Bicycle commuting offers many benefits and not the least of them is a closer connection with changing seasons, a relationship with the world that is available these days mostly to farmers and others who spend the majority of their time outside. Except in the case of the bicycle commuter, he or she is able to […]

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This post on Boing Boing led me to a wonderful gallery of high resolution images on the American Legion Web site. In the gallery are hundreds of posters used during World War II to encourage civilians to change their daily routines to aid in the war effort. The individual, who originally posted the link, suggested […]

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If you’re out running errands this weekend, think about where you’re spending money and how it impacts your community. A group of Savannah College of Art and Design historic preservation students have been contemplating that very idea and it’s led them to launch Savannah’s Shop Local Challenge this weekend. The challenge’s goal is “to raise […]

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My new favorite sustainability blog -SusHI (Sustainability in Hawai’i) recently posted on 7th Generation’s Sustainability Index.   I’ve posted a partial index below and you can read the whole thing here.  The index narrows in on a few major areas -energy, pollution, recycling- and is far from a complete picture, but it does highlight some trends […]

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Last night, creative city making champion Charles Landry spoke to a packed house. I had the pleasure of being in the audience along with most of the usual suspects (govt., real estate development, business, downtownies, a few artists & SCAD folk) . . . you were probably there too. He was worth standing […]

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