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We are fast approaching a tipping point in terms of climate disruption, food production, financial meltdown, and Peak Oil. To survive and thrive in turbulent times we will need to organize ourselves at the grassroots level to carry out a series of Organic Transitions – not only in terms of food and farming, but also in transportation, housing, health, and education.

Web-Based ‘Freecycle’ Turns Trash to Treasure

When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers - no money changing hands, no questions asked - she figured it was too good to be true. But

Web-Based ‘Freecycle’ Turns Trash to TreasureOCA2022-01-11T09:21:58+00:00

Health & Enviro-Minded Consumers Rejecting Bottled Water & Plastic Containers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty Nalgene plastic bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass,

Health & Enviro-Minded Consumers Rejecting Bottled Water & Plastic ContainersOCA2022-01-11T10:48:17+00:00

Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed (April 15, 2007)

Step It Up, April 14, 2007 An Outstanding Day of Action! Step It Up 2007 website, April 15, 2007. " On this historic day, Americans called on their leaders to act immediately to stop global

Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed (April 15, 2007)OCA2022-01-11T11:39:02+00:00

Senate Energy Bill Disappoints on Global Warming

CONTACT: Friends of Earth Intl Nick Berning, 202-222-0748 Senate Energy Bill Disappoints on Global Warming WASHINGTON - JUNE 22 - Friends of the Earth President Brent Blackwelder issued the following statement in response to last

Senate Energy Bill Disappoints on Global WarmingRonnie Cummins2023-09-19T15:29:31+00:00

Good News: Solar Energy Panel Breakthrough Brings Green Power Closer

The holy grail of renewable energy came a step closer yesterday as thousands of mass-produced wafer-thin solar cells printed on aluminium film rolled off a production line in California, heralding what British scientists called "a

Good News: Solar Energy Panel Breakthrough Brings Green Power CloserOCA2022-01-11T09:17:35+00:00

Change the Rules, Change the Future

In 1997, as the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change was being negotiated, the U.S. Senate voted, 95-0, to reject any agreement that "would result in serious harm to the economy of the United States." The

Change the Rules, Change the FutureOCA2022-01-11T09:17:14+00:00

Biofuels a Lose-Lose Strategy, Critics Say

BROOKLIN - U.S. biofuels production is driving up food prices around the world, giving billions of poor people a very good reason to hate U.S. policy, say environmentalists. "The U.S. has led the fight to

Biofuels a Lose-Lose Strategy, Critics SayOCA2022-01-11T11:25:41+00:00

Permanent Drought Seen for Southwest by 2050

The driest periods of the last century -- the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the droughts of the 1950s -- could become the norm in the Southwest United States within decades because of global

Permanent Drought Seen for Southwest by 2050OCA2022-01-11T09:17:00+00:00

American Indians Fight Climate Change

From: Concord Monitor (New Hampshire) From New Hampshire to California, American Indian leaders are speaking out more forcefully about the danger of climate change. Members of six tribes recently gathered near the Baker River in

American Indians Fight Climate ChangeOCA2022-01-11T11:12:38+00:00

Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed (Jan 13, 2008)

The Presidential Race Richardson Ends His Presidential Campaign . Comments by Bill Richardson, RichardsonforPresident.com, January 10, 2008. "I am ending my campaign for President of the United States... We were the campaign with the most

Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed (Jan 13, 2008)OCA2022-01-11T11:16:43+00:00