Current Events

A cool local company – Natural State Treehouse Builders – is partnering with Gateway Project and hopefully lots of others on an amazing idea. The community houses its homeless neighbors! OMNI Pod Cottages materials needs What we’re up to and how you can help:Natural State Treehouses and OMNI/Gateway Project are partnering to build a prototype of an 8’x12′ small one person house. Our hope is that this prototype will demonstrate how affordable a comfortable, well-built but small home can be. We believe that the simplicity, durability and low cost of this model will open up new options for providing shelter […]

friendsofpalestinenwa invites you to this important gathering Thursday Sept 4 – 6:00 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church We’re coming together again to build community power in Northwest Arkansas. Join us for the WARkansas People’s Assembly on Thursday, September 4th. This assembly is a next in mobilizing against Arkansas becoming a war dependent economy, following our successful disruption of the Mid-America Aerospace and Defense Summit. Where we made it clear, the people of Arkansas do not welcome corporations that profit from war and genocide. Now, it’s time to turn that energy into long-term organizing. What to expect: Learn about Arkansas’s growing investments in the […]

Taylor Bridges Sat, Aug 9 at 2:06 PM The Fayetteville City Council hastily voted to change from one of the best curbside recycling programs in the United States to singlestream recycling. This was after paying over $111,000 to Raftelis Financial Consultants for a trash collection rate study, with obvious holes in its data, such as: Please take the response survey here – https://forms.gle/1JBcbyH6kwdzzWfSA – https://forms.gle/1JBcbyH6kwdzzWfSA • How did they estimate how many new customers would recycle? • How did they estimate a contamination rate of less than 10%? Other area cities have a rate above 40%? • In the report, […]

With one month to go, there are now over 150 Sun Day events planned where we can come together to celebrate the power of clean energy. You can see what’s happening near you – and across the country – on our events page on sunday.earth. Take a look now and GET EXCITED about what’s in store! Events are planned in in 32 states and Washington DC. Here is a preview of what will be happening across America: Moscow, Idaho will be holding an Electric Vehicle and Mobility Fair Test drive electric cars, trucks, and bikes with live music and food trucks. Corvallis, Washington will […]

2 Day Event Housing Ideas Pitch Contest

Residential Rate Increase Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has filed a request with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) to raise residential electric rates by 20.2% or up to 27.3% when including surcharges. This increase would put a heavy burden on Arkansas families, especially those already facing high poverty and food insecurity. Part of the proposed increase would go toward keeping the 46-year-old Flint Creek coal plant operating for another decade or more, instead of investing in cleaner, healthier renewable energy sources. Coal plants contribute to air pollution that worsens asthma, heart disease, and other health problems, and continued fossil fuel investment drives the […]

Sept 14 -21, 2025