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Helping Communities Think Systemically: An Interview with Eleanor Sterling
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | January 19, 2012
Sterling talks about the need for “big-picture” thinking to address the world’s most pressing environmental and conservation challenges.
Our Emerging Normal: Results from New Dream's COVID-19 Survey
Blog | June 10, 2020
In April, we asked our audience for thoughts and feedback on how the COVID-19 pandemic was informing what they prioritize and consume. The feedback was deeply insightful.
Stories of Going Veggie
Blog | by Hanaa | April 14, 2009
Making Responsible Business a Reality: An Interview with Etsy’s Matt Stinchcomb
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | April 17, 2013
Stinchcomb talks about his efforts to make the company — and business overall — more ecologically, socially, and economically responsible.
iFixit.com: Boldly Empowering Us to Repair Stuff Ourselves
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | November 14, 2012
Through its clean, user-friendly interface, iFixit offers free manuals and advice for repairing thousands of different consumer products.
Tackling the Twin Threats of Population and Consumption: An Interview with Robert Engelman
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | February 23, 2012
The new head of Worldwatch says we need to address both population growth and rising consumption if we hope to bring about a more sustainable world.
Strategies for a New Economy: 10 Takeaways for All Americans
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | June 21, 2012
Is it possible to create an economy that prioritizes both human well-being and Earth’s natural systems? The movement has already begun.
Weaving a Sustainable Future: An Interview with Gay Nicholson
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | October 13, 2011
The founder of Sustainable Tompkins in New York State talks about how she's helped her community lay the groundwork for sustainability.
A Roadmap to a New Economy: An Interview with Gus Speth
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | March 8, 2012
Speth talks about the need to reshape the political and economic system to work better for all Americans.
Fostering Connection and Community Through Resilience Circles
Blog | by Luka Carfagna and Emilie Dubois | September 7, 2011
Two Boston graduate students are building community and increasing their personal security through participation in a local Resilience Circle.
"The Struggle in Rural Kentucky, Being a Black Producer, Is Real"
Blog | May 10, 2019
New Dream speaks with Tiffany Bellfield about the challenges she's faced as a business woman of color, and her contributions to her community as a holistic farmer, producer of botanical products, wellness practitioner, convener of women’s retreats, and mom.
How Two Women Followed Their Passions and Became "Green Bag Ladies"
Blog | by Pamela Lamp | June 6, 2018
Since the founding of this nonprofit group in 2008, volunteer “bagettes” have cut, sewn, and given away more than 46,000 reusable cloth shopping bags.
Mindfulness and Meditation for Kids
Blog | by Margaret Swink | August 12, 2015
Mindfulness facilitator and mom Laurie Cousins shares some tips for New Dreamers on how to be more mindful.
Whatever Happened to Waste Reduction, or Preventing Waste in the First Place?
Blog | by Kelley Dennings | January 10, 2019
Advisory Council member Kelley Dennings considers why the recycling community may be abandoning the once-worthy goal of waste reduction, and offers thoughts for refocusing these efforts.
New Dream Staff Picks: Books We Love
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | April 11, 2012
New Dream staff share their picks for the most inspirational books they've read on topics of consumerism, parenting, and work-life balance.