Environment

Economic growth that depends upon depleting nature is not “progress,” but wanton destruction of a vital commons. Our mission is to draw attention to this theft of commonly owned wealth and promote ways to restore natural ecosystems through better commons management systems.

At Last, A New Story for the Future

December 12, 2011 | by Jay Walljasper

Bill McKibben's introduction to OTC's book All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons

Elinor Ostrom Outlines Best Strategies for Managing the Commons

November 2, 2011 | by Jay Walljasper

Nobel Prize winner headlines the Minneapolis Festival of the Commons, co-sponsored by On the Commons

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons March 9, 2013 \| By Peter Barnes And what we must do to get it back	How the Commons Can Boost the Prospects of One Town February 25, 2013 \| By Jay Walljasper On the Commons visits with leaders in Winona, MN
A Movement to Protect the Earth Rises in Canada February 4, 2013 \| By Pamela Palmater Idle No More: Indigenous people mount a high-profile challenge to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's policies	The Beehive Collective Creates a Buzz About the True Costs of Coal January 7, 2013 \| by Nica Horvitz The Beehive Collective Creates a Buzz About the True Costs of Coal:
Who Should Pay the Costs of Climate Change? January 6, 2013 \| By David Morris Increasingly frequent disasters like Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Bopha raise the question of global sharing	Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health
Setting Free Our History December 3, 2012 \| By Tim Swinehart Getting the commons into school curriculum will help students understand climate change (and a lot more)	Hima: An Islamic Tradition of the Commons December 2, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Middle Eastern greens revive Muhammad's vision of protecting special places for future generations
Why Health Care is a Commons November 27, 2012 \| by Jay Walljasper Why Health Care is a Commons: Good health depends on clean air, clean water, good food and strong communities.	Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution November 14, 2012 \| By Jessica Conrad 81 percent want resources not privately owned to be declared national property

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons March 9, 2013 \| By Peter Barnes And what we must do to get it back	How the Commons Can Boost the Prospects of One Town February 25, 2013 \| By Jay Walljasper On the Commons visits with leaders in Winona, MN
A Movement to Protect the Earth Rises in Canada February 4, 2013 \| By Pamela Palmater Idle No More: Indigenous people mount a high-profile challenge to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's policies	The Beehive Collective Creates a Buzz About the True Costs of Coal January 7, 2013 \| by Nica Horvitz The Beehive Collective Creates a Buzz About the True Costs of Coal:
Who Should Pay the Costs of Climate Change? January 6, 2013 \| By David Morris Increasingly frequent disasters like Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Bopha raise the question of global sharing	Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health
Setting Free Our History December 3, 2012 \| By Tim Swinehart Getting the commons into school curriculum will help students understand climate change (and a lot more)	Hima: An Islamic Tradition of the Commons December 2, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Middle Eastern greens revive Muhammad's vision of protecting special places for future generations
Why Health Care is a Commons November 27, 2012 \| by Jay Walljasper Why Health Care is a Commons: Good health depends on clean air, clean water, good food and strong communities.	Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution November 14, 2012 \| By Jessica Conrad 81 percent want resources not privately owned to be declared national property

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Environment

At Last, A New Story for the Future

Elinor Ostrom Outlines Best Strategies for Managing the Commons

A Brief History of How We Lost the Commons

How the Commons Can Boost the Prospects of One Town

A Movement to Protect the Earth Rises in Canada

The Beehive Collective Creates a Buzz About the True Costs of Coal

Who Should Pay the Costs of Climate Change?

Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy

Setting Free Our History

Hima: An Islamic Tradition of the Commons

Why Health Care is a Commons

Icelanders Vote to Include Commons in Their Constitution

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