The 12x12 project grows out of the powerful story of a North Carolina pediatrician, Dr. Jackie Benton, who ten years ago gave up a luxurious home to live in a 12’ by 12’ off-the-grid house and permaculture farm. The World Policy Institute used this idea to develop a project with the Queens Botanic Gardens, which... Continue Reading →
Future Forest
Collins_Goto_Edwards_FutureForest2015 We are pleased to highlight the Report just released by the Collins and Goto Studio and Forest Research entitled Future Forest, The Black Wood, Rannoch, Scotland. It features reflection and findings from a year long artist-led creative inquiry into the ecological and cultural meanings and values associated with the Black Wood of Rannoch in... Continue Reading →
Fallen Animals cfp
Deadline for this workshop is 15th January 2015. Call For Papers - Fallen Animals: an interdisciplinary perspective 19th-20th March 2015, University of Aberdeen, Scotland Following the success of the Fall Narratives project in 2014, this workshop will explore the theme of fallen animals. The serpent in the Garden of Eden is but one example of... Continue Reading →
Could an artist do this?
Another in our occasional series derived from Public Contracts Scotland. The Scottish Government, through it's agency Marine Scotland, is seeking environmental consultancy to provide, "A two way conversation with the people of Scotland on the social impact of offshore renewables" 2.2 Description of the goods or services required: The aim of this project is to... Continue Reading →
After the People’s Climate March, Flood Wall Street | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Flood Wall Street - isn't this what happened during Hurricane Sandy? Tomorrow it will be a direct action following today's People's Climate March. Today will be properly licensed and marshalled with an approved route. Tomorrow will be different. Worthreading this article to understand the argument about the depoliticisation of the mainstream climate justice movement versus... Continue Reading →
Check out Strange Weather
The Strange Weather exhibition and project, curated by CoClimate (and a very important looking man from Met Eireann) is on at the Science Gallery in Dublin at the moment. CoClimate have flipped our obsession with the weather and how it affects us to play with the idea of how we affect the weather... If you're interested to see... Continue Reading →
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