Earth’s Overdraft Notice: At some point this summer we will exceed nature’s budget. It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year. Nature’s supply in the […]
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Slow Education with Mike Grenier FRSA Wednesday 12th June at 6.30pm Wotton House, Eton College, Windsor Book ticket here. The Slow School Movement (SSM) looks to build on ideas that have been part of […]
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We’re thrilled to announce two late additions to our Schumacher Lectures on Saturday, June 15. Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement, will be launching his much anticipated new book The Power of […]
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A project on Kickstarter to create GLOWING PLANTS using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler’s software – the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. So out there it’s come right back here and […]
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The Exploratorium, the global leader in informal learning, today announced its intent to become the largest net-zero energy use museum in the U.S., if not the world. This goal is being supported by […]
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“Our vision is of a natural, holistic, student-centered learning environment that empowers and inspires our students to be creative, innovative, green leaders.” “2012 Greenest School on Earth” awarded to Green School by the […]
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Masdar and the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore project investment opportunities in the UK’s clean energy sector. Under the MoU, the two parties […]
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A school’s edible garden provides healthy fresh produce, reduces the school’s ecological footprint and saves money. The garden also provides stimulus and activities for the students. When I went to school in the […]
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Kiva is a non-profit organisation based in San Francisco that takes donations and lends them to people at the bottom of the wealth pyramid via Field Partner intermediaries. Field Partners “are united by a […]
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The Grameen Bank was founded by Muhammed Yunus, creating an innovative lending mechanism known as micro-credit. By offering small, uninsured loans to self-employed women in Bangladesh, the Grameen Bank was able to lift […]