From the category archives:
Have you noticed the disconnect between reality and expectations for housing options in the Baby Boomer crowd?
A recent AARP study, for example, found a massive disconnect between perceptions of aging and its reality. The vast majority of people surveyed expressed optimism that they would not only be in good physical health in their later years, but [...]
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We speak in very real terms about the state of infrastructure deficit we find ourselves in as a nation and as municipalities, and scratch our heads as we wonder how we are going to possibly find the money to complete all of the upgrades or renewal required. Charles Hughes Smith, the author of Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for [...]
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It's that time of the year again, some people make their New Year's Resolutions, others make predictions for what 2010 will bring. I like predictions, not because I hold them up as a prophesy or other imperative of how things will turn out, rather, I see them as a distillation of an author's research over [...]
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"In Transition 1.0" is now available on Vimeo. Watch it here…
In Transition 1.0 from Transition Towns on Vimeo.
Technorati Tags: movie, Transition Network, Transition Town, Transition Towns
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It is really convenient as a society to assume that no action is required on the part of individuals to change their habits outside of market driven forces, but the economy (and associated markets) as we know it is a recent invention that has been fuelled by the very energy it seeks to control the sale of. Relying on consumer preferences in the markets to change energy consumption behaviour is like trying to steer an oil tanker by sticking your iPod into the wake as a rudder – the impetus is slow to react, and driven by selfish assumptions that believe that someone else is working to solve the problems. Is anyone actually working to solve problems, or are the agendas of each group getting in the way?
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Regular readers will know that here at UrbanWorkbench, we’ve dabbled in all sorts of crops that are not regularly associated with the Kootenays. Last year it was wheat, oats and amaranth, this year we had great success with a bed of pink popcorn. With around 80 cobs of corn husked and drying, the next task [...]
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