Straight Talk About Planning - The Other Side of Sustainable Development

Most of us see sustainable development as helpful. In fact, sustainable development planning is costing people their property values and the grant money planners provide usually comes with strings that further limit property owners' rights while recasting the social makeup of your community.

Principles of Transit Development- Urbanize the Suburbs.

This infographic outlines the principles of Transit Oriented Development and is found at the Slow Ottawa 'Streets for Everyone' Pinterest page.   Pay attention to the last box "Compact" It shows that suburbs will be replaced by high density cities.  This is exactly what we don't want in Marin.

Should we eat bugs? The new sustainable food of the future.

Will you be eating bugs in the future? Will it be in the new organic and sustainable food for school lunches?

It sounds crazy but the idea is not far fetched.  People have been eating bugs for thousands of years.  They can be nutritious and have a smaller "carbon footprint" than most protein sources. Government is getting more powerful.  They ban all sorts of things.  What is to stop them from mandating you to "eat your insects" for the good of the planet?

There is no such thing as a "free lunch".