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In today’s fast-changing world, many individuals are looking to reduce their carbon footprint, gain independence from the grid, or simply reconnect with nature. But whether you’re setting up a tiny cabin in the woods, living the van life, or preparing for power outages, one challenge remains the same: reliable energy. Portable solar generators are quickly…
A new company is turning low-value wood chips into structural beams that are 10 times stronger than wood. The product, which could replace hardwood taken from rainforests, is expected to be on the market soon. The World’s First ‘Super Wood’ is Weeks Away from Full Production https://woodcentral.com.au/the-worlds-first-super-wood-is-weeks-away-from-full-production/ Related Reading
Nearly 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education promised a new era of educational equality by declaring that “separate but equal” has no place in American schools, American schools are more racially segregated today than they were in the late 1960s. Separate and Unequal Again: The Resegregation of America’s Public Schools https://www.levelman.com/separate-and-unequal-again-the-resegregation-of-americas-public-schools Related Reading
‘Freedom Seat: India to Germany on a Tandem Bike with Strangers’ is a documentary film available for viewing on WATERBEAR, a “free platform that brings inspiration and action together through award-winning, certified films and documentaries that you can stream at any time, and on any device for free.” “In 2019, Naresh Kumar cycled 8,646 kilometers…
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The word “regenerative” appears on the labels of all kinds of groceries these days, but defining the word and knowing whether is effective is slippery. The truth about ‘regenerative’ food labels https://one5c.com/what-is-regenerative-farming-136942251 Related Reading
Rent and teacher shortages are rising, so this school district is building a village of tiny houses on a school’s soccer field that offers dignified and affordable housing for service professionals like teachers, nurses and firefighters. Another one is being built on a basketball court that offers affordable housing, life skills, therapy and job training…
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A Boston political scientist wrote the blueprint for undermining autocrats that activists used successfully in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Across Asia. He identifies three approaches that have worked especially well. Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/opinion/authoritarianism-democracy-protest.html Related Reading
While the federal government backslides on climate action and panders to fossil fuel interests, dozens of states, counties, cities and tribes are suing those same interests for fraud, climate damages and racketeering. Here’s a look at the overwhelming evidence behind those lawsuits. Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud…
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It is amazing how lightly taxed our richest people are compared to everyone else. It could destroy our democracy if we don’t change it. Concentrated wealth is destroying our country. We must start making the rich pay their fair share. We Must Reform Our Regressive Capital Gains Tax for the Sake of Our Democracy https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/reform-regressive-capital-gains…
“STREET LEAGUES” is a documentary film available for viewing on WATERBEAR, a “free platform that brings inspiration and action together through award-winning, certified films and documentaries that you can stream at any time, and on any device for free.” “Street Leagues” follows a group of players as they rise from their daily struggles with homelessness and…
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