Category: Earth Community

  • What is Sustainable Development

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    I remember so distinctly standing in the middle of the “bullpen” shortly after our annual sales meeting and thinking the company’s new “growth targets” were ridiculous. Their targeted 15% annual growth in a mature market was unrealistic. It dawned on me then that, on a larger scale, the idea of growth year over year over…

  • The Cooperative Movement

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    Although this article is about the case for establishing energy cooperatives in rural Pakistan, it has a lot of great information about cooperatives in general. Mr. Ali was kind enough to give me permission to post his article in full. You can read more of his articles at The News.  February 1, 2020 The cooperative…

  • Fair Trade and Climate Justice

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    Please take a moment to join the Fairtrade fight against the climate crisis. Add your name to the petition at The Fairtrade Foundation and spread the word to your family, friends and associates. Fairtrade is more than a Mark on a product. It’s a call for change. With the next UN Climate Summit taking place…

  • Conscious Capitalism

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    In an interview with GreenBiz, Fair Trade USA CEO Paul Rice notes What smart capitalists are realizing, conscious capitalists are realizing, is not only can you be both sustainable and profitable, but in the future, you’re going to have to be both. In fact, U.S. Retail sales of certified by nonprofit Fair Trade USA topped…

  • Empowering Youth Through Music

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    Believing in the power of music to engage youth in personal growth and development, BlackCat Music Cooperative (BCMC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,  was formed in January of 2017 to provide educational and cultural experiences for young people of all ages. BCMC seeks active collaboration with local schools, community groups and interested individuals in the Eastern…

  • Indigenous song keepers reveal traditional ecological knowledge in music

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    Much of this post was re-posted from “The Canadian Press” This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site — it has been condensed to meet word parameters. Authors: Dana Lepofsky, Professor in Archaeology, Simon…

  • Fair Trade – A Growing Movement

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    The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published some interesting statistics pertaining to the fair trade global movement. The fair trade movement comprises over 2.5 million producers and workers from 70 countries, over 500 specialized importers, 4,000 world shops and more than 100,000 volunteers – figures that are growing, according to Mr. Corbalán.…

  • Respecting Indigenous Knowledge

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    I’ve long been interested in the culture of villages, particularly as it pertains to my Croatian background.  Although our “peasants” have often been caricatured as close-minded and backward, they are the keepers of our heritage, its arts, crafts and traditions. Their farming practices, honed over centuries, have helped to preserve a wide range of native…

  • Coop Helps Improve Environment

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    Some of you may have already heard of Fertile Ground out of Oklahoma. I feel like I’ve come across that name before. In any case the company came up in my news feed when an Oklahoma City station aired a segment about them. It seems the company that had been contracted by three local cities…

  • Cultural Fusion

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    An iconic photo of a Maasai in traditional shuka, carrying a spear and talking on his cell phone perfectly personifies the fusion of European, American and African cultures.