The idea of a "public diner" has much historical precedent - and leads the way to a better food culture for the future
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The continuing desire for “hybrid” working is meeting resistance (and producing coercion) from bosses and managers. But won’t they just have to get used to it?
If you want a successful regenerative business, you have to measure more than the usual forms of data. And measures can’t become targets
The new UK govt aims for "growth, growth, growth" to solve all problems. The planet will have something to say about that, suggests James Meadway
Here's four clear new climate targets that the new UK government could quickly establish - to get us to Net Zero in time
As we manufacture renewable technologies, are we costing the planet? Yet how best can we decelerate our overconsumption? Some binaries examine
Alternative Editorial: Stop The Para
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Can a "systems overview" bring us towards a more sustainable future? Nate Hagens urges scientists to jump over their siloes
"A smile. An arrow. A smarrow". Whether delivered by Amazon, FedEx or whoever, the cardboard box signifies both plenty and waste
“If nature does not function, we do not exist. We depend on nature. If we learn from nature, we have a chance to move forward” Eduard Mueller in Costa Rica
Our traditional, seemingly natural ways of thinking about property are in crisis. Dark Matter Labs wants us to experiment, widely and wildly
Electricity cooperatives have served rural America since 30s. In this renewable era, it's time to update and strengthen them
What might a parallel polis feel like? David Bollier’s idea of a “commonsverse” - a world in which commons are viable & valued - could tell us
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Ma Earth wants culture and economics to move from “extractive to regenerative, transactional to relational, from commodifying Mother Earth to revering her”
The Centre for Democratic Business knows that collaborative enterprises are not a "single species" - they’re an "ownership ecology"
The new First Minster in Scotland faces a crossroads on “green vs. growth” economics. But what’s happening at street-level could be an education
The "Potteries Pound" is Mike Riddell's newest attempt to create a currency that "values you and your contributions to community"
Batteries - more efficient, cheaper and powerful - will be the "master key" that unlocks a cleaner energy grid
Rekindle, Reclaim, Roots... From her Manchester base, Ruth Ibegbuna aims to bridge class, social and cultural divides in the UK
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The "Lebensmittepunkte" - or Berlin's Food Hubs - are a perfect and sustainable fit for the idea of the fifteen-minute city