9:43 am in alternative energy, Business & Politics, communities, economics, renewable energy, united kingdom by TreeHugger
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From
community-owned wind farms overcoming NIMBYism to
local residents installing solar panels on a nearby brewery roof, people power is on the rise. And with energy costs rising, and traditional investments looking ever shakier, it's little wonder that communities are banding together to find places to put their money that both protect the envir...
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10:46 am in agruculture, communities, farming, food, peak oil by TreeHugger
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From
sharing gardens offering food for all, to
neighbors removing fences and growing food, Peak Moment TV has shown plenty of examples of communities coming together to garden. But how scalable are these initiatives? One Washington activist group decided to see just how many gardens they could start in their county—and the results...
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9:15 am in communities, economics, solar, solar power, united kingdom by TreeHugger
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I reported before on huge public support for a
community-owned power station on a local brewery in Lewes, England. But time was not on the project's side—a radical
rethink of Government solar subsidies meant that large scale solar projects had to be completed before August 1st to qualify for suport that would make them financially viable. News comes that
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1:29 pm in activism, Business & Politics, california, communities, permaculture, united states by TreeHugger
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Despite what some critics of environmentalism might allege, TreeHugger is hardly a bastion of anarchist revolution. (You may have noticed an ad or two on our site.) Yet we like to look at all attempts to find greener, more sustainable living. From
low-impact living in communal woodland to
the Moneyless Man, we've showed a fair f...
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1:45 pm in activism, Business & Politics, communities, energy efficiency, peak oil, united kingdom by TreeHugger
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From
efficient cook stoves in China to
foot-powered irrigation pumps in India, the Ashden Awards have always had a focus on low-tech, affordable and accessible ways to cut carbon. One of the latest Ashden Award recipients is no exception—getting neighbors together over a cup of tea or a meal to brainstorm ways they can each cut their energy use and li...
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