The story told in this article is important not because it provides a blueprint for all communities, or because of the overall reduction of CO2 emissions in
Sunday, July 6, 2008
A Change in Thinking
We have a long way to go before we start living in harmony with our planet, but not every step along the way has to change the world. I came across this fascinating article in the New Yorker called The Island in the Wind. Here is a story about a small Danish community that was able to shift their paradigm of energy consumption. In just a decade, this island community in the North Sea changed their perceptions and eventually their actions. Through conservation, ingenuity, and a somewhat strange contest put on by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy, the community now produces ten percent more energy than it consumes.
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