Sustainable Today takes a look at a different sort of co-housing venture, that of housing for the homeless. Dave Samson , chairman of Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon and reporter Nicole Lasage take a stroll through the Village and show us how 60 people can live together with little or no impact on the environment. Other related terms:

• homelessness, co-housing, sustainability,housing, habitat

Sustainable Today visits the Peninsula Park Commons in Portland, Oregon. This Co-housing project was designed and built by Eli Spevak and Mark Lakeman (better know as the leader of City Repair Project),We see the actual living spaces and how they are laid out and constructed not only for energy efficiency but for privacy while existing in a community atmosphere.

Overview of the mission and vision of the non-profit organization The Center for a Sustainable Today by Gordan Westfall. Their mission is to develop a new understanding, through awareness and education, of our planet and our own behavior. More information on the Center can be found at www.sustainabletoday.org.

Renee Lertzman, Ph.D. is a researcher, writer and communications consultant, focusing specifically on the psychological dimensions of sustainability. She gave a lecture to the Social Sustainability Colloquium at Portland State University (PSU), Portland, Oregon on February 4, 2010 on the topic, The Myth of Apathy or Why People Don't Seem to Care About Sustainability.

Renee has been involved in the sustainability sector for two decades. She has consulted and worked with numerous organizations, and her research has received recognition for its innovation and insight. She holds a master's degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctoral degree from the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, UK, where she trained and developed psychosocial research methodologies applied to sustainability. Her work has been featured in the New York Times "Dot Earth," KBOO Radio, and The Ecologist. More about Renee on her Website.

Author, Economist and Founder/Board member of Dream Change and The Pachamama Alliance John Perkins talks about how it is okay for Corporations to make a profit and return on their investment, BUT...and here is a VERY important message so give a listen. Here is his list of ten things you can do to save the Earth. Follow him on Twitter.

Video taped by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv at the Global Summit held in San Francisco 2010.