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Issue #62: LOCAL

May/June 2007

 

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Introduction
by Bob Banner
 
Looking Ahead to a Sustainable Future
by Pat Veesart
Pat Veesart, an Enforcement Supervisor with the CA Coastal Commission, spoke at a fundraiser for a local group who is suing the county over Measure J. He spoke with passion and urgency.
 
A Renaissance of Local
by Michael Brownlee
Regular contributor Michael Brownlee gave a brief and superb speech at Boulder’s Step It Up campaign. He nails it on the head as to what we need to do and Going Local is a major component!
 
Judy Wicks: National Hero for the Local
by Laury Hammel and Gun Denhart
Reprinted from a book that just hit the bookstores, their story about Judy is so inspiring. Of course we have our own local heroes but Judy Wicks is a stunning example of activism, businesswoman, communitarian and politician all rolled up into a fine human being.
 
Interview with Michelle Long
by Bob Banner
 
Interview with Bill McKibben
by Brianne Goodspeed
 
Interview with Jan Frazier
by Bob Banner
 
Small-Mart: The New Revolution for the LOCAL
By Eric Rumble
This is a fine piece I discovered on the web as well as in Adbusters. He draws a bridge between what is wrong with globalization and with the solutions. His research takes him to Michelle Long, Michael Shuman, David Korten, Sustainable Solutions and BALLE.
 
Fresh Tulum
by Barbara Wishingrad
Ms. Wishingrad travelled to Mexico during the 80s. The lifestyle she experienced was truly local. Without much travel and trading and refrigeration, is how most of the world lives. This was her taste.
 
Cell and Cordless Phones: Tobacco 2
How Your Family’s Health Is Affected
by Marleen Walmsley
 
Law’s Art Central
by Anne R. Allen
When many businesses seek to sell out to a global transnational, here is a story of how three employees bought their beloved company and now own it!
 
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