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Agroecology: A New Story for a New Age

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"We are faced with two choices. The first is to continue our conventional agricultural practices that will ensure agriculture remains a large piece of the climate change problem. The other is begin to explore and implement agroecological practices that can turn agriculture into part of the solution. Surely, the choice is easy. We live in a time of great change and people are beginning to see through the propaganda of the system. It is no accident that agroecology is becoming a powerful new story … Continue reading

Naresh Giangrande: The choice facing humanity

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Naresh Giangrande, co-founder of Transition Towns Totnes, tells the story of transitioning to a more responsible, inspiring way of living and being sustainably on the planet. We are at the knife edge of a historic moment of choice, facing global disaster on one hand and extraordinary and deep change on the other. Which of those stories is going to be our dominant narrative going forward? Naresh was filmed at the New Story Summit: Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future, which took place at … Watch video

India’s other daughters – The village that plants 111 trees when a girl is born

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"In a country that still favours the birth of a son, Piplantri village in Rajasthan not only embraces daughters but has created a tradition that benefits both the local people and the planet. This endearing village makes a conscious effort to save girl children and the green cover at the same time, by planting 111 trees every time a girl is born. A brilliant exercise in eco-feminism, this should inspire India and the rest of the world. "This wonderful eco-conscious tradition ensures that an … Continue reading

Return of the River

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A triumph of public opinion to bring back the Elwha river and restore both an eco-system and a way of life. A beautiful film about the largest dam removal project in the history of the United States, and the extraordinary effort to restore an eco-system and set a river free. Executive Producer: Sarah Hart Co-Directors: Jessica Plumb and John Gussman Watch video

This Is Who We Are – A Song to Save the Caribbean Seas

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Tell a story, change the world: Inspiring initiative to proactively involve youth in working together to save marine life and to respect all of humanity. "This song and music video is an international collaboration of artists, organizations and governments to educate the youth in the Caribbean Islands of St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua/Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, to respect marine life. New York based Hip Hop artist Chad Harper (Famus) joined 2 of St. … Watch video

Scientists Seeking to Save World Find Best Technology Is Trees by Louise Downing

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Oxford University scientists, after a year of research, have determined the best technology to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and try to reverse global warming. It’s trees. Read the full story.... Continue reading

Why leaving fossil fuels in the ground is good for everyone by George Monbiot

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As a new report is published on the need to limit fossil fuel production to stop dangerous global warming, the UK is poised to pass an act committing governments to extracting as much oil out of the ground as possible. Much of world’s fossil fuel reserve must stay buried to prevent climate change, study says.... Continue reading

A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure

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LIMA, Peru - This faintly encouraging piece from Sunday's NYTimes suggests it's not yet 'game over' on the climate issue. Significantly, however, the final text omitted an earlier version that set a goal of getting off fossil fuels by 2050. That's what's needed to avert runaway climate change and is worth working for between now and next year's meeting in Paris. ~ Roger Doudna, New Story Summit Core Team Member and long-term Findhorn Foundation and Community resident, on The Lima Accord Continue reading

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