We managed to put the fossil fuel business out of business - and with it went the logic of centralized control, replaced by a world where power came locally, and everything else (from local food to local democracy) followed more or less naturally...

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A picture of the Intervale in my home state of Vermont, a wonderful community farm. This is a picture of gardens at Burlington's North End Intervale. In the background, the McNeil Generating Station burns wood to create electricity. Lance Micklus (c) 2002

Author: Bill Mckibben