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Whole Systems Design, Inc., describes its work as “occurring at the interface of people and land—where the built and biological environments meet.” Based in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, Whole Systems Design integrates ecology, landscape architecture, site development, construction, farming, education, and other disciplines. Founder Ben Falk holds a master’s degree in landscape design and has taught at the University of Vermont and Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. Vermont Commons editor Rob Williams conducted this interview.
Does Bernie Sanders’s economic program amount to pie-in-the-sky nonsense? The short answer is no. All of his major proposals are grounded in solid economic reasoning and […]
Today, not only are more and more individuals focusing their efforts on environmental issues, but whole universities, cities, and businesses are also beginning to work toward […]
In 2011, Vermont released their goal to receive 90% of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050. As of 2013, the state’s main energy […]
2010: a few decades into the Green Dream. Sometime in the latter half of the twentieth century, upwardly mobile, socially conscious, academically educated professionals—those who could afford to—began to drive the commercialization of products and services that were healthier, less cruel, and more conserving of natural and cultural resources. The intent behind this movement was, and is, well-meaning. It grew out of an increased awareness of the destruction wrought by global consumerism and has sought to change that; in the words of the movement itself, to “make the world a better place through conscious consumption.” People set out to reverse the course of destruction wrought by consumerism, through a different type of consumerism.
I am a feminist. For over 40 years, I have supported feminist ideals. Four years ago, I started learning about the implications of the proposal to base […]
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
What is the Second Vermont Republic?
The Second Vermont Republic (SVR) is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement opposed to the tyranny of the U.S. Government, corporate America, and globalization and committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic, as it was between 1777 and 1791.
Publisher’s Note: Today, August 9, is Primary Day in Vermont. As our friend and neighbor Gwen Hallsmith writes below, our elected leaders will move us […]
Publisher’s note: We publish decentralist viewpoints from across the political spectrum. We don’t agree with everything Mr. Dunkin states here – climate change/global warming is actually […]
Vermont state politics are focused primarily on three major issues: climate change, education and healthcare. We are glad to live in a place where there is […]
I know what you are thinking. Peace? Colors? The 21st century is fast becoming a wacky place: Peak Oil, climate change, U.S. imperialism, a Global […]
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