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Occupy International Sustainability Group

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This group is where we share ideas, report on existing sustainability projects and provide practical and technical solutions. 

The idea is that we can create several transferable sustainability models to roll out in our towns and cities and eventually reduce our communities reliance on the monetary system. 

The big plan

Lets persuade people in our communities to take part, get them to switch to credit unions, set up their own time /skills banks, teach them how to generate their own electricity, install alternatives to Gas central heating, like ground source heating. Show them how to harvest rainwater, grow their own produce, improve and maintain their own properties. All without relying on the current system. They can then turn their skills and produce into commodities to trade or share with other communities taking part.

Have a look around you, could you persuade your community? Are there any neighbourhoods that are really suffering that could do with a leg up?

Is there waste ground or abandoned buildings near where you live?

See one do one teach one

When the first projects are complete you would then have a new community who can teach the next one how to do it and so on eventually developing a network. 

If this is done properly, with a lot will, determination and man power it could snowball throughout the towns and cities. 

Trust

Gaining the trust of the general Public is key to our success as well as our clear intention and commitment. If we are giving communities something back that they will be able to use for years to come, this can only be a step in the right direction. It would also bring communities closer together and re instil confidence in the people within them. 

If you have any experience with this type of project or you have something you could contribute, please join in.

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Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2012

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self replicating ecovillages; how to achieve growth in living sustainable

Started by rick todd. Last reply by Ericka Tesar Apr 12, 2012. 9 Replies

I've been working on this idea for some time and plan to share extensively at the moment missing the thumb drive i had most of it on DUH. SIMPLY: identify low cost housing forms (in my case i'm…Continue

"EPA Denies Bid to Revoke Controversial Weed Killer 2,4-D

Started by Ericka Tesar. Last reply by Ericka Tesar Apr 11, 2012. 1 Reply

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a bid by an environmental group to revoke approval of the weed killer 2,4-D, one of the most widely used weed killers in the world. The Natural…Continue

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Comment by allen barth on April 30, 2012 at 7:00

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OccupyTheFarm's first day at the Gill Tract in Albany, Ca.

Shot in 720p HD by Nick Xavier. Visit www.greenmanproject.net for more video on Urban Farms, Permaculture, Food Justice issues, Cooking, and much more

Music is Canned Heat - Goin Up The Country and Woody Guthrie - Pastures of Plenty 

Come join us! San Pablo Blvd and Marin Ave, Albany, CA. Walking distance from North Berkeley or El Cerrito Plaza BART, AC Transit 72 line. Much love :)

Comment by Haig Patigian on April 3, 2012 at 6:40
Comment by sonsofkong on February 24, 2012 at 16:39
Comment by Fred Epps on February 12, 2012 at 13:46

Hi Pear,

Let's assume for the moment that such 'magnetic generators' work. (I'm deliberately not stating my opinion about their workability). If they did, each would add to the heat burden of the Earth, since each would be converting some 'magnetic energy' into electricity, eventually to be dissipated as heat. The same flaw of course also applies to a fusion reactor. Imo, only methods that use ambient energy that will eventually downgrade to heat anyway, are environmentally sustainable, because they don't add more heat to the planet. That's why my focus has been on advanced PV and thermoelectric generators.

For a sustainable future,

Fred 

 

Comment by pearshapeduniverse on February 12, 2012 at 8:30
Comment by rick todd on February 10, 2012 at 22:29

Hi, a growth based economy is doomed to collapse, however without exponential growth in sustainable living there is no way to get out ahead of the collapse (note: there is no 'more' sustainable, you is or you ain't).  I've been working on a plan for self replicating eco-villages, useing yurts  as the basic housing form.  basicly the whole project is a structure for people to develope their own social/economic ideas. I will get the package in a presentable form and share.  peaceloveaction

Comment by Fred Epps on February 10, 2012 at 6:35

Hi All,

I've worked for various cutting edge alt energy cos for 20 years, and now stopped that to work for OWS to develop energy for the people. I do database research and invent on my own a bit. Here to help with any projects, especially PV and thermoelectric.

Last project was a review of all US PV patents from 1945 to present (several thousand)-- many ways to improve cell performance have been forgotten over time.

First suggestion, based on a patent app from 2003, is to try putting cells in a shallow tray of ethyl alcohol-- the inventor claims 68% increase in power into a 250 ohm load, due to surface interaction with the cells, and possibly other factors.

For the 99%

Fred

Comment by Margarida on January 24, 2012 at 2:12
Comment by theARCproject on January 20, 2012 at 22:21
Comment by Occupy Paddy on January 13, 2012 at 22:56

Occupy Our Food Supply.

International Day Of Action....http://occupii.org/events/occupy-our-food-supply

 

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Nature Isn't Silly

Posted by Barb Dwyer on May 16, 2013 at 2:30 2 Comments

Where to begin…first - I apologize for this being so LONG everyone knows I hate wordy drawn out blogs so ... karma? Who knows.

There’s a small retaining pond behind the college apartments. I go back there several times a day; it’s a good area that forces me to have a bit of a walk. …

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15th Official Toronto Marijuana March

Posted by TerryX on May 11, 2013 at 14:26 0 Comments

I Will Be Live Streaming The 15th Official Toronto Marijuana March Today, I Will Start my Stream Around 2 PM (When The March Starts Or Just Before It)



http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kwprotests



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The Importance Of Reverse Phone Lookup.

Posted by Valentin Stokes on May 3, 2013 at 13:27 0 Comments

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The first three digits of the phone number would also help them locate the owner of the phone number. The thing is that if they had just run a phone number lookup, they could have found each other! Before you get any ideas, let me tell you that these sites are perfectly legal and also offer their services free of cost. This happens to many different people all over the world and many of them don't know how they can identify these pranksters. It's extremely… Continue

We are supposed to be in this together!

Posted by Nette Mom on April 26, 2013 at 20:55 0 Comments

I was just endiing a campaign in Michigan against our Governor, and wondered what more was out there, what more can I do to help make my country the place I used to love, when I stumbled across a thing called Livestream, where people with the same purpose (supposedly) or like mindness could come together, chat, discuss, plan, and act and I was to say the least, excited. I started chatting and made so many friends and it was then I realized, that I had been wrapped up in my own small…

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