Alex T writes: ” I was excited to see that a few folks are carrying around copies of ‘Deep Economy’ By Bill McKibben in paperback this week. Excited because 9 months ago, a local book group headed up by my co-editor Allison Abdelnour read this book together. The discussions surrounding the ideas in the book were such an inspiring call to action that we were compelled to found ChannelBV! So, if you haven’t had a chance to read this phenomenal book yet, now’s your chance to do it for less. Mckibben explores the timely concepts of locally oriented, connected, durable communities. The New York Times Book Review puts it succinctly:

“McKibben says in effect, All right, we are two nations: 1) Wal-Mart Nation (gigantic, globalized, unsustainable in the face of climate change and the trashing of nature and the coming exhaustion of the world’s fossil fuels), a world predicted half a century ago by Lucille Ball in the chocolate factory, desperately gobbling oversweet glut from the unstoppable assembly line; and 2) Farmers’ Market Nation (manageably small, localized, communitarian, neighborly, calibrated to the human scale).”

Whether or not we are able to make an entire life shift to move towards Mckibben’s ideas, there are few who would argue against the benefits of knowing, helping and doing business with your friends, neighbors and local community. And with the report on morning edition today that our current consumptive habits point to the doubling of our consumption of coal, oil and production of carbon dioxide by 2030, it maybe time to take personal steps to make our lives more local. “

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