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Two Australian inventors, John Christie and Lou Brits, supposedly have a type of power generator that generates four to five times more energy than it consumes.  Check out this four minute clip of this technology in action.  According to the inventors, once the generator is started by a battery, it can continue to run for years, and will only cost around $5000. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hardwick, Vermont was a booming granite town until the early 1940s, and when the resources were depleted, this small town found it difficult to sustain itself.  Today, Hardwick is reaching new heights, because it has attracted young, like-minded business owners who are working together to create a self-sustaining community.  Hardwick has had an unemployment rate 30% higher than the rest of the state, so the people of this town decided to get together to work in non-competitive, supportive cooperation to create their very own “food web.” Read the rest of this entry »

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David de Rothschild, the host of “Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living,” an eight-part series on the Sundance Channel, set out to examine the social, environmental, and health effects of iconic items such as chocolate, gold, light bulbs, and paper napkins.

Eco Trip does a good job at not only exploring the impacts of these products through their entire life cycle, but also promoting alternative methods of using these resources that allow us to enjoy them without the negative repercussions. Read the rest of this entry »

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Happy Earth Day, 2009! A growing number of people all around the world are becoming more aware of the affect of their actions on our environment.  Earth Day provides us a good opportunity to take responsibility for the preservation of nature, the health of this planet and all who reside within its delicate ecosystem.

Earth Day is special because it transcends all national barriers, and soon, everyone will realize that despite differences in our cultures, languages, and religions, we are all the same, and are all here on this planet together. We can work together as one large community to create a healthy, happy, peaceful, and sustainable life right now that will continue to have positive affects for all life in the future.

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Did you know that a hundred years ago, there were more electric cars than there are today?

Where did all the electric cars go?

Chris Paine’s “Who Killed the Electric Car?” is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the electric car in the U.S., specifically the GM EV1 Model of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of auto manufacturers, the oil industry,  and the U.S. government in limiting the development and adoption of this technology. Read the rest of this entry »

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Each of these movies are available to be viewed online for free! Each movie is around two hours, and they have the power to be two of the most culturally significant films of our time. Please take the time to watch and share these very special presentations.

The first movie ‘Zeitgeist, The Movie’ is available to be streamed here, with subtitles available here. The second film ‘Zeitgeist: Addendum’ is available to be streamed here, with subtitles available here.

About the films, from the creator Peter Joseph: Read the rest of this entry »

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Regardless of a person’s faith, or lack there of, each one of us has a story that explains how we have arrived at exactly this point in history.  This is our creation myth and it influences how we perceive the present moments and actions.  It is referred to as a “Myth” because, these stories are not as accurate as we perceive them to be.  Only when we can better understand the events that led up to the current moment, can we create a more clear picture of the possibilities that lie before us. Read the rest of this entry »

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