In the debate over centralized vs. distributed energy systems, we can perhaps learn something about which one might be better for society from behavioral studies of our chimpanzee cousins. In her book “The Egalitarians – Human and Chimpanzee: An Anthropological View of Social Organization,” Margaret Power challenges the view, based largely on observation of artificially … Read more
Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference 2013 The 4th Annual Conference of the Local Clean Energy Alliance Thursday, October 17, 2013 California Endowment Conference Center 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, Oakland CA See map and directions (Also by live video stream) Check out the CONFERENCE PROGRAM. Thanks to our Conference Sponsors! The Local Clean Energy Alliance is … Read more
During WWI and WWII, the government ran a campaign called Meatless Mondays to aid the war effort. There was not enough meat to go around. Nowadays, the Meatless Monday movement is resurfacing for a very different reason – too much meat. The average American eats 270 pounds of meat per year. The devastating health and … Read more
September 20 at 7:30 AM the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy’s 6th annual symposium “Building a Prosperous and Livable Community.” For Details >
