Join Fritjof Capra and explore the new systemic conception of life at the forefront of science and its application in economics, management, politics, design, medicine, and law.
“Capra Course is my new online course, based on my textbook The Systems View of Life, coauthored with Pier Luigi Luisi and published by Cambridge University Press. For me, this course is the realization of a dream I have had for many years. I hope that it will serve as a model for similar multidisciplinary courses, to be offered at universities, colleges, and other institutions of learning.”
— Fritjof Capra
Solar now costs 6¢ per kilowatt-hour, beating government goal by 3 years
For the Love of Earth
Perhaps the most compelling reason to change our ways is that Earth needs our help. In our responsibility to respond, might we unite in common cause?
http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/for-the-love-of-earth-20170823
Green Energy Jobs: Top 7 Pieces of Rare Good News for US Workers on Labor Day
https://www.juancole.com/2017/09/energy-pieces-workers.html
100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water, and Sunlight All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for 139 Countries of the World
http://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(17)30012-0
France to Vote Against Glyphosate Reauthorization in Europe
https://www.ecowatch.com/france-glyphosate-europe-2489382485.html
and
http://af.reuters.com/article/commodities07News/idAFL8N1M60HH
How did that get there? Plastic chunks on Arctic ice show how far pollution has spread
Discovery by UK scientists prompts fear that melting ice will allow more plastic to be released into the central Arctic Ocean – with huge effects on wildlife
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/24/arctic-plastic-pollution-polystyrene-wildlife-threat
How close are we to #ZeroHunger? THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD 2017
http://www.fao.org/state-of-food-security-nutrition/en/
HOW SOME AFRICAN FARMERS ARE RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE — AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM
Agriculture is being hit hard by drought, but nimble producers are fighting back.
https://ensia.com/features/african-farmers-responding-climate-change-can-learn/
London’s first zero-waste supermarket has finally opened (Bulk Market)
http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/05/londons-first-zero-waste-supermarket-has-finally-opened-6903842/
Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
A Down-to-Earth Solution to Global Warming
http://rodaleinstitute.org/assets/WhitePaper.pdf
Join Us: The Journey to Regenerative Organic Certification
https://www.patagonia.com/blog/2017/09/join-us-the-journey-to-regenerative-organic-certification/
Is Organic an Option for Me?
Are You a Farmer, Rancher, or Handler?
Is organic an option for you? Certification would allow you to sell your raw or processed agricultural products as organic. Learn how we support organic agriculture through standards, enforcement, certification, market information, funding, extension, and research.
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/is-it-an-option
Your airliner may be flying electric within a decade
http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/27/technology/electric-plane-easyjet-wright/index.html
Nature Offers Solutions to Water Woes and Flood Risks
https://www.ecowatch.com/suzuki-flooding-nature-2482221066.html
What the Garden-Hacking Grandmas and Grandpas of South Korea Know
Gardening here is not a hobby. It comes from the realization within people that there is inherent value in tending a garden and taking time to be a part of nature.
Alaska’s Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables—And Don’t Look Back
Oil companies like to push the narrative that Alaskans want more oil development, but that’s not true.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/just-transition
‘Your eyes start itching’: pollution soars in Houston after chemical industry leaks
Communities face surging toxic fumes and possible water contamination, as refineries and plants report more than 2,700 tons of extra pollution
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE FIGHTING TO SAVE THE EARTH FOR ALL OF US
https://intercontinentalcry.org/indigenous-peoples-fighting-save-earth-us/
Hurricane Harvey is a billion-dollar disaster – America’s 10th in 2017
Natural disasters and extreme weather
Despite a ‘rapid succession of disaster events’, the agency tracking changes in climate faces severe budget cuts under Donald Trump
A timeline of $1bn extreme weather damage in the US
Analyzing the 5.5 Million Pounds of Air Pollutants Released in Texas After Harvey
http://fair.org/home/climate-change-is-making-these-facilities-even-more-dangerous/
Are you ready to be part of a just transition?
https://theleap.org/portfolio-items/no-worker-left-behind/
How to Feed Ourselves in a Time of Climate Crisis
Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.
How Monsanto Is Devastating Thousands of Farms Across 20 States
Monsanto’s GE cotton and soybeans were made to be resistant to an herbicide that drifts to nearby crops.
http://www.alternet.org/food/how-monsanto-devastating-thousands-farms-across-20-states
The eco guide to ocean waste
Plastic pollution in our seas is depressing – but there are imaginative moves afoot to address the problem
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/03/the-eco-guide-to-ocean-waste
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted
We are living on a plastic planet. What does it mean for our health?
Ag-Gag Across America
Corporate-Backed Attacks on Activists and Whistleblowers
https://ccrjustice.org/www.ccrjustice.org/Ag-GagAcrossAmericaReport
Murdoch-Owned Media’s Radical Climate Denial in the Face of Disaster
WSJ’s glib snark over Harvey completes its Fox News-ification
http://fair.org/home/murdoch-owned-medias-radical-climate-denial-in-the-face-of-disaster/
UP AGAINST THE WALL, MOTHER NATURE! ‘Mother Nature’ Is Striking Back Against Trump’s Ignorance
The reckoning has come and will keep on coming. Soon, the wind and water may hit Trump’s Mar-a-Lago playground. What can the U.S. learn from all this devastation?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/mother-nature-is-striking-back-against-trumps-ignorance
97% OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS AGREE that climate change is real and man-made, and affecting communities in every part of the country.
Yet too many of our elected officials deny the science of climate change. Along with their polluter allies, they are blocking progress in the fight against climate change.
Find the deniers near you—and call them out today.
https://www.ofa.us/climate-change-deniers/#/
The US cities at risk of flooding – and how they deal with it
Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to cites like Boston, New York and Miami Beach. So what are they doing to protect themselves?
How Many More ‘500-Year Storms’ Will People Endure Before They Start Abandoning Coastal Cities?
For homeowners in flood zones, one big question looms: Rebuild or retreat?
In Maria’s Wake, Could Puerto Rico Go Totally Green?
http://progressive.org/dispatches/could-puerto-rico-go-totally-green/
US and India’s renewable riches
http://climatenewsnetwork.net/us-india-renewable-riches/
Scotland to Ban Sale of New Gas and Diesel Cars by 2032
Scotland announced plans to end the sale of new gas and diesel-powered cars by 2032 and fast-track the development of a country-wide charging network for electric vehicles.
https://www.ecowatch.com/scotland-diesel-ban-2482199606.html
Hidden Carcinogen Taints Tap Water, Consumer Products Nationwide
http://www.ewg.org/release/hidden-carcinogen-taints-tap-water-consumer-products-nationwide
VW announces massive $84 billion investment in electric cars and batteries
https://electrek.co/2017/09/11/vw-massive-billion-investment-in-electric-cars-and-batteries/
Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show
China plans to ban sales of fossil fuel cars entirely
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/10/china-plans-to-ban-sales-of-fossil-fuel-cars-entirely/
The rise in global atmospheric CO2, surface temperature, and sea level from emissions traced to major carbon producers
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-1978-0#Sec10
This battery-free cellphone runs on light and radio waves
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/13/this-battery-free-cellphone-runs-on-light-and-radio-waves/
No Elitist Farmers Market Here — Free Healthy Food and Profits for Farmers
How one Appalachian county is creating a healthy food system that supports not only nutrition, but also community life.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/a-farmers-market
ORGANIC PRODUCTS ARE SHOWING UP IN MORE PLACES—AND FOR LESS MONEY
Episode 6: Capital Bias vs. Generative Design
https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/episode-6-capital-bias-vs-generative-design-w-marjorie-kelly
UN Environment Chief: Make Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Pay For Destroying Nature
https://www.ecowatch.com/u-n-environment-chief-2487568725.html
Florida residents without power due to the hurricane are not permitted to use their own solar panels
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-frustrated-with-fpl-after-hurricane-irma-9666311
Insurance industry prices warming into Hurricane Harvey cost
Because US infrastructure is not built to withstand climate change the cost of the disaster will be relatively high
Huge boost for renewables as offshore windfarm costs fall to record low
Flawed But Promising, Could The Industrial Hemp Farming Act Be The Key To Hemp’s Future?
https://ministryofhemp.com/blog/industrial-hemp-farming-act-2017/
Move to open U.S. Atlantic coast to oil drilling meets increased opposition
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/09/trump-admin-moves
Experts Report $37 Amount Of Money You Need To Donate To Hurricane Relief In Order To Completely Forget About It
http://www.theonion.com/article/experts-report-37-amount-money-you-need-donate-hur-56948
Physicist Warns of Earth’s Vulnerability to Solar Flares
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/15/opinions/earth-dodges-a-cosmic-bullet-opinion-lincoln/index.html
Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene
Berkeley Lab advance is first demonstration of efficient, light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/09/18/solar-fuel-system-recycles-co2-for-ethanol-ethylene/
Global Food Crops Also Face Earth’s Sixth Great Mass Extinction
https://www.ecowatch.com/food-mass-extinction-2489790982.html
How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger
Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked.
How Top Food Companies Fail to Protect Environmental Activists in Supply Chains
and
PATHWAYS TO DEFORESTATION-FREE FOOD
Developing supply chains free of deforestation and exploitation in the food and beverage sector
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/static/media/files/Deforestation_Free_Food.pdf
Clean Energy Is America’s Next Frontier & Path to a Safer Climate
After the Storms: Defeating Trumpism, Rebuilding America
https://thenextsystem.org/learn/stories/after-storms-defeating-trumpism-rebuilding-america
Third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture
Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study
And
The Global Land Outlook
https://global-land-outlook.squarespace.com/the-outlook/#the-bokk
This Is How We Can Avoid Climate Catastrophe
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rhea-suh/how-we-can-avoid-climate-catastrophe
HOW MILITARY OUTSOURCING TURNED TOXIC
Puerto Ricans Could Be Newest U.S. Climate Refugees
Hurricane Maria will trigger profound demographic changes for Puerto Rico
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/puerto-ricans-could-be-newest-u-s-climate-refugees/