2007 January Archive at Sustainable Route

Archive for January, 2007

The Community Solution

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We did these interviews with Megan and Pat of The Community Solution during a thunderstorm!

They made a fantastic video about Cuba that you can order off their website.

Cuba – A Peak Oil Country
Cut off from trade by the United States, in 1993 Cuba lost its critical oil imports from the Soviet Union almost overnight. The country had to learn to do without it, and today has lessons for the rest of the world about how it can be done.

Educate yourself about Peak Oil with these links:

Wikipedia: Peak Oil

Video about Peak Oil by Ryan Hodson + Jay Dedman

Post Carbon Institute

Matthew Simmons, Author of “Twilight in the Desert”

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Paperhand Puppet Intervention

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We visited Paperhand Puppet Intervention in Durham, North Carolina. They collaborate with the local community to perform large shows, march in parades and facilitate school experiences as well as participate in protests and generally make some old fashioned puppet noise.

Many of their stories are centered around nature and environmental issues but they have a wide range of topics from John Henry stories to the enlightenment of Buddha.

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Food Share

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Food Share is an organization in Toronto, Ontario. On their website they explain wonderfully:

At FoodShare we work on food issues “from field to table” - meaning that we focus on the entire system that puts food on our tables: from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption.

We spoke with Rene Biberstein who works directly with the Food Link Hotline, which connects people to their neighborhood food resources.

They also have all sorts of food related info, including how-to’s for things like rooftop gardening and a month-by-month plan to starting your own community garden.

Burlington Currency Project

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Burlington Currency Project is a really cool organization making their own money that only circulates in the local economy.

There are a lot of great resources on the BCP website to learn more about how BCP works as well as theories and info on all sorts of alternative currencies.

This was one of my favorite stops on the road trip because it was an entirely new idea for me. Since then I started watching a google video series about the history of money and how it works. It’s totally worth a watch especially for it’s hilarious public access graphics.

Ithica Hours: this was the inspirational local currency project for BCP

Time Banking: Another project underway with BCP is Time Dollars, this website explains that further.

Burlington Time Dollars Wiki: Soon to have a video blog started by the fabulous Joanna Dillon

Other Alternative Currencies Worldwide

Money Masters: A documentary all about money! (Did you know the Federal Reserve is a privately owned bank?)

The Future of Money, By Bernard Lietaer: book

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BICAS

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Bicycle Inter-Community Action and Salvage

I suppose the name says it all! This was an impromptu visit to BICAS in Tucson, AZ. They have a similar model to Bikes Not Bombs in Boston.

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