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Eureka Springs Sets an Inspiring Example for Our Eco-nomic Challenged Times

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Sarah’s Photoby Sarah Anne Edwards, PhD

Eureka Springs, AR, is actively taking on a number of simultaneous efforts to address today’s many environmental issues and their personal and community economic consequences. While many communities have yet to respond or have gotten bogged down, this community is moving ahead.

Planet Home, for example, is a volunteer group of concerned citizens who are calling attention to global warming and peak oil and busily enlisting folks to take action on many fronts. I recently had the pleasure of sitting in on one of their planning meetings where I was welcomed and inspired.

Over the past year since they came together, Planet Home has (more…)