by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 3, 2019 | Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Community, Decarbonization, Get Local, Resilience, Soil, Southern Illinois
Biochar is an example of flipping our traditional way of thinking on its head. There are so many crazy things that humans do in mindless ways that result in damages to the environment. All we have to do is think differently. We have a choice before us now,...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 24, 2019 | Clean Energy, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Illinois, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Southern Illinois, Transition Towns
Regenerative Agriculture Local Food Ecotourism Arts, Music and Film The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois – Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities June 12-13, 2019, Carbondale, Illinois Register for The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Nov 22, 2018 | Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Resilience, The Natural Step
The Climate Economy requires a way of thinking that includes the future in every strategic decision. We do this all the time in our daily lives without thinking too much about it. We help our kids with their homework so they can be more likely to succeed in the...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Sep 3, 2018 | Clothing, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food, Jobs, Resilience
Since it’s Labor Day, we’re going to talk about how the shop local movement is not just about shopping; it’s about people doing jobs that are rewarding, useful, entrepreneurial, and less impactful on the environment, while contributing to community...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 8, 2018 | Collaboration, Community, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Health and Recreation, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Waste, Water
With summer upon us, you may be looking for vacation ideas. Not to rain on your parade, but your vacation is probably not going to be great for the environment. Most mass-market tourism, the way we often practice it nowadays with no-holds-barred travel, accommodation,...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jul 19, 2017 | Climate Change, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Resilience, Science and Technology
There has been quite some controversy recently about a story out of NY magazine: The Uninhabitable Earth. It goes into detail about things that “could” happen to the planet with projected changes in climate, such as food shortages, plagues, continuous...
