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10 Little and Big Things You Can Do

There is no one simple thing to do to change our consumption patterns, because the set of problems we鈥檙e addressing just isn鈥檛 simple. But everyone can make a difference, and the bigger your action the bigger the difference you鈥檒l make.
   |   Dec 23, 2009
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How to Build a Tiny House

Dee Williams bought and modified a set of plans from Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and built the house herself using second-use materials. Here's how she did it.
Dee Williams    |   Mar 10, 2009
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Sustainable food and farming

Food From the Grassroots

The food crisis is only getting worse. The answer involves a deep shift in the way our food comes to us. By making local governments pay attention to hunger, a range of organizations, working on everything from local food purchasing programs to farmers markets, are shaping the future of food.
Raj Patel    |   Jul 30, 2008
Water

Life, Liberty, Water

As climate change and worldwide shortages loom, will people fight over water or join together to protect it? A global water justice movement is demanding a change in international law to ensure the universal right to clean water for all.
Maude Barlow    |   May 23, 2008
Activism | Citizens United | Water

Communities Take Power

Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.
Doug Pibel    |   Jul 30, 2007
Renewable energy

Making it Last

Hunter Lovins helped found and manage the Rocky Mountain Institute, famous for turning conventional wisdom about energy on its head. She鈥檚 still changing minds in the worlds of business, nonprofits, and government, showing a more sustainable path to prosperity.
Hunter Lovins    |   Aug 11, 2004
Local power | Water

The Lake And the ‘hood

Mono Lake activists fought a 16-year David-versus-Goliath battle against the city's Department of Water and Power (DWP) to stop water diversions to Los Angeles. Yet the rural community and the city have emerged from the fray as watershed partners.
Jane Braxton Little    |   Jan 1, 2004

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