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Sep 22, 2008 07:51 am

Dear Yestermorrow and Changent Communities:  It is with a mixed sense of accomplishment and the regret associated with moving from one challenge to looking for the next, that I announce today that I will be leaving Yestermorrow Design/Build School before the end of the year.  During my tenure we accomplished great things in terms of ... Read More

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Changents

bob@yestermorrow.org

Categories: carbon footprint, carbon shredders

Jul 1, 2008 08:09 am 1 Comment

To honor our association with Changents we have just created a new section on our DoYourPart Carbon Footprint tracker exclusively created for subscribers and fans of Changent.  So visit the below link and get your carbon footprint cutting actions recorded; www.doyourpart... Read More

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Day 6 on the Road

bob@yestermorrow.org

Categories: carbon footprint, carbon shredders

Jul 1, 2008 07:14 am

 The heat is coming back. We are all losing the will and/or ability to communicate. I can't remember whether I am talking about achitecture, climate change, toilet paper or coffee. All of us have become cross-trained via absorbtion. Why is bleach bad and fair trade good. How natural building projects attract attention and build communities. Wh... Read More

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Clear Skies with Clouds Rolling In....

bob@yestermorrow.org

Categories: carbon footprint, carbon shredders

Jul 1, 2008 07:12 am

 Dead tired but satisfied. We've been talking to folks for nearly 35 hours, signed up about 2000 people and Jack Johnson's crew has just arrived to help us with our quest. We in Planet Roo are basically numb, but the energy here is incredible. Gregor Barnum (Seventh Generation), Jasna Brown (Green Mountain Coffee Roasters) and I are all loosin... Read More

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Hard Rain at Bonnaroo

bob@yestermorrow.org

Categories: carbon footprint, carbon shredders

Jul 1, 2008 07:11 am

 Mud. It rained last night. Hard. And now we know that why local soils lend themselves to natural building: They are full of clay and sticky. The rain has damped us in many, many ways. The challenge of designing communities for lots and lots of people in a small space becomes more apparent when stresses and oversubscribed systems come into pla... Read More

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