New Economies

EagleSong-Tractor

Bought Peonies Recently? They’re Probably from Alaska.

How Alaska’s expanding peony flower economy is adapting to an unstable climate.

By: Paula Dobbyn

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How Hourbooks Aim to Serve a Curriculum for a New Era

Faye Cox, founder and editor-in-chief of Hourbooks, is dedicated to creating a library of hour-long books on essential topics for this critical time on the planet—books that are accessible and authoritative. Small books on big topics.

By: Nicholas Triolo

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He Dreamed of the Endless Shirt. Welcome to Looptworks.

After years of upcycling scraps into sports gear in Oregon, Scott Hamlin chose a different route into the circular economy.

By: Josh Kozelj

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What Can You Do with Used Plastic and 3D Printers? Meet Two Pros.

Brayden and Angela Rogers figured out which plastic waste can be made into home goods, and how.

By: Marissa Tiel

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The Victoria Man with a Plan for Your Old Sofa

Meet Elwyn Thom, the 23-year-old founder of Recertified Furniture.

By: Josh Kozelj

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Old but Full of Energy: Giving EV Batteries a Second Life

How Moment Energy harvests and puts to work batteries from worn-out electric cars.

By: Josh Kozelj

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ChopValue employee Ben Robert sands a board made from various chopstick tiles. Once the tiles are produced, items like cutting boards, tables and doors are made using typical woodworking practices. Photo for The Tyee by Grace Kennedy.

Got Used Chopsticks? Those Could Become a New Cutting Board

Fast-expanding ChopValue turns millions of disposable utensils into sustainable products.

By: Grace Kennedy

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Designing a Regenerative Economy Starts with Creativity. And Doughnuts.

Renegade economist Kate Raworth’s bestselling 2017 book, Doughnut Economics, ignited a global movement. A groundbreaking report last month from the California Doughnut Economics Coalition places the state as a U.S. leader for addressing social and ecological priorities.

By: Nicholas Triolo

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The Pandemic Left Her Reeling. So She Turned to Growing Flowers.

See how a frontline medical worker found new life in farming and selling pesticide-free blossoms.

By: Josh Kozelj and Quinn Kelly

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She Learned to Make Wine Without Cutting Down Trees

White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to grapes.

By: Hannah Wallace

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