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-ECOLOGICAL DESIGN-

Understanding Permaculture (Whole System design)

-FINANCE-

EVONOMICS: One thousand critiques of neoclassical economics are not going to be effective unless the critiques hang together.

-PUBLIC HEALTH-

An App Is Helping Those With Vision Loss Navigate Urban Transit

UK Trial offers thousands blood tests for Dementia and Alzheimers

Sudan: Aid Lifeline Reaches Darfur Region in Bid to Avert ‘Hunger Catastrophe’

Africa: Gender Equality Takes Center Stage at WomenLift Health Conference

Brockovich: Now or When?

Congo-Kinshasa: ‘My Soul Was Returning to Its Rightful Place

The federal approach to chronic disease prevention emphasizes individual behavior rather than environmental factors.

Africa: WomenLift Health Conference Aims to Break Down Barriers for Women in Global Leadership

Can a new smartphone APP help to detect early warning signs of dementia?

Australia:  abortion officially decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia

Breast cancer drug may help thousands more women than previously thought

Italian exoskeleton gets disabled users walking and standing

Scientists 3D print living Skin directly onto Wounds.

New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease

Childhood death rate falls, threats persist: UN report

--INFORMATION & INVESTIGATIONS

Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

How can stories of recovery in Ukraine restore hope and agency?

Cartoons on Conflict: The Stories of Sudan through Khartoon Magazine

Truth is not a Commodity: ICIJ: Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax

Coalition to Outperform Disinformation in the Eastern Partnership (CODE) project  aims to build resilience among audiences vulnerable to disinformation.

Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections

Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections

Learning from Experience: The story of what happened when  building a news site powered by LLM’s and Public Data

POYNTER: A Template for a basic newsroom generative AI policy

Here’s What Chatbots Won’t Tell You about AI Censorship

European newsrooms share their experience of publishing books as a digital-first news media outlet

New publication shows how Big Tech’s last-minute blitz is further diluting the AI Act 

-MATERIALS & RESOURCES-

France tackles the fast fashion industry, world-first AI legislation, big drop in UK middle-aged cancer deaths

Havana: Prefab Buildings?

Can silk proteins help to protect fresh food?

A material traps carbon and can be used for various construction and interior design purposes

Circular Insulation made from Mycelium

EU approves supply chain human rights law

REINVENTING PRODUCTION

Understanding the Great Transformation

Community owned food production + distribution

Community-owned energy systems

Improved transportation systems

Interconnected media systems

Improvements in materials and resources

-COMMENTARY-

Who Owns the World?

Veterans to Biden U.S. Law Says No Weapons to Nations With Bombs if They’ve Not Signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty

GAZA: Meet the farmers housing thousands of displaced Palestinians

The problem with emergency aid’s growing reliance on corporations

Latin America makes it harder for Venezuelan refugees as xenophobia mounts

CSOs Call for ASEAN Leadership for a Successful Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

The relevance – and necessity – of a humanist vision

Is Happiness Just a Sip Away?

Nations Are Undercounting Emissions, Putting UN Goals at Risk

China is now the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy

Oil Giants Plan to Bury Massive Amounts of CO2 in Southeast Asia

Say no to Hamster Wheels: How to create long term change where you are?

Top Secrets for a man under investigation is not a good idea.

Legally, Is a Frozen Embryo a Child?

The Green Path towards ecologically sensible economies

Seriously? Freedom of Information “Control Act”

Understanding Globalizations Rigged Game

Brockevich: Flint Michigan: When???

-LOCALIZATION-

Michigan business enables healthy local economy in Michigan

Keeping money in your community

U.S. Interior Department Announces Nearly $12 Million to Protect and Restore Western Wildlife Habitats and Migration Corridors

–PLANETARY HEALTH-

Gray whale die-off is officially over, but climate change adds uncertainty

Restoration NOW: U.N. system recognizes largest-ever  Mediterranean area restoration initiative

Power of Persistence: 2,000 senior women win “biggest victory possible” in landmark climate case

Personhood to Whales: Indigenous know best

Amazon deforestation slows in Brazil, Colombia

Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds

 So who’s right?

EPA: Toxic Chemical Releases Have Declined 21% In 10 Years In USA

New study finds that regenerative practices build more soil carbon in vineyards, showing a new path forward for the industry.

United for the Rainforest: Brazil and France ‘Join Forces’ With $1.1 Billion Green Investment Plan

Audio: Igniting the regenerative era

When is Enough Enough? A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters

Regenerative farming success, 12 years since inception

A draft constitutional amendment would make the Caribbean nation of Aruba the second country in the world to recognize that nature has the right to exist

Bolivia: New Conservation Area Protects Freshwater Sources for Bolivia’s Largest City and Expands a Wildlife Corridor

Historic US climate regulation, millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes, stipends against eviction, social supermarkets

In Cleveland, mushrooms digest entire houses: How fungi can be used to clean up pollution

Liverpool unveils plans to build the world’s largest tidal power project

Consensus is building around 2035 as the critical date for eliminating fossil fuels from Europe’s power system

A research project is seeking to slow the spread of viruses that are exacerbated by climate change

-FOOD SYSTEMS-

New models of refrigeration for a warming world. 

Dairy Alternative:  25X Fewer Emissions Than Conventional Dairy

A blueprint for a food bank that’s more human?

EU Meat Producers Driving Plant-Based Market Growth in Europe, Part 1

How Subsidies Impact the Cost of Plant-Based vs. Animal Meat

Guatemalan regenerative farming practices come to American midwest

he federal approach to chronic disease prevention emphasizes individual behavior rather than environmental factors.

LEADERSHIP

“The most valuable natural resource is a well-informed Public.”

What does it take to lead in the 21st Century

Friendly Mentors Help Ukrainians Find Their Footing in Vilnius

The Red Line of US Policy Towards Cuba Since JFK’s Time

Inclusive democracy requires Micromobility 

IRAN CENSORSHIP  The Iranian authorities have cracked down hard on domestic protest, particularly by women, says exiled film-maker

China Will Send 1% of Cuba’s Monthly Rice Need for April

California’s Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land Alongside National Park Service

By the time we get to Phoenix: New Ordinace protects worker safety from the heat

European trade unions and civil society welcome decision on Amazon EU lobby ban

Think Differently: different ways of thinking about technology and its influence at every level of our lives

UN Parliamentary Assembly Campaign: Toward Global Democracy

ENERGY & TRANSPORT-

Denmark announces $5.8 million in aid for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Making communities safer, greener, and smarter

How Northern Ireland’s Translink gave back passenger confidence

How can consolidation in city micromobility improve trust and stability?

Feds Sign Off on New England Wind

Chinese fossil car production plunges amid surging EV demand

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

Electrifying innovations

European Hyperloop Centre opens for testing in Netherlands

Northeastern University installs on-grid rooftop solar

PSE&G details energy efficiency achievements in new report

EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change

UPERC nod to STU’s 5-yr plan to increase capacity

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

PATRIZIA expands pan-European circular economy platform with investment in Italy

The Department of Energy (DOE) is advocating for loans to support clean energy projects at former industrial locations.

The Big Think About It: Europe’s wind ambitions require a makeover for the ports

The Energy Transition | Ofgem’s vision for a clean, affordable and secure energy system

The closed-loop system distributes heat from renewable sources

Escooter ban has changed mobility in Paris

Empowering EV Adoption: GeoPura HPU supports the launch of the new Cadillac Lyriq

The future is now: SKIDATA’s role in crafting cutting-edge mobility hubs

Rethinking Transportation: European delivery firms could save €544 million annually with e-cargo bikes

Albuquerque, New Mexico is launching a one-year on-demand shared-transit pilot in three zones currently underserved by public transport

Renewables expand to 23% of US electrical generation in 2023, with solar in the lead

How can a city rethink its public services to live withing planet boundaries

How a Boston grocery store could become a proving ground for a new approach to equitable community solar

Consensus is building around 2035 as the critical date for eliminating fossil fuels from Europe’s power system

India opens doors for global EV makers

-SMARTER CITIES AND COMUNITIES-

Co-op Economic Development Fund’s $1B Impact Includes Housing, Child Care

San Diego P2P rental platform is now available for local car shares

INFRASTRUCTURE: SAN DIEGO: Pavement Management Plan to identify specific streets and roads to be prioritized for funding.

How Northern Ireland’s Translink gave back passenger confidence

Carbon data-sharing partnership to increase focus on built environment

New geospatial platform reducing the risk of airport disruption at Gatwick

How can consolidation in city micromobility improve trust and stability?

Improved building Performance: University of Liverpool pilots digital twin 

Cities invited to apply for climate-neutral peer exchange program

Collaborative Climate Action: How cities and organizations are taking bold steps to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero targets.

Smarter Cities are  collaborative

Co-ops Face New Risks With Broader Mitigation Strategies

How a Boston grocery store could become a proving ground for a new approach to equitable community solar

Japanese city establishes urban air mobility center

New study finds that regenerative practices build more soil carbon in vineyards, showing a new path forward for the industry.

Albuquerque, New Mexico is launching a one-year on-demand shared-transit pilot in three zones currently underserved by public transport

Zurich car ban sees 17,310 drivers fined in one month

Teaching Tolerance + Overcoming Misunderstandings: Religion in Africa: High tolerance for other faiths

Escooter ban has changed mobility in Paris

Oregon: Clackamas County exceeds rehousing goals with 65% drop in homelessness

Canada: All 10 Provinces To End Immigration Detention in Jails

A first for Flint: Every new mom in this  city is now getting cash aid for a year to help with pregnancy

The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plants

How a prisoner cleaned up Panama’s dirtiest jail – and its inmates

Yurok Tribe in California becomes first indigenous tribe to co-manage National Parks land

India plans to shift from minimum wage to living wage by 2025

Project to save children from the mafia extended to Sicily and Naples

EU criminalizes “ecocide” & passes landmark nature restoration law, cars powered by woodchips