Ellen Brown writes that public banking is the only way to finance the transition to a green economy. EcoJustice Radio’s Mark Morris speaks with Madeline Merritt, Core Organizer for Public Bank LA and Member of California Public Banking Alliance.
Tag: Japan
The Ambiguous Colors of Haruki Murakami
A documentary on Japanese literary postmodernist Haruki Murakami, as well as a folktale from his novel, “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.” As the Guardian puts it: “Full of ambiguity and sex – all Murakami’s signature flourishes are here.”
Landscape Urbanism: Green Roofs, Community Farms in Japan
Gardens and farms, green roofs and landscaped buildings are becoming more a part of the urban landscape in Japan. We look at projects in Osaka, and a Tokyo rail company has placed garden allotments on train station rooftops, greening the city while allowing commuters to connect to the land and grow their own vegetables.
Freezing Fukushima: The Solution
“Utilizing new technologies, we will freeze the 100-square miles surrounding the devastated plant, surgically remove it, towing it by barge to the Arctic where it will remain frozen, rendering it harmless. Comments regarding global warming will be addressed in a private conference at a later date.”
Clean Energy Possibilities, Amory Lovins Interviewed By Arnie Gunderson
Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds interviews Amory Lovins, preeminent environmental thinker and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. With forty years of energy policy experience, Amory Lovins has dedicated himself to the idea that our energy future does not have to look like our energy past. Listen in as Arnie and Amory discuss transitioning towards a clean energy economy in the US and around the world.
Japan: “Office Farming” Greens Tokyo’s Urban Jungle
Sophie Feng writes on one answer to disaster-prone Tokyo’s interest in food health and security. Corporate Ecology is mixed with the move toward Agricultural Urbanism, greening the sterile downtown office world for workers and visitors.
Fukushima Meltdown: Flush the Radiated Mess into the Pacific
Almost two and a half years after the nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima, the head of Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) raised concern on August 5 about the continued flow of radioactive water from the plant going into the Pacific Ocean, telling Reuters, “Right now we have a state of emergency.” Hmm, yes, sounds about right.