Reimagination - Reimagining, exploring and celebrating the changes in infrastructure, politics and culture that will help us live in harmony with each other and the earth now and in the future.
Democracy at Risk: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's report Top To Bottom Review finds that electronic voting machines supplied by several vendors are subject to hacking and inaccuracies.
Climate Shift - The effects of climate shift on the future of planet earth and its inhabitants.
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One way to integrate many of these ideas is to create a community GreenMap®. Check www.greenmap.org for more information about the GreenMap® system and contact us for information about how we can assist you. Check our projects page for examples of the sorts of internet-based mapping systems we have developed. For more information about what we can do visit our consulting, products, and research pages. We also have free gis maps and programs available for you use.
SUSTAINABLE AND JUST COMMUNITY
POLLUTION
BIOREGION / ECOREGION
Environmentally and Socially Responsible Businesses
Businesses That Pay a Liveable Wage
Businesses that Produce / Distribute Quality Goods for Local Consumption
Worker Owned / Worker Controlled Businesses
Production of Useful, Durable, and Repairable Goods
Businesses that offer Useful and Needed Services
Businesses who actively control/reduce waste in production and packaging
Affordable Medical and Dental Care
Consumption / Production Patterns
Local Resource and Waste Flows
Local Employment Trading System (LETS) Members
Socially, Culturally, and Ecologically Responsible Tourism
Indicators of Sustainability
Community Controlled Infrastructure
Community Commons: Gardens, Workshops, Resources
Demographics and Environmental Inequality
Local Artists and Craftspeople
Alternative Transportation
Cultural Events
Cropland Loss
Environmental and Social Justice
Affordable, Decent, Safe, and Sustainable Housing
Community-Based Food Supplies
Toxic Releases and Transfers
Pollution / Waste Production - Where it comes from
Pollution / Waste Fate - Whose backyard does it end up in
Effects of Pollution on Human Health / Quality of Life
Effects of Pollution on Ecosystem / Habitat / Wildlife / Parks / Wilderness / Natural Resources / Food Systems
Greenhouse Gas Production
Superfund Sites
Pollution Sources & Proximity to Schools and Playgrounds
Ozone Depleting Chemicals
Pesticide Use and Effects on the Environment and Human Health
Effects of Combinations of Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment
Watershed Inventory/Planning
Biodiversity
Habitat Fragmentation
Land Use
Changes Due to Global Warming
Local Environmental History
Tracking Virus Pathways
Habitat Restoration
Natural Resources Inventories
Air, Land and Water Quality
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