Do your kids/grandkids spend too much time online and social media? I’m Victoria Zelin-Cloud and I would love to show you how to engage kids in nature, learning skills and knowledge they typically don’t get at school. Four years ago, my husband Jonathan and I turned our lawn into what we call “Elwell Eden.” We…
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We had a modestly successful first introductory session on September 9, and I very much appreciated and enjoyed the participation of friends and colleagues from various walks of life. Our next session will, however, be quite different, with a briefer presentation by me and a longer conversation with the group about the value of the…
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Western New York does need economic development. It needs good jobs, resilient communities, and a future aligned with ecological reality. But the Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park, or STAMP, in Genesee County has become a case study in how not to pursue that future. What is being advanced there is not careful regional planning.…
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New York is approaching a consequential decision in its FY 2026-27 budget talks. Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed changing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) by weakening or delaying its 2030 requirements, and recent reporting indicates that climate-law changes have become a sticking point in the budget’s closed-door negotiations. At the same time,…
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We begin by acknowledging that we gather on the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee and other Indigenous peoples who have cared for this land for countless generations. We acknowledge the suffering and displacement they have endured, and we recognize the ongoing challenges they face. At the same time, we celebrate their wisdom, their deep relationship…
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We’re bringing grassroots bioregional organizing to the GFL — to increase resiliency, self-sufficiency, and local food and economic sovereignty. We seek to link many organizations together, to weave a tapestry of regeneration across the Genesee Finger Lakes. We’re not asking any of these organizations to change what they are doing, but rather bringing a holistic,…
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Nuclear is Not Clean or Green! I’m writing with regards to the Governor’s upcoming secret and exclusionary meeting with top nuclear industry officials in Syracuse at the Marriott Downtown. On September 30th, outside of the meeting, we’ll be hosting a “Peoples’ meeting” on nuclear energy. We would love to invite your members, networks, and communities…
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The Great Lakes, which contain over 20% of the world’s fresh surface water, are not only an ecological treasure but also a vital resource for more than 40 million people in the United States and Canada. Yet this precious ecosystem faces a looming threat: Enbridge’s Line 5. Constructed in 1953, Line 5 is an aging…
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(Loess Plateau, Before and After—https://www.allcreation.org/home/regrowing-loess-plateau) This was a wonderful session where Tom Miewald shared an overview of the work that takes place through 1000 Landscapes for A Billion People and how we can partner in significant ways with the Design School for Regenerating Earth. Go here to learn more about 1000 Landscapes: https://landscapes.global/ Go here…
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The Design School for Regenerating Earth is launching a six-month learning journey on organizing your bioregion, beginning March 18, 2025. We’re inviting you to join a number of the world’s experts and leading activists in this inspiring and rapidly growing new movement. Join us for a learning journey on organizing our bioregion. We can create…
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