NYT: How to Win a War on Drugs – Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.

After 15 years, the results are in – decriminalization WORKS! Let’s work on prevention instead – and infrastucture and feeding Continue reading →

Reuters: Quiet energy revolution underway in Japan as dozens of towns go off the grid

If Japan can do it, so can California and Santa Barbara! Aaron Sheldrick, Osamu Tsukimori 5 MIN READ Higashi-Matsushima city Continue reading →

Scientific American: The New Economy of Excrement.

At last!  Turning a problem into an opportunity! “Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even Continue reading →

Business Insider: Finland figured out the secrets to designing perfect schools

Finnish schools are increasingly adopting the mindset that flexible, open learning spaces are better than walled-off classrooms, and that mixing Continue reading →

Fast Company: 23andMe – how gene testing evolved AND became affordable (now costs $199)

Fascinating article about 23andMe’s journey with co-founder Anne Wojcicki – Time named their genetic test Time Magazine’s “Invention of the Continue reading →

Nat. Geo: This Tiny Country Feeds the World – the Netherlands, an ag giant, shows us the future of farming

Real innovation – minimal water, pesticides and antibiotics – and double the output! The great indoors provides optimal growing conditions Continue reading →

Ecofacts: modern societies

Another great post, V.12 n.35, from Barbara Hirsch, our favorite eco-nut: Fresh back from my travels, and to my sweet home Continue reading →

Scientific American: Germany’s Transition from Coal to Renewables Offers Lessons for the World

Let’s follow their example and retrain our American miners and other skilled workers. “How to retrain coal miners and create new Continue reading →