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Douglas Nadler Gus Speth's Essay points to a need for real change

Towards a new economy and a new politics by Gus Speth In Brief: The U.S. political economy is failing across a broad front—environmentally, socially, economically, and politically. Deep, systemic change is needed to transition to a new economy, one where the acknowledged priority is to sustain human and natural communities. Policies are available to effect this transformation and to temper economic growth and consumerism while simultaneously improving social well-being and quality of life, but… Continue

Added by Douglas Nadler on July 5, 2010 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Donato Cianci Bicycling safety in Grey/Bruce

Please check this out and maybe send the attachment to the county wardens at the addresses indicated. Grey County is already taking action on including bike lanes on any new road surfacings, Let's ask Bruce to do the same...Donato Cianci, Dorle Eppler, Janet Jephcott


From Doug at Bikeface Owen Sound

To all cyclists ...please take a moment and read the following

Its time for some real change and real action to improve the safety of cyclists in this province and in… Continue

Added by Donato Cianci on June 18, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Shane Jolley Democracy is a Verb.

I recently conducted a quick sidewalk poll asking people for the definition of democracy. Most of the answers fell into two broad gene

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Added by Shane Jolley on June 2, 2010 at 9:56am — 1 Comment

Justin Skultety I must agree that something must be done for nature now....As a reminder...I have embedded photos of…

I must agree that something must be done for nature now....

As a reminder...I have embedded photos of the region...just to show the beauty the encircles us all...






subtle small steps towards protecting our environment must be replaced by large scale movements towards environmentalism. The warnings from nature come by increased instability in weather, poisons trapped in the our entire water supply, increased expansion of the human population into what s… Continue

Added by Justin Skultety on May 22, 2010 at 7:06pm — 2 Comments

Douglas Nadler AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR NATURE IS NEEDED NOW

Affirmative Action for Nature will move us towards a Just and Prosperous Society

“What now remains compared with what then existed is like the skeleton of a sick man, all the fat and soft earth having wasted away, and only the bare framework of the land being left.” From Plato’s Critias written around 360 B.C.

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Added by Douglas Nadler on May 18, 2010 at 6:45pm — 1 Comment

David Clark 2010 Municipal Elections in Grey and Bruce Counties

Have your say! Probably for the first time ever, a Grey Bruce-wide survey is being undertaken to assess the level of satisfaction with local politicians and service delivery. The survey results will be posted later and will be made available to local media. Go to www.SurveyGreyBruce.ca, click on the municipal elections link (takes you to SurveyMonkey). The survey will take about 4-5 minutes. No personally identifying information will be collected.
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Added by David Clark on May 15, 2010 at 1:29pm — No Comments

Barry Randall GBSusNet Meeting May 18th....why attend?

GBSusNet has been created as a Not for Profit entity to support environmental and other sustainability initiatives, where needed, across the grey bruce region. Currently the group is hosting a Youth 4 Water career fair at a high school in Walkerton as part of the 10th Anniversary of the Walkerton Water Tragedy. Other projects are in the works including a regional sustainability assessment. We've had lots of good input over the first year from individuals and groups interested in collaborating

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Added by Barry Randall on May 10, 2010 at 3:43pm — 2 Comments

Douglas Nadler Summer Employment for youth working on biodiversity and climate issues

Youth Summer Employment, Leadership, Education and Love for Nature “To the degree that we come to understand other organisms, we will place a greater value on them, and on ourselves.” Edward O. Wilson, “Biophilia” “How do we find authentic hope in the face of climate change, the biological holocaust now under way…and the void of world leadership adequate to the issues?” David Orr, “Down to the Wire: confronting climate collapse” Our community and world urgently need transformational leaders,… Continue

Added by Douglas Nadler on May 3, 2010 at 11:11am — No Comments

Douglas Nadler Planetary Boundaries and Life on Earth: what are we going to do about it?

The entire article on planetary boundaries can be read by visiting the below website.

Please be part of the Sunday, June 6 biodiversity symposium that is listed under events at local motive project.

http://www.ecoearth.info/shared/docfeed/planetary_boundaries.pdf

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Added by Douglas Nadler on April 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Richard-Yves Sitoski By Way of Introduction....

Greetings! I am a Saugeen Shores-based Mental Health and Poverty advocate. My broader interests are in shaking up the top-down model of governance and administration, with the aim of dispensing with arbitrary hierarchies altogether—or at least, of finding ways to work around them. My immediate concerns are to address numerous user-related problems in accessing community services in and around Saugeen Shores. Important resources are located as far afield as Kincardine or Walkerton. Agencies, o… Continue

Added by Richard-Yves Sitoski on March 31, 2010 at 5:57pm — No Comments

William Cook New Local paper

Given the recent appointment of Sun Times editor Micheal DenTandt to become Regional Editor for central Ontario while still retaining his current duties in Owen Sound and the decline of the Sun Times in quality(both from a local news perspective/advertising decline). It is pretty obvious that shortly the OS Sun times will either close down or be so Out-sourced that it will no longer be a "Local paper". Given that the Localmotive project is about revitilazing our local economy is it not time to p… Continue

Added by William Cook on March 26, 2010 at 7:23pm — 3 Comments

Shane Jolley That’s Premier Bognor Bill to you...

For a while I thought I could resist weighing in on last week’s hoopla over Bill Murdoch’s desire to give Toronto the big rubber boot out of Ontario. After all it’s maple syrup season and time’s-a-wastin’, but after reading several Toronto based commentaries on the fracas, I simply couldn’t sit it out.

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Added by Shane Jolley on March 22, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Douglas Nadler 'EARTH DAY' BELONGS TO ALL OF US

Earth Day Canada has filed an application to trademark again the name “Earth Day” and everything associated with it as an event, including merchandising, the use to the name, and the day itself. Concerned citizens are worried about the law suits Earth Day Canada has been making to Canadian corporations. Is this a good use of donations?
Please join if you are concerned.
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Added by Douglas Nadler on March 21, 2010 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Douglas Nadler CelebrateWorld Water Day

FRIENDS OF KOLAPORE CELEBRATE WORLD WATER DAY

“On World Water Day we reaffirm that clean water is life, and our lives depend on how we protect the quality of our water…Water quality is the key to human and

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Added by Douglas Nadler on March 21, 2010 at 2:38pm — No Comments

The Serdas What are you smoking?

“Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand”~Bodie Thoene


After a full day promoting projects that strengthen communities and address the reality of our changing world, I finally had time to read the Sun Times. For the sec

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Added by The Serdas on March 12, 2010 at 4:45pm — 6 Comments

Shane Jolley Life After Growth

The following article is a must-read for anyone concerned with the future of your community or family. It is long, but please take 30 minutes and read it! It is written by Richard Heinburg, and closely parallels my own journey (albeit later) on the road to understanding our economic future.

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Added by Shane Jolley on March 12, 2010 at 10:13am — 2 Comments

Shane Jolley Urban Chickens

The following is copied from the Chicken discussion in the OS group and is written by Anne Finlay-Stewart.
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Added by Shane Jolley on March 2, 2010 at 9:53am — 1 Comment

Shane Jolley Heidi's Bar - "Derivatives 101" or "Drink Now, Pay Later"

I don't know who wrote this, but it explains the credit crisis in...well....terms that even a drunk can understand.


Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her… Continue

Added by Shane Jolley on February 24, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Anne Finlay-Stewart theabundancefoundation.org

Take a peek - there's a Grey-Bruce connection to this North Carolina group - and a definite philosophical/spiritual connection to what is emerging here. Continue

Added by Anne Finlay-Stewart on February 23, 2010 at 8:18am — No Comments

Shane Jolley Community...why bother?

The Oxford dictionary defines community as, “a group of interdependents growing or living together, or occupying a specified habitat". Webster adds, “joint ownership or participation”. The idea here is not only a mutually beneficial arrangement of a group of people, but one where each contributes and no man or woman is an island.… Continue

Added by Shane Jolley on February 16, 2010 at 11:55am — 1 Comment

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