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In the Green Fire Times we spotlight initiatives that  create positive impacts on climate change, energy independence, and green job development. These initiatives reflect a fundamental change in how people are thinking, living, and doing business. Stewardship, community, and the necessities of our immediate and long-term future are now more routinely taken into consideration.

How can we integrate the latest (and/or time-honored) products, practices and programs into a more sustainable lifestyle? How do we connect our lives to our watersheds, and to regional food and energy production? The need for bioregional planning has become clear, as has the need for a reciprocal relationship with Mother Earth.

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