Work to promote smart growth. That’s the gist. Smart growth. As opposed to growth that is not smart. I.E. dumb, silly or foolish growth, looking backwards, or regressing. That is the heart of sustainability and where it’s taking us.

With 6+ billion people on the planet and a projected 10 billion possible by mid-century we will need plenty of growing, building, and progressing if we’re going to deal with the many issues we have now and will have in the future. If we’re going to get away from the American style of 4 extra planet living, we need to be smart about it.

We’re on the brink. Not of death and destruction, but of a new, smart revolution, and it’s feeling pretty good. (more…)

We suckle like babe to bottle on black gold. Our lungs breath in that sweet, sweet crude, even as the canary chirps on the window sill. The laws we enact pound down billions in quarterly profits while a media lens pities all that those poor misunderstood fat cat executives sacrifice to deliver us to the American Dream. And we hum the battle hymn of the republic, “drill baby, drill.” Just so long as the oil is cheap, and their sand stays the hell out of our way.

A favorite topic on the PTTP site is oil. And its grip — its pervasive infiltration is driving our very existence. From cheap energy mind, to cheap energy lifestyle.

But in the everywhere that is this fossil fuel economy, there is impending reality: the way we do things is not sustainable, there is no longview, and we won’t be able to do it much longer. Hence, the task at hand. Change the cheap energy mindset, change the cheap energy way we do things. Problem solved. (more…)

by Justin Kemerling

We are moving toward the light. Taking on the responsibility of global citizenship, a beautiful mosaic of individuals and collectives are working on a high-charged, transformational, mighty unleashing of creativity and rethinking. An intentional act of setting things right.

We are a movement. Embracing social justice, environmental harmony and the rights of indigenous cultures that has become the immune system response to a world hell-bent on unsustainable, cut throat ruthlessness. It is greed and selfishness no more!

We are making a new, sustainable model. Living and working as if there is going to be a spectacular tomorrow. (more…)