Building the Green Economy: Success Stories

After centuries of economic activity based on extraction, exploitation, and depletion, we now face undeniable environmental threats. New business models that save or restore natural resources are critical. But how can we translate that insight into more sustainable practices? Building the Green Economy shows how community groups, families, and individual citizens have taken action to protect their food and water, clean up their neighborhoods, and strengthen their local economies. Their unlikely victories-over polluters, unresponsive bureaucracies and unexamined routines-dramatize the opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy movement.

Introduction	p. 1
Toxic Avengers
Introduction	p. 15
Sick and Tired of Living Next to (S)hell: Residents Force an Oil Giant to Pay for Toxic Terror	p. 17
Conversation: Lois Gibbs	p. 31
Sludge Busters: Porter, Pennsylvania Sets New Rules for Corporations	p. 35
Conversation: Gopal Dyaneni	p. 47
What You Can Do: Neither Paper Nor Plastic	p. 51
Food and Water
Introduction	p. 53
Green Acres in the Windy City: Urban Farming Grows Food Justice in Chicago	p. 55
Conversation: Maude Barlow	p. 66
Seeds of Change: Dakota Farmers Give Monsanto the Boot	p. 70
Conversation: Anuradha Mittal	p. 84
Loggers and Lizards Find Common Ground: Saving an Oregon Watershed	p. 89
Green Revolution: Urban Organic Agriculture in Cuba	p. 99
Street Beets: Urban Farmers Get Hip to Growing	p. 106
What You Can Do: Get It Fresh From the Farm	p. 110
From Mean Streets to Green Streets
Introduction	p. 111
Breaking the Chains: Parents and Locals Transform a Juvenile Prison	p. 113
Conversation: Van Jones	p. 128
Participatory Budgeting and Direct Democracy	p. 132
Culture Shift in the Land of the Giants: A California County Redefines Corporate Rights	p. 135
Conversation: Thomas Linzey, Esq.	p. 145
Patriot Actions: Citizens Organize to Defend the Constitution	p. 150
What You Can Do: Take Over City Hall	p. 156
Power to the People
Introduction	p. 158
Give Me an "E"!: Rival Colleges Compete for Sustainability	p. 161
Conversation: David Morris	p. 169
Beyond Hot Air: Cities Lead the U.S. on Tackling Climate Change	p. 173
Conversation: Ben Namikin	p. 181
Crude Awakening: The Peak Oil Challenge	p. 184
Sweden Declares Independence from Oil	p. 186
Harnessing the Saudi Arabia of Wind: The Rosebud Sioux Bring Renewable Energy to the Dakotas	p. 189
What You Can Do: Plug Into the Movement	p. 199
The Freedom of Everyone to Be Enterprising
Introduction	p. 200
Putting Mom and Pop First: Utah Promotes Local Business and Town Character	p. 203
Conversation: Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson	p. 216
Green Grapes: Fetzer Winery Cultivates a Triple Bottom Line	p. 222
No Boss: Worker-Owned Co-ops Redefine "Office Politics"	p. 229
Conversation: Omar Freilla	p. 236
"Your Business Plan Is Complete Garbage": The TerraCycle Story	p. 240
Conversation: Michael Shuman	p. 242
What You Can Do: Buy Close By	p. 246
Conclusion: Building the Movement	p. 248
Resources	p. 259
Index	p. 270
Acknowledgments	p. 278
Notes	p. 279
About the Authors	p. 282
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