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35 Posts published in this category

Blogging for Mother Earth News

Published on April 17, 2015 In news, online & writing

I recently started blogging for Mother Earth News as part of my work with Ecocity Builders. Specifically, I’m trying to give their audience more insights into ecologically inspired urban design…

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# ecocities, Ecocity Builders, Mother Earth News & permaculture

Medellin, Part 2

Published on May 23, 2014 In features, online, photo essays & writing

Shareable just published my 2nd postcard from Medellin, Are We Better Off Being Better Off?, looking more deeply into the meaning of “development” and “progress,” including plenty of photos and…

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# cities, development, Medellin, progress & Shareable

New series about Medellin, WUF7, and Ecocitizen World Map

Published on April 18, 2014 In online, photo essays & writing

Postcard from Medellín: A Big WUF for Urban Equity This is the first in a multi-part series about Medellín, the World Urban Forum 7, and the Ecocitizen World Map Project,…

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Has information technology reached the point of being mostly empty calories?

Published on January 24, 2014 In essays, online & writing

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about our relationship with information technology for the Matador Network that I thought would be worth sharing here. I find that there…

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# digital technology, internet, Matador Travel Network & technology

some hopeful news

Published on December 12, 2013 In articles, online & writing

If you care about the environment, it’s easy to get frustrated these days. No matter how hard you try to be part of the solution — from personal choices like…

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# climate change, Ecocity, energy, Matador Travel Network & zero waste

Pulse of the City turns pedestrians’ heartbeats into music

Published on November 5, 2013 In articles, features, online & writing

From Urban Prototype to Heart of the City in 313 Days was just published on Shareable. Pulse of the City is an interactive public art installation that turns pedestrians’ heartbeats…

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# art, Boston, George Zisiadis, music, Pulse of the City, Shareable & urban prototyping

The reality of western consumerism

Published on October 11, 2013 In articles, online & writing

Glamorized consumer culture has serious side effects — and to help people in remote Indian villages understand this, author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge brought them to the West. I recently…

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# consumerism, Ladakh, truthout & Yes Magazine

The Heat is on Chevron

Published on September 16, 2013 In articles, online, reporting & writing

After YES! Magazine published my article Chevron Pollutes, Here’s What the People Did Back last week about two actions this summer to bring attention to a multitude of the oil…

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# activism, Chevron, climate change, Common Dreams & Yes Magazine

Nantes — City of Wonder

Published on August 7, 2013 In articles, features, online, reporting & writing

The host of this year’s Ecocity World Summit, Nantes has shown the way of using art to build a culture of resilience. My article Lessons for building an ecocity culture…

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# art, cities, climate change, creativity, Ecocity, Ecocity World Summit, livable city, Matador Travel Network, Nantes, parklet, San Francisco, sunday streets & travel

Data Jams use Government Information to do Good

Published on July 18, 2013 In articles, features, online & writing

A new process called Data Jams is spreading through government because of their effectiveness in creating public benefit and business opportunities from open government data. I got to explore these…

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# digital technology, Government, Open Data, Shareable & technology

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