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Resources

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Weblinks

  • Bill McKibben – Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering.
  • Derrick Jensen – Derrick Jensen is the author of The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older than Words, Listening to the Land: Conversations about Nature, Culture, and Eros, a USA Today Critics Choice for one of the best nature books of 1995, and Railroads and Clearcut
  • Holmgren Design Services – The source of permaculture vision and innovation.
  • Integrative Design Collaborative – Assisting clients to move beyond sustainability.
  • Paul Hawken – Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author.
  • Slow Food USA – Supporting good, clean and fair food.
  • The City Repair Project – An all-volunteer grassroots organization helping people reclaim their urban spaces to create community-oriented places.
  • Wiser Earth – Toward a just and sustainable world create by community.
  • World Changing – Change your thinking.

Local Resources

  • Austin 350 – Global Warming. Global Action. Global Future
  • Austin CarShare – The freedom of driving with cars on demand.
  • Edible Austin – Edible Austin magazine is a quarterly publication celebrating local, fresh foods in Austin and Central Texas. Comprehensive online resource for local food-related sources (for growing and buying), eco-resources, and events calendar.
  • Green Life Eco-Consulting – Living green is easier than you think.
  • Sustainable Food Center – Creating a Food Secure community by improving access to local, healthy, and affordable food for children and adults in Central Texas.

Recommended Reading

  • Blessed Unrest – How the Largest Movement In the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw it Coming, by Paul Hawken
  • Deep Economy – The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, by Bill McKibben
  • Endgame – Endgame Volume I: The Problem of Civilization, Endgame Volume II: Resistance, by Derrick Jensen
  • Natural Capitalism – Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, by Paul Hawken