CitNet newsletter returns

After seven years, the CitNet newsletter is back—looktreeing up and branching out into public cyberspace. We hope you like this new paperless, electronic edition where we will be sharing news, views and stories about the US sustainability movement. This and future newsletters will especially focus on the efforts of citizens taking leadership for sustainability around the country.

Enjoy—and please pass along to a colleague!

Views

Introduction: Making sustainability a political priority
by Jeffrey Barber, Integrative Strategies Forum

Launching a national citizens action campaign for sustainability
by Rob Wheeler, EcoEarth Alliance

Renewing the American experiment
by David Korten, People-Centered Development Forum

Local currencies: Catalysts for sustainable regional economies
by Robert Swann and Susan Witt, Schumacher Institute

Mass-produced self-sufficient homes for sustainable living
by Mel Moench, Planet Earth Homes

The diagnosis: Mass denial and other forms of Ecological Avoidance Syndrome (EAS)
by Vinit Allen, Sustainable World Coalition

Neighborhood information empowers change in Connecticut, elsewhere
by Mike Meotti, Connecticut Policy and Economic Council

Regulatory trends and voluntary initiatives are not enough
by Mary Sue Schmaltz

Regional reports

Appalachia
- News from the Appalachian Coalition for Just and Sustainable Communities

Mid-Atlantic
- Commiting to sustainable energy
- How to plan a sustainability event
- Quality of life indicators in Delaware Valley
- Hello from New York City

Pacific Coast
- Oregon serious about clean energy and green buildings
- Community park construction with cob

Southern
- Reclaiming local economics in North Carolina
- Report from Pharr, Texas

News

Citizens call for national sustainability strategy
Campaign from the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development

SPAC Working Group report on CSD-12
by Veena Ramani, Integrative Strategies Forum

Baby steps toward sustainable development:
Opportunities for civil society in the new CSD process

by Karin Krchnak, World Resources Institute

Western governors unite to address global warming
by Cylvia Hayes, 3E Strategies

Oil and gas industry give hundreds of millions to politicians
Report from Center for Public Integrity

Environmental information essential for democracy
Report from The Access Initiative

US government launches SD partnerships site
Website from US Department of State

Sustainable Communities event in Vermont a success
by Jack Heckelman

Green Ground Zero competition chooses WTC design
by Gail Karlsson, CitNet New York City coordinator

Whistleblower policies at development banks inadequate
Report from Government Accountability Project

Publications

Read Herman Daly's review of One with Nineveh by Paul and Anne Ehrlich. Also check out the following books and reports:

National Sustainable Development Strategies
- At the Frontlines of Democracy
- Defending Wild Washington: A Citizen's Action Guide
GreenCounsel.com
- Stumbling Toward Sustainability
- American Heat

See Publications page

Sustainability events

Recent and upcoming summer and fall gatherings and activities around the country.

See Events page

How to contribute to future newsletters

Submission guidelines

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Spring/Summer 2004, #31
(double issue)

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