Google Earth Trains Native Americans to Protect Their Land
Z. Pollon Jamelyn Ebelacker sat in front of her computer, using her mouse to fly over dry New Mexico terrain, stopping only when she saw the telltale sign of a pueblo dwelling. “That’s Puye, those are...
View ArticleFaren Dancer’s “GREEN TALK”
Join the Unified Voice The decades have passed with barely a whimper of civil disobedience. The media, far less controlled in those earlier times, brought the Vietnam War into everyone’s living room...
View ArticleENERGY NEWSBITES
USDA Funds Biofuel Project in New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA has issued a $54.5 million loan guarantee that will allow a biofuels firm to construct a facility in...
View ArticleTaos Stories Leading the Way Forward Towards Sustainability
Erin Sanborn The Taos Green Chamber unveiled a preview of the very first Taos Thinks Local First Guide at a Release Party on December 1st at KTAO Solar Center. The Guide is part business directory,...
View ArticleThe Local Voice: Shift Your Shopping, Shift Your Thinking
Vicki Pozzebon Surely by now you’ve heard me talk about local this, local that, eat local, go local, Yay! local, everything local, local, local. My friends are a little tired of it, even mocking me by...
View ArticleThe Attraction of Local, Sustainable Restaurants
During hard times, local and sustainable products and businesses may benefit Supporting local businesses has become a way of life for many Americans. And independent restaurants—especially those that...
View ArticleBuy Local
Allan Oliver As New Mexicans enter into the holiday shopping season, it’s tempting for us to chase the lowest price, even though it often means poorer quality and not made here. But if New Mexico is...
View ArticleA New Approach to Local Shopping in Albuquerque
UrbanSwipe.com is an independent online cooperative that brings together local independent small businesses and the people who support them. UrbanSwipe does not allow big box retailers or national...
View ArticleNew Website to Showcase Local Producers
LocalSantaFe.com features products and services sourced and created in Santa Fe Environmentally-conscious Santa Feans now have a new online business directory dedicated to reducing “product miles” and...
View ArticleWhat Does Occupy Wall Street Tell Us About the Holidays?
Drew Tulchin The Holiday season is upon us, with the barrage of advertising inducing us to buy, buy, buy! What’s a socially minded citizen to do to still enjoy the giving season while being sensitive...
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