Sun Day is a grassroots day of action celebrating solar & wind power and advocating for the transition to clean energy. It was first designated by President Jimmy Carter on May 3, 1978. The International Solar Energy Society helped transition the event into an international observance in 1994. And since […]
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Celebrate with Sustainable Delaware Ohio
Sustainable Delaware Ohio (SDO) is a local, grass roots, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting environmental, social, & economic sustainability for the Delaware community through awareness, advocacy, & action. Sustainable Delaware Ohio is celebrating its 15th anniversary on Saturday, August 8th from 10 am to 1 pm at the Shale Hollow Preservation Park picnic shelter.
Let’s Come Back from the Brink!
Ira Helfand, MD, a two-time Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will address the growing threat of nuclear war at the Free Press Second Saturday Salon on July 11th from 2-4 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road. Dr. Helfand will outline the work of Back from the Brink, a US-based grassroots coalition of individuals, organizations, & elected officials working together to rid the world of nuclear weapons and secure a set of common-sense policies that will make the world safer, healthier, and more just.
Reader’s Corner: Here Comes the Sun
This is a book review of Here Comes the Sun by Bill McKibben. It describes the rapid growth of renewable energy worldwide and how it could lead to more equitable world.
Makerspaces Can Bring Diversity and Innovation to Transition Communities by Chuck Lynd
I first heard the word “makerspace” when Alex Bandar made a presentation to the Columbus Metropolitan Club about The Idea Foundry (see photo above).https://www.ideafoundry.com/ Alex was passionate about the benefits of creating a space where makers, broadly defined, can have access to tools — from woodworking to welding, art media to communication […]
Review of “Emerging World”, (The Evolution of Consciousness and the Future of Humanity), byRoger P. Briggs
Guest Blog Post by Kevin Eigel Over the last few years, I have been a somewhat regular member of the Simply Living Book Club, organized by Chuck Lynd. As part of this Club, I have enjoyed exploring the big question for me at this point in my life: What can […]
How Living Simply Addresses the Root Causes of Climate Change
As a long time advocate for living simply I often hear people say “that’s good for you, Chuck, but it won’t be enough – we need to change the system.” They’re not exactly being dismissive, but perhaps damning with faint praise. I heartily agree that changing systems – lots of […]
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