by the editors, 30/04/2013
There are clearly some interesting reads to be found on the internet. Here are some of the articles we have come across lately:
- “How to keep small towns from disappearing” from Canada’s National Post
- Read about Germany’s transition to renewable energy in “Energy crossroads“
- New edition of the Journal of Rural and Community Development on the topic of Palliative and End-of-Life Services in Rural and Remote Geographies
- Can public busses help people preserve the food they just bought better? Perhaps. We all know small ideas can make a huge difference, sometimes.
- A brighter shade of green: Rebooting environmentalism for the 21st Century.
- Where am I eating? Kelsey Timmerman has written a book about where our coffee, cocoa and orange juice really comes from, and has met the people who ma
ke it. For many of us, reflecting just a little more on the origin of our daily necessities can be a good thing. - Climate change won’t wait from the OECD
- “Made in the world” How trade in value-added affects policy – from the OECD
- Locally owned businesses can help communities thrive — and survive climate change
- In Bulgaria, a social entrepreneurship project employs rural grandma´s. They knit covers for smart devices for an international market!
Photo courtesy of underdutchskies (The sleeve on photo is unrelated to the knitting grandma´s story).