3rd June 2015 By Steve Taylor Ph.D Guest writer for Wake Up World What can we learn from American Indians’ attitude to nature? I’ve just been reading a fantastic book called Touch...
Category - Sustainability
Groundbreaking New Documentary Offers Real Solutions for Our Food Security and Environmental Troubles
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” ~ Bill Mollison A...
Less is Better – A Recipe for Life On A Small Sensitive Planet
By Chris Thomson Guest writer for Wake Up World Less is not more, as is often claimed. More is more! That said, less is often better, and that can make all the difference in today’s world, a...
Plastic is Killing the Planet and Our Health — Here’s How We Can Turn the Tide
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “EVERY single piece of plastic that has ever been created since the 19th century is still SOMEWHERE on our planet. So if it never...
Four Planets – How Loud Does the Wake-Up Call Have To Be?
By Chris Thomson Guest writer for Wake Up World If the whole world were to consume energy and resources at the same rate as the USA, we would require approximately four planets to meet the demand...
DIY Indoor Composting for Tiny Spaces – Learn How to Make Nutrient Dense Soil Without a Yard
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World As a child of around ten, I remember a class trip to a Native American archeological site. The tribe and other details are long gone...
The Greenhouse of the Future — Grow Your Own Food Year-Round With This Revolutionary System
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It’s no secret that food security is becoming a critical issue around the world. With drought, economic instability, erratic...
50% of the World’s Wildlife Gone in Just 2 Human Generations
By Open Contributing writer for Wake Up World Anyone accustomed to Openhand knows that our approach is to fearlessly embrace the truth, even if that makes us unpopular. Why? Because only the...
We Have the Peak Oil Myth – Now Peak Water Too?
15th April 2015 By Makia Freeman Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Peak water is the idea that, like peak oil, water is a limited resource that we are running out of. Artificial scarcity is...
A Green Revolution: Eco-Friendly Technologies That Can Solve Our Energy Crisis
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It takes 714 pounds of coal to power a 100-watt light bulb for a year. Here’s how we can end the madness. In first world...
Permaculture – What Is It and Why Is It Important?
By Phillip J. Watt Guest writer for Wake Up World Developed by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970’s, permaculture has spread wildly throughout the world. The term...
First U.S. City Produces More Electricity Than It Uses – With 100% Renewable Technology
10th March 2015 By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World The largest city in Vermont U.S.A. has shown that we don’t need polluting and dangerous energy...
