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The Pedagogy of Collapse

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I owe John Michael Greer a beer, or maybe two. Now that he’s moved to this half of the continent, I may yet have a chance to offer him one.  Over the years of writing, Greer and I have argued and allied, worked together and apart, had our books published in the same season (twice now) and never yet met in person.  Having a background in lit crit, I tend to think of my relationship with Greer as having a slight taint of Harold Bloom style anxiety of influence to it, causing me to spend more time … [Read more...]

Letter to the Met

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Letter to the Met The police demanded to know the location of the Camp for Climate Action 2009 - this is our response. Images by kind permission of: Amy Scaife, Amelia Gregory, Mike Russell and Mike Langridge https://visionon.tv https://climatecamp.tv To sign up to the Swoop: https://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/london-2009/swoop For more info https://climatecamp.org.uk From: visionontv Views: 4000 77 ratings Time: 02:42 More in News & Politics … [Read more...]

200 Urban Farms in Havana

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Havana relies on 200 urban farms known as organoponicos The vegetable gardeners of Havana By Sarah Murch BBC Two’s Future of Food August 2009 Climate change, drought, population growth - they could all threaten future food supplies. But global agriculture, with its dependence on fuel and fertilisers is also highly vulnerable to an oil shortage, as Cuba found out 20 years ago. Around Cuba’s capital Havana, it is quite remarkable how often you see a neatly tended plot of land right in the heart of … [Read more...]

Chinese group buying explained

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The Chinese Internet is more developed from a social perspective than in the West. There are more people who are participating in these kinds of conversations, and they are more active. Nice article on Tuangou, Chinese ‘group buying’, and why it is not (yet?) working in the West. Excerpts from Lara Farrar: “Welcome to China’s hottest sport for shoppers: tuangou, or team buying. The game goes like this: Individuals band together via online BBS (bulletin board systems), chat rooms and other Web … [Read more...]

Container Gardening: Bare Root Cherry Tree

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Container Gardening: Bare Root Cherry Tree Patti, the Garden Girl, puts dwarf fruit trees into her patio container garden. Check out my Container Drainage Video for more info. Subscribe to Patt's free magazine! Click here https://visitor.constantcontact.com/ma... Check out Patti's websites https://www.gardengirltv.com https://www.urbansustainableliving.com From: GardenGirltv Views: 561 48 ratings Time: 03:52 More in Education … [Read more...]

Who Has The Best Taste? OneTaste does.

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If you have been to a UK festival in the last few years, chances are that at some point you found yourself dancing in the OneTaste tent. Having residency at Glastonbury, Big Chill and Secret Garden Party to name but a mere few, OneTaste have acquired a devoted fan base of festival goers who want a guarantee that when they walk into a tent they will get the following components; top quality live music, an high-spirited and friendly crowd, and twenty four hour revelry. OneTaste in Hyde Park, … [Read more...]

350 Days in the life of a retreating glacier

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350 Days in the life of a retreating glacier 350 days in the life of the retreating Mendenhall glacier near Juneau, Alaska. 350.org http The Extreme Ice Survey is the most wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground-based, real-time photography. EIS uses time-lapse photography, conventional photography, and video to document the rapid changes now occurring on the Earth's glacial ice. The EIS team has installed 27 time-lapse cameras at 15 sites in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, and … [Read more...]

Argentina: Turning around

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Argentina: Turning Around An Interview with Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young July 22, 2009 By Ben Dangl Ben Dangl’s ZSpace Page Join ZSpace Argentina: Turning Around is an exciting film which captures the spirit of Argentina’s grassroots response to economic meltdown. Drawing from diverse interviews and incredible footage, the film offers an inside look at the victories and challenges of [...] … [Read more...]