Producing Fresh, Sustainable Foods on Allotments in the U.K.

by Alice Alech -France- The British have discovered an uplifting, social, healthy way to promote sustainability - care for the environment by growing their own fruits and vegetables while at the same time interacting with fellow gardeners. Allotments, or small...

Posted by Alice Alech on May 20, 2010 12:01 AM

In Search of the American Dream: Interview with Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes

by Sarah McGowan - USA - If you’re one of the millions of Americans affected by the credit crunch – unemployed, uninsured and unsure of your future, or working yourself to death just to live - Shannon Hayes’ book Radical...

Posted by Sarah McGowan on April 15, 2010 9:33 AM

Anne Firth Murray’s Paradigm Found: Global Recovery for the 21st Century

by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP Just when it feels like things are completely falling apart, the slightest shift may occur and what at one time appeared to be falling apart is really falling together. After reading Anne Firth...

Posted by Katharine Daniels on March 25, 2010 12:01 AM

A Brave New World: Women as Architects of Peace

by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor & Founder, The WIP This past weekend I was invited to keynote the Global Women’s Conference at CSU Fullerton. It was a great opportunity for me to reflect on the journey that we’ve been on...

Posted by Katharine Daniels on March 8, 2010 12:00 AM

U.S. Stimulus Plan to Boost Geothermal Energy Prospects

by Kimberly N. Chase - USA - In an unmarked meadow by the side of the road at The Geysers, the 30-square-mile steam field about 70 miles north of San Francisco, California, the air smells like sulfur. Clouds of steam...

Posted by Kimberly N. Chase on February 8, 2010 12:00 AM

Making Farms Friendlier: Watchdogs Expose Myth Behind “Humane” Food Labeling

by Michelle Chen - USA - A typical suburban supermarket aisle today will feature free-range turkeys and grass-fed steak glistening in shrink wrap—a sign, perhaps, that Americans are growing more conscious of the connection between tonight's dinner and the environment....

Posted by Michelle Chen on January 18, 2010 12:00 AM

There’s Something In The Air: Copenhagen Prepares for COP15

by Brittany Shoot - Denmark - Copenhagen has been buzzing with activity the last two months. After the Olympics committee met here in October with a slough of American cameos from Oprah and the Obamas, the city quickly switched gears...

Posted by Brittany Shoot on November 23, 2009 12:00 AM

The Story of Stuff’s Annie Leonard Says “It’s so solvable”: 2009 Bioneers Conference Focuses on Solutions

by Kimberly N. Chase - USA – Walking through any one of America’s big cities, the wind may brush a candy bar wrapper across the street and giant bags of trash might choke the sidewalk. Some people think nothing of...

Posted by Kimberly N. Chase on October 29, 2009 12:00 AM

Save the Cities: Sustainable Travel Goes Urban

by Janelle Weiner - USA - In the Galapagos germs hitchhike with eager travelers, threatening the survival of native species. Camera flashes, voices, and human touch have cracked ancient Egyptian pyramid walls. The very breath of people viewing the Lascaux...

Posted by Janelle Weiner on September 23, 2009 12:00 AM

Colin Beavan on Life Post-No Impact Man: "No American is living a sustainable life"

by Jessica Mosby - USA - The title of Colin Beavan’s book, No Impact Man – not to be confused with the documentary or blog – has a mildly self-deprecating tone that sums things up nicely, No Impact Man: The...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on September 18, 2009 7:00 AM

Limiting Emissions: India Capitalizes on Natural Strengths and Community

by Lesley D. Biswas - India - Situated in the coastal regions of West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh, Sundarbans is the largest deltaic mangrove forest in the world and home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. According to a...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on August 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Cambodia: Defining Peace in Order to Build Peace

by Pushpa Iyer - USA - At the entrance to the eerily preserved torture rooms in Tuol Sleng (the genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia), there is a sign bearing the face of a distinctly Cambodian man who is laughing....

Posted by Pushpa Iyer on July 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Sustainable Civic Spaces: Finding Community at the Library

by Melissa Hahn - USA - “They start arriving an hour before we open, and by the time we unlock the doors at 9 am there is a crowd of people waiting to get in. Within seconds, all of the...

Posted by Melissa Hahn on July 1, 2009 12:00 AM

Investing Ourselves into What Matters

by Sarah-Eva Carlson - USA - The concept of investing in what matters is not new to me. In fact, it’s where my life as an investor began. I was in the 8th grade and had won a cash award....

Posted by Sarah-Eva Carlson on June 22, 2009 12:00 AM

It’s Not Easy Being Green: A Confession

by Jessica Mosby - USA - For almost two years, I have been reviewing documentary films for The WIP. I have spent countless hours in dark movie theaters so moved by what is on screen that I promise myself that...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on June 19, 2009 12:00 AM

Comment Allez-vous? By bike, of course!

by Alice Alech - France - When the Tour de France started in 1903 as a stunt to promote a sports newspaper, no one realized then that this bicycle race would turn out to be the biggest annual sporting event...

Posted by Alice Alech on June 8, 2009 12:00 AM

Transforming ”Junk” into a Community Asset

by Nancy St. Clair - USA - “Going green is not going to transform our planet unless everyone can embrace the movement on their own terms and scale… If we don’t embrace reducing and reusing, the green movement cannot make...

Posted by Nancy St. Clair on June 3, 2009 12:00 AM

Go Green, Save Green: My Family's Journey to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint

by Nancy Sleeth - USA - In the next twenty-four hours I’ll be interviewed on three national radio shows. I’m feeling a bit nervous. Okay, terrified. But that’s what these interviews are about—walking out in faith, despite the terror. Doing...

Posted by Nancy Sleeth on May 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Dependent on Desalinisation, Bahrain Faces Water Conflicts

by Suad Hamada - Bahrain - Adhari was at one time a legendary site that attracted many tourists to the tiny desert island of Bahrain. Named for a beautiful girl whose tears flowed endlessly because she could not marry her...

Posted by Suad Hamada on March 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Xeriscape: Sustainable Landscape Design for the Desert

by Melissa Hahn - USA - Charles Kapuscak and his wife Sharon moved to the Phoenix metropolitan area from Pennsylvania over thirty years ago. They installed low-flow toilets, a low-water-usage washing machine, and they under-water their plants. Unlike many transplants...

Posted by Melissa Hahn on January 23, 2009 12:00 AM

East Kolkata Wetlands: Eco-Tourism Helps Preserve the Word's Largest Resource Recovery System

by Lesley D. Biswas - India - Commuting along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass that runs parallel to the Indian city of Kolkata, the huge expanse of the East Kolkata Wetlands is a daily sight for city dwellers, and yet most...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on January 19, 2009 12:00 AM

2008 Bioneers Conference Focuses on Indigenous Culture in Sustainable Development

by Kimberly N. Chase - USA - It's not everyday that thousands of like-minded people from diverse fields come together to discuss ecological topics from biomimicry to eco-tourism, but the 2008 Bioneers conference, held October 17-19 in San Rafael, California...

Posted by Kimberly N. Chase on November 8, 2008 12:00 AM