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Bright Ideas No. 42 A TIME TO BAND TOGETHER Given the enormous challenges we face, how do we respond? Will we get a future that is beautiful and just? The answer to that question i... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 41 PREPARING FOR WHAT’S TO COME The increased frequency of major disasters encourages us to consider prudent precautions everyone should take. Consider These… Think ab... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 40 BRIGHT IDEA: Eat to Save the World Last month, we introduced the notion of minimizing your food miles. So, let’s share a few priorities to help you eat to save the world.... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 39 WHAT REALLY MATTERS BRIGHT IDEA: When Praise is Due, Give it! The recently passed Senate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, may not be everything climate activists hoped... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 38 A BETTER WORLD BRIGHT IDEA: Help Children Prepare for the Future Rather than preparing children for the workforce or to reach higher standards of living than their p... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 37 SHORT TAKES III: Zero Waste, McKibben’s Third Act, Getting to Know You BRIGHT IDEA: Take the Five Steps to Zero Waste Discarded food is the single-largest component of US... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 36 SHORT TAKES II: Leaf blowers, climate education & permaculture BRIGHT IDEA: Let’s Quit Gas-powered Leaf Blowers Seldom is there an opportunity with so much potential.... Read more
Bright Ideas No. 35 SHORT TAKES BRIGHT IDEA: Get Behind the Electrify Everything Campaign In partnership with Revision Energy, the City’s Sustainability Office has mounted a long-term Electr... Read more
PERMACULTURE & CLIMATE CHANGE Amidst the confusion of our times, we take refuge in what we know to be right and natural. So, this month we want to see the correlation between finding bal... Read more
WORKING WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS Spring is soon upon us. And if you are a gardener, now is the time to be planning what to plant and where. Since gardening is far more than planting a few seeds... Read more
