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envirowiki is a space for practical and theoretical knowledge about all things environmentalism, social justice, and sustainability. It aims to create a usable database of information for people wanting to live more sustainably, or help create a more sustainable and equitable society.

Unlike Wikipedia, envirowiki makes no claim to be unbiased, it generally puts the environment and social justice first, and renounces any economic-rationalist ideas that money might have any higher value to society than the environment. That said, envirowiki strives to remain factually correct, and present arguments in a clear, rational, scientific manner. envirowiki aims to be a knowledge base for countering the lies and misconceptions prevalent in the mass media.

[edit] Aims

To promote environmental and social consciousness by

• providing a knowledge database on environmentalism, including:
  • Theory
  • Skills and practical knowledge
  • Campaign information and history
• fighting for environmental and social justice

[edit] what envirowiki is not

I can see this section getting big. it should eventually be moved to envirowiki:is not

envirowiki is not:

• a tool for converting rightwing, neoliberal greenie haters to environmentalists. it is a tool for helping others to do that.
• a billboard for advertising. post information about relevant events to the Current events page, but use wiki format.
• boring - humour and artistic expression are quite welcome here, but care should be taken certain things, such as irony, as written language often doesn't appropriately express such feelings.
• wikipedia - we don't need the whole story of what a thing is here, just that which is environmental. if you want a balanced picture go to wikipedia.
• a blog - this is information and arguements, not personal opinion. try to avoid "I" statements ("I think..", etc.)

[edit] History

Envirowiki was started in early August 2006.