Michael Gosney of Green Century Institute came on the show today to discuss how we redesign and rebuild our human settlements and integrate natural systems to lower the CO2 emissions of the places we live.
Michael had plenty of resources to share... here's a list.
Wiser Earth is an online tool for collaboration on projects, and is the brain child of Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest.
Also check out Visible Strategies and Sustainability Dashboards as tools to help build eco cities.
For your home use go to GreenHome.com to find products that lower your energy use and walk softer on the planet.
Check out Ecovillage.org for a network of community villages.
and BuildGreen.com for suppliers of green materials and builders of alternative structures.
Arcosanti is currently the best model for a sustainable city.
Personally, I think we need to start creating our own eco cities just in the places we live and one of the best ways to do it is to take back the streets on which we live. Not major roads, but the small side streets that don't have a ton of traffic... take it back. Like the days when kids played hockey on the streets.. get out there, put up a barrier and play Frisbee or have a BBQ with your neighbors. The revolution starts just outside our front door! Really!
Deb
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