education, Literacy, Indigenous Lands, Indigenous Rights, Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and Migrants, Human Population Growth and Impacts ...
Type: Book - Author: Vijay Prashad
Type: Book - Author: Vijay Prashad
This webpage from Local Harvest networks CSA's you can join to receive your food from local farmers. More detail about CSA's: Community Supported Agriculture (And Other Farm Subscriptions)M...
WITT (We're In This Together ) is gaining ground
in the human mindset, at the expense of the YOYO (You're On Your Own)
mentality. The power of WITT thinking is only fully understood by the right
br...
Areas: Sustainable Living, Sustainability Education, Environmental Ethics, Climate Change, Human Population Growth and Impacts
Type: Conference, Event, and Associated Proceedings - Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Type: Conference, Event, and Associated Proceedings - Author: Jill Bolte Taylor

