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The Story Machine

The Story Machine

From: Clean Money Revolution

Invest in “companies that would be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. Renewal Partners put capital into for-profit enterprises, but our larger goal was to model money … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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The Tyranny of the “Tragedy” Myth

The Tyranny of the “Tragedy” Myth

From: Think Like a Commoner

For at least a generation, the very idea of the commons has been marginalized and dismissed as a misguided way to manage esources: the so-called tragedy of the commons. Over the past several … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Uncritical Acceptance of New Technologies

The Uncritical Acceptance of New Technologies

From: Techno-Fix

The Uncritical Acceptance of New Technologies discusses five topics related to the widespread belief in the inevitability of technological change: the myth of value-neutrality, the technological … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Threats to Food Co-ops

Threats to Food Co-ops

From: Grocery Story

The co-opting by grocery chains of co-op values as marketing strategies is described, as well as the challenges of the "cornucopia effect", caused by a dizzying variety of choice. The … 20 $2.00 Add
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Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

From: Clean Money Revolution

how can money be deployed in a spirit of service, rather than simply to make more money. Organizations with a systemic approach can effectively leverage relatively small amounts of capital into … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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To Your Health: The Health Benefits and Impacts of Natural Building Materials

To Your Health: The Health Benefits and Impacts of Natural Building Materials

From: The New Carbon Architecture

This chapter considers the human health benefits derived from using natural building materials in construction. The aim here is to provide a current overview of the development, understanding, … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
Toward Sustainable Communities

Toward Sustainable Communities

Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments - Fourth Edition

The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before. Toward Sustainable Communities remains the single most useful resource for creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, … 257 View
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Towards a Politics of Community Economic Development

Towards a Politics of Community Economic Development

Governance and State-Civil Society Relations

From: Transforming or Reforming Capitalism

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Towards a Social Theory in Community Economic Development

Towards a Social Theory in Community Economic Development

Idealizing Community in the Era of Globalization

From: Transforming or Reforming Capitalism

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Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development

Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development

From: Transforming or Reforming Capitalism

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Transforming or Reforming Capitalism

Transforming or Reforming Capitalism

Towards a Theory of Community Economic Development

Growing worldwide interest in community economic development has led to a blossoming of “how to” manuals,as well as analyses of co-operatives, development corporations, gender, … 168 View
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Uniting the "I" and the "We" Affordable Housing in Perpetuity

Uniting the "I" and the "We" Affordable Housing in Perpetuity

From: Resilience Imperative

The unprecedented financial, economic, and social fallout from the credit crunch presents governments with a structural set of problems when it comes to housing. A steep decline in prices in many … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Voices from the Past--Economic Growth and its Critics

Voices from the Past–Economic Growth and its Critics

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author takes the reader through major economic thinkers of the past, and their unique conceptualizations of growth. 24 $2.40 Add
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Water Use in the Home

Water Use in the Home

From: Dry Run

Let’s take a look now at residential water use, something that most of us are quite familiar with. The sources of water use inside the home with almost 60 percent goes for shower, toilet … 17 $1.70 Add
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Wood: Like Never Before

Wood: Like Never Before

From: The New Carbon Architecture

This chapter explores the role of wood in building efficient and modern buildings. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Zen Water

Zen Water

From: Dry Run

In the green building movement, there is a “hyper-green” approach called restorative or regenerative building, which generates more water and energy than it uses and puts this excess … 9 $0.90 Add