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By Robyn Ross, Fri., Jan.

In the fall of 2011 we were asked to examine a 50-acre property with multiple buildings to see if we could determine ways to reduce our client’s carbon footprint.  The historic buildings presented a challenge.  There were acceptable ways to reduce energy consumption but they were not as significant as we would have liked.  Likewise, the opportunities to produce energy were limited as most places to mount solar electric panels on both roofs and ground were ruled out.

The Peer-To-Peer gang discovers an Economic Democracy resource. Dada Maheshvarananda, an american Yogi working at the PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory) Institute in Venecuela has recently updated this book with new material.

Last week I traveled to Portland Oregon...the reason for the trip was to meet with the 19 members of the Partners Group who own the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, MI.  Zingerman’s is one of the great stories of today’s business world, a hopeful harbinger of the Next Economy.  The partners manage nearly 600 employees and the eight distinct businesses have combined annual revenues of $46 million.  They are all food-related (and educational) and they are all in Ann Arbor.

GREENFIELD — From pickles to granola to beverages, a few local food makers are mixing up the recipe for how to own their growing businesses.

Picking up key paragraphs from Marjorie's recent article on Alternet (also run in Yes! Magazine). Marjorie has a new book: Owning the Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution.

With reference to Zingerman in Ann Arbor, mentioned earlier in our Blogs.