ARGENTINA: Urban Gardens Provide More than Just Food Marcela Valente For the original article click here. BUENOS AIRES, Feb 9 (IPS) - The community gardens initially created to help confront the effects of the late 2001 economic collapse in Argentina have now "grown" into a government-run urban agriculture programme, which provides unemployed workers... (read more)

At the meeting of the Madison Peak Oil Group on May 4, we decided to look into opportunities to discuss peak oil in three areas: transportation planning both state and local; Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference at the Monona Terrace; and presentations to annual conventions of local government professional and trade... (read more)

May 4, 2006, 12:00 – 1:00 pm RENEW Wisconsin Conference Room, 222 S. Hamilton Street Agenda 1. Introductions 2. Announcements a. Report on display at Madison’s 150th birthday party. b. Report on presentation to Madison sustainability committee. Do we need to follow up? How do we keep it issue alive for the committee? 3. Mission statement 4. Radio... (read more)

Everyone is invited to attend our next brown-bag-lunch meeting on January 5, 2006, in the offices of RENEW Wisconsin at 222 S. Hamilton Street, Madison. We'll primarily discuss plans for a large event in February to begin raising community awareness of Peak Oil. Ed Blume eblume@renewwisconsin.org... (read more)