The Key to Feeding the World? It’s Healthy Soil by David R. Montgomery — YES! Magazine
Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity’s ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.
The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans
TED Talk with Dr. Amen
The Nest is a modern tiny house that visitors can rent
Nestled in a backyard in sunny Arizona, this contemporary tiny house on wheels offers big comforts in a tiny footprint.
The ozone hole is on track to close within 50 years | The Optimist Daily
Researchers credit increased regulation in China as well as other underregulated areas for the continued success of the Montreal Protocol.
The Pipeline Protest Before Standing Rock by Jacqueline Keeler — YES! Magazine
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights—such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory—got little public notice.
The Radical Power of Your Sourdough Starter
For fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz, making sourdough, kimchi, and kombucha is about more than eating well at home. It’s a metaphor for creative systemic change, bubbling away from the ground up.
The Resistance to Trump Will Be Local
Strong community makes it harder to win by being a jerk and a bully.
The Resistance Wins First Round on Healthcare
Yesterday, the Center for Popular Democracy brought over a thousand people together in Washington D.C. to protest the Republican plan to take healthcare from an estimated 24 million Americans. This afternoon, March 24, Republicans pulled their bill from the floor. With today’s failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, we see the fruits…
The rise of community energy in Transition Towns
Around the world, the idea that communities install, own, and enjoy some of the benefits of renewable energy is growing fast.
The science of fake news gets a boost
Scientists call for studies of fake news. Plus a word about so-called “chemtrails.”
