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Medicine After Oil
by Daniel Bednarz
The good news about peak oil: it may be the key to fixing our health care system
A Very, Very Small Opportunity
by David Rejeski
Before nanotechnology becomes part of society, let's talk about what we'd like it to do and not do.
A Garden Becomes a Protest
by Fred Bahnson
Photographs by Taj Forer
A defiant garden blossoms in the wake of a murder, and the roots of a sacramental life take hold.
The Tumult of Vision
Photographs by Matthew Chase-Daniel
Text by David Abram
Multiple moments from the same landscape compel our participation in the montage we call nature.
Spoon Mountain or Bust
by John Nichols
A delusional quest to reverse ten thousand years of disharmony with nature
Reasons Not to Glow
by Rebecca Solnit
As the energy crisis heats up, you may need a refresher on the evidence against nukes.
Everybody’s Doing It
by Michelle Nijhuis
Motivations to save the planet differ; apparently, even your credit card has something to say about it. A short piece about human nature and incentive.
Bye, Bye, Miss American Empire
by Bill Kauffman
Which way out of the current mess? Turn left (or is it right?) toward the Green Mountains and explore the patriotic territory of secession.
Window of Possibility
by Anthony Doerr
Why one particular photograph should be in every classroom in the world.
Ten Dispatches About Place
by John Berger
As Everywhere becomes Nowhere, we establish private landmarks for the presence of the eternal in daily life.
Death Over Dams
Photographs by Roberto Guerra
Text by Ruxandra Guidi
A threat to lives and livelihoods gets a green light from the Mexican government, but the resistance is determined to stop it.
Ricekeepers
by Winona LaDuke
Poling their canoes through the murky waters of patent claims and genetic contamination, the Ojibwe strive to protect the Creator's gift from corporate agriculture.
Telltales
by Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel
Alyce Santoro, inspired by Tibetan prayer flags, creates Sonic Fabric
Energy Co-op, Sabbath Sustainability, Localvores in Vermont…
by Lynn Benander, Jenny Holmes, Janisse Ray
Motivated by peak oil and climate change, as well as good common sense, Orion readers envision a better future and move toward it. Read their stories in Orion's newest department, Making Other Arrangements.
Burgers à la Thomas Jefferson
An interview with Tod Murphy
A Vermont diner embodies one farmer's faith in the nexus of food, democracy, and community.
Book Tourist
by Robert Michael Pyle
An author with an offering ventures out into the world of readers.
A Place-Based Malady
by Gregg Mitman
In the battle to breathe easy, the allergies seem to be winning.
Polymers Are Forever
by Alan Weisman
There was hardly any prior to 1945, but it may now be the most ubiquitous man-made substance on Earth.
Measuring Your Ecological Footprint
by Adam Stein
Tesco, a British company, launches a 20-point plan to address climate change, starting with a program of "carbon labeling"
Being on the Land
Photographs and text by Robert Semeniuk
By going out on the land, the Inuit enact archetypal connections that are more universal than they appear.
The Consolations of Extinction
by Christopher Cokinos
Feeling responsible for saving the entire biosphere can be a real drag, but one can take comfort in those who've come and gone before.
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