Save the Date: March 27

Continuing the Burque Bioneers screening series at National Hispanic Cultural Center: Amory Lovins, “Reinventing Fire,” from the 2011 Bioneers Conference Tuesday, March 27, 7pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Bank of America Theatre FREE! Lovins’ 40-minute talk centers around reinventing our approach to energy consumption…..

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Bioneers celebrate solar at the JCC

I wasn’t thinking like a reporter when I went to the Ausubel and Simons talk at JCC. And I’m a notoriously bad note-taker, as it is…. But here’s an outline of what I gleaned from the great conversation. I hope others who were there will throw their two cents in! These talks were in part [...]

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…. and, belatedly, Burque Bioneers, Day 2

After several days off to recover from the amazing-crazy-busyness that was Burque Bioneers, here are some images from Day 2 of the conference….. Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons open Saturday’s events Gathering the Clouds: Puebloan Water Settlements Presented by the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Re-integrating the Design Process Spirit, Story and Ritual: Women Celebrate and [...]

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Burque Bioneers, Day 1

Open Space Trail Rehabilitation UNM Foodshed Field School: Learning from our Agricultural Mentors One Million Bones Terrain First! with Jim Brooks Open Space Alliance reception at the Open Space Visitor Center

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Youth Day a big success!

Burque Bioneers hosted a special Youth Day event today, for students from School on Wheels, Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque High, and the Media Arts Collaborative Charter School. This was a pilot program to bring multiple schools, organizations, and agencies together to present multi-disciplinary programming around the arts (visual art, poetry), science (bosque and river [...]

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Girls Gone Green at ‘Burque Bioneers!

Girls Gone Green is a group of 5th-9th grade girls who believe that they can make a difference by sharing their passion for saving the earth! They attend public events where they educate adults on their Carbon Footprints. On Saturday, they will have a table during the ‘Burque Bioneers lunch break (12:30-1:15pm). Stop by and [...]

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Event Program online

Have you been anxiously awaiting the nitty-gritty details of Open Space Alliance presents ‘Burque Bioneers? We have the complete conference program online … Download it here. It contains information about the room locations for panels and workshops, directions to the Open Space Alliance reception on Friday the 21st, and lunch options for Friday and Saturday. [...]

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Strategic networks, community-based alliances

Are we connected to THE Bioneers? Yes, but ‘Burque Bioneers is locally-organized right here in Albuquerque, and features stellar individuals and organizations doing great work in the Albuquerque area. In the interest of “strengthening strategic networks, including bioregional and community-based alliances” (in the words of Kenny Ausubel) we are connecting with each other, and with [...]

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Bioneers in the Santa Fe Reporter

Check out this great article about Kenny Ausubel and the Bioneers in this week’s Santa Fe Reporter! According to Ausubel, Bioneers has two primary goals: “Connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices,” and “Grow social capital by catalyzing, connecting and strengthening strategic networks, including bioregional and community-based alliances.” What a great description [...]

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Moving Planet rehearsal, September 20

On Saturday, September 24th, people around the world will take action to fight climate change. Moving Planet will be a day to put our demands for climate action into motion: calling for New Mexico and the rest of the world to move beyond coal. The venue for the flash mob is set, but  a secret. [...]

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