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Anthony Weston, author of Mobilizing the Green Imagination: An Exuberant Manifesto and How to Re-Imagine the World: A Pocket Guide For Practical Visionaries is no stranger to creative ideas.  A professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at Elon University in North Carolina, he teaches Ethics, Environmental Studies, and "Millennial …

Being an oracle is a tough job, but the publishing cycle demands it. Publishers have to understand not just what information and inspiration our readers need now, but what they will be hungering for almost a year down the road. It takes many months for the seed of an idea to come to fruition. During these months, much can change, so we pride …

Biofuels are one of those ideas that can work incredibly well when applied at an appropriate scale, but which can rapidly spiral out of control if implemented at an industrial level.  For example ethanol can be an excellent renewable fuel when created from agricultural cull and waste feedstock, and when distilled on the farm or as a cooperative …

As I look out my office window at heavy, grey skies and a frozen vista, the cover of Eco-yards seems so warm and inviting that I wish I could step right in! What better way to banish the winter blahs than by planning for a spectacular spring.

Just off press, Eco-yards shows you how environmentally sound gardening practices can help restore the …

In honour of the gorgeous spring day unfolding outside my office window (and to counterbalance the depression brought on by yesterday's blog entry on Koch Industries and Greenpeace's expose of their generous funding of the climate denial machine), today we bring you a new release that will get you itching to dig your hands in the dirt. Recently …