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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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,…
It is quite puzzling that cultures across much of the northern hemisphere have chosen the season when the earth’s tilt provides for much darkness and quiet as the time to…
In 2009, after 13 years of wordsmithing and playing in a rock & roll band accompanied by a series of eclectic day jobs, I set out to be a freelance…
Bay Nature Magazine did an article about Sunday’s Forward on Climate rally in SF, in which they used some of my quotes. I’ll just re-quote myself: 😉 “It’s nice to…
Last week I wrote a piece for Shareable entitled Bring Transition Town-style Sharing to your Community about the transition movement and its latest, most noteworthy and replicable inspirations and projects….
This was originally published on Daily Kos, but I’m reposting it here in its entirety. Last Saturday I found myself sitting across the table from Bill McKibben on the outdoor…
Living in San Francisco, I’ve come to appreciate and almost expect my fellow residents’ relentless drive for innovative use of urban spaces, to redefine what it means to live and…
Shareable.net just posted my article about Montreal and its inspiring communities, including Bixi bike sharing and rooftop gardens: Montreal: City of Bikes
Check out my fun spring time photo essay about SF street life in Grist this week: Street people: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way
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