Resourceful communities are finding ways to reuse abandoned Wal-Marts and K-Marts, turning them into flea markets, museums, schools, and churches.
Archive for November, 2008
Pronoiac Alchemy
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged abandoned buildings, k-mart, wal-mart on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Redemption and Restoration Are Afoot
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged erie canal, restoration on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hints of Comeback for Nation’s First Superhighway
Nature’s Beauty Is Inherently Pronoiac
Posted in Articles & Essays, Images, tagged seahorses on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seahorses
Prank of the Year
Posted in Web Sites, tagged hoax, new york times, prank, yes men on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Visualize This: Iraq War Ends National health Insurance Act Passes USA Patriot Act Repealed Maximum Wage Law Passed All Public Universities To Be Free http://www.nytimes-se.com/ The Yes Men Distribute Fake New York Times: “Iraq War Ends” Liberal Pranksters Hand Out Times Spoof
We’re All Closer to Each Other Than We Realize
Posted in Videos, tagged connection, kevin bacon, six degrees on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The “Six Degrees of Separation” Meme Is Real Scientific proof that anyone on the planet can be connected to anyone else in just a few steps of association
Genius Serving the Poor
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged amy smith, invention, mit, peru on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MIT’s Guru of Low-Tech Engineering Fixes the World on $2 a Day From impoverished Peruvian villages to MIT’s D-Lab, professor Amy Smith and her spirited team of engineers are on a mission: Fight global poverty and improve living standards for developing countries — one low-cost, accessible invention at a time.
The World Is Richer Than We Imagine
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged 2008, invention on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Ten Best Inventions of 2008
Life Is Better Than We Think
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged 2008, environment on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Top 10 Environmental Successes of 2008
Humans Are Smarter Than We Realize
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged 2008, innovation, science on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Top 10 New World-Changing Innovations of the Year
The Elation of Change
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged election, politics, spirituality on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Election Hangover: 3 Things To Do the Morning After”
Art Is a Necessity, Not a Luxury
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged Art, community, sustainability on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Reclaiming the Body as Home” by NalaWalla The arts must be restored to their central role in community life if we are to achieve the goal of sustainable living.
Our Priorities Are Shifting
Posted in Web Sites, tagged cat, string on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“War on string may be unwinnable,” says Cat General
