By Maggie Layden

Consumerism is bad for us. Living on a planet with finite materials, we need to live off of the “interest” provided by the earth, and not eat into the “capital,” as we currently are. It’s not about “saving the planet;” it’s about saving the habitable home in which we live.

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If you’ve received the mailings from Bed Bath & Beyond, your “Spock side” is probably appalled at all the products they sell that fill a need you don’t really have, but your “Homer side” (as in Homer Simpson, not the Greek author) is being led by the nose by the marketers. They know Homer’s there, even if you don’t. Doh! Look out!

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Everything you could ever want to know about having greener holidays. (Loads of info. Whew!)

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[ November 8, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Winterizing Your Home with Chad Speight of Chad’s Carpentry. The typical US home consumes twice the energy it should. A properly sealed and ventilated home is more comfortable, healthier, more durable, and much cheaper to heat and cool. Learn the difference between insulation and air sealing, and important tips to make your home a better [...]

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By Fred Gluck

In America, we’re not used to living small. We live in the land of “super-size it,” SUVs, and “bigger is better.” My wife and I were rattling around in a 3,800 square foot house on two acres, and had accumulated two cars and lots of stuff. We are now a one-car, 800-square-foot-house couple, and surviving quite well. I share the most important lessons about how to move to a less-is-more world.

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[ May 10, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Tuesday – 5/10/2011
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road

With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B. Gold set out in search of the truth about polyvinyl chloride (PVC), America’s most popular plastic. From Long [...]

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[ March 8, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] End of the Line with short Getting Them Home

When: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI
Topic: End of the Line is the world’s first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing. Scientists predict that if we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the [...]

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[ October 12, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] When: Tue, October 12, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI
Topic: Toward Self-Sufficiency

The Jindrich Family of Monona is becoming more self-reliant by using fewer resources. Learn about their passive solar methods and their new geothermal system. Hear how they came up with an elegant solution to the age old issue of too-much-rain-in-the-spring-but-not-enough-in-the-fall. [...]

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By Kate Pahl

Being a smart consumer means more than just finding great deals. It also means learning about where our goods come from, how they are made, and where they will go when we are done using them.

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By Melissa Zietz and Steppers

Some members of The Natural Step Monona share resolutions for themselves (and a few for others) for 2010!

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