Tag: sustainability

Repair Cafes Counter Consumerism with Fixer Movement

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At the community-based Repair Cafe in the Netherlands, folks bring broken items to be fixed by amateur and professional tinkerers alike at no charge. Read more »

Factor E Holiday: Worklife on an Open Source Farm

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Reflections from a visit to Factor E Farm, the rural Missouri farm that launched the Open Source Ecology movement and the Global Village Construction Set. Read more »

Global Award Helps Cities Find Shareable Solutions

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The Living Labs Global Award addresses some of the sizable problems that cities and populations face across the globe, from Asia to Africa to the Americas. Read more »

How to Power an Entire Neighborhood with Solar Energy

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How do you help a community transition from consumers of energy into producers? One way is to start a neighborhood solar co-op. Read more »

ReUseIt: Designing a Sharing Service for Teens

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Kim Dowd details her user-centered process to design a service that encourages sharing among teens. Read more »

Defying Disposable Design [VIDEOS]

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While product life cycles seem to be endlessly contracting, there are viable and powerful alternatives to planned obsolescence. Read more »

Reclaiming Miami Transforms Trash Into Sculpture [VIDEO]

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Artist Lucinda Linderman constructs wild and abstract "upcycled sculptures" out of the discarded trash she finds around Miami. Read more »

5 Ways Sharing Can Help You Live A Low-Impact Life

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Collaboration and cooperation can make it possible to slash your carbon footprint, reduce waste, and approach self-sufficiency without breaking the bank. Read more »

How to Raise Urban Chickens [VIDEOS]

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Chickens may be the ideal animal for urban farming. A new video by ioby explains where to start. Read more »

Co-Op Nation: Interview with Gar Alperovitz

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In this interview, Shareable publisher and editor Neal Gorenflo and P2P Foundation's Michel Bauwens chat with Gar Alperovitz Read more »
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