Briarpatch Magazine
November/December 2009
This resource list accompanies the article “Cutting the global economy down to size: The nature of work and the green-collar workforce.”
Books
Sharon Astyk, Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front, New Society, 2008
Walden Bello, Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World Economy, Zed, 2005
Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark, Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots, PoliPoint, 2007
The Environmental Careers Organization, The Eco-Guide to Careers that Make a Difference, Island Press, 2004
Rob Hopkins, The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, Chelsea Green, 2008
John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist, ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits, New Society, 2008
Van Jones, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, Harper Collins, 2008
Chris Laszlo, The Sustainable Company: How to Create Lasting Value Through Social and Environmental Performance, Island Press, 2005
Woody Tasch, Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered, Chelsea Green, 2008
Online resources
Richard Norgaard, “Values and Valuation in a Rapidly Changing World,” address to the American Institute of Biological Sciences, May 2006
Rob Hopkins, explaining the Transition Initiative
Transition TV - South East New South Wales Transition Towns
The Rocky Mountain Institute - Colorado-based international organization for urban sustainability initiatives
Local Governments for Sustainability (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)
Green for All - Van Jones’ organization to build a green economy
Van Jones highlights specific ways to create jobs while greening the planet
Arun Shrivastava, “KIA: The US Neoliberal Invasion of India” (pdf) - a local economy view from the developing world
$3.09 billion: The economic impact of farmers’ markets in Canada in 2008 (pdf)
Establishing a farmers’ market association (New York)
Establishing and operating a community farmers’ market (University of Kentucky)
The “Dancing Ladies” of Gigha - a power co-op model
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (available as DVD)
A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (available as DVD)
“A verdant spot springs forth from concrete” (article from the New York Times about the creation of an urban oasis and community reconnection)
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