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YearTitleSourceSummaryCommunityHealth/HappinessFood/WaterHousingEnergySustainabilityEducation
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2002Will Money Increase Subjective Well Being?StudyStudy that found that increased wages do not increase a persons subjective well beingX
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2019Oneness beliefs and their effect on life satisfaction.StudyFeeling "At one" with others increases a persons overall happinessXX
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2019City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understandArticleUrban dwellers are particularly at risk from the impacts of air pollution and other hazards on mental health.XX
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2018Major Depression: The Impact on Overall HealthReportBlue Cross Blue Shield Association examines diagnosed major depressive disorder (major depression) using the breadth and depth of data available through the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index.X
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2018Depression Is on the Rise in the U.S., Especially Among Young TeensArticleThe results show that depression increased significantly among persons in the U.S. from 2005 to 2015, from 6.6 percent to 7.3 percent. Notably, the rise was most rapid among those ages 12 to 17, increasing from 8.7 percent in 2005 to 12.7 percent in 2015.XX
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2019One Million Species at Risk for ExtinctionArticlen a sweeping, first-of-its-kind report, the United Nations on Monday said that more species now are threatened with extinction than at any time in human history, and that the exploding human population has severely altered the Earth's land, ocean and freshwater regions.X
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20195 Tiny Houses for Sale on AmazonArticleSmall do it your self homes that cost less than $12,000 are in high demand. X
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2018Ultra Processed Foods linked to CancerArticleProcessed snacks, drinks and desserts may be associated with a higher risk of cancer, according to a new study.X
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2019Here's What Eating Processed Foods for Two Weeks Does to Your BodyArticlefirst trial that can actually demonstrate that there is a causal relationship between something about ultra-processed foods that cause people to overeat and gain weightX
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2019UN Goal for World Economic GrowthWebsiteFacts and figures regarding world economic growthX
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2019UN goal for World InfastructureWebsiteFacts and figures regarding world infastrcutreXX
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2014Ten Countries with the Poorest InfastructureWebsiteA list of the 10 countires in need of better and more sustainable infastrcuture. XX
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201414 of the most influencial sustainability NGOsWebsiteA list of NGO's that are most likely to support sustainability and see One Community as a cost saving option on blue prints. XX
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2019Can Sustainable Living Eliminate Stress and Solve Chronic Health Issues?ArticleSenries of benifits that happen when humans start living sustainbly XX
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2019Green Building benifitsWebsiteEnvironmental, social, and econmic benifits of living green according to the World Green Building CounselXX
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2013The Business Case for Green BuildingStudyA Review of the Costs and Benefits for Developers, Investors and OccupantsXX
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2019Apartment Dwellers Still Crave SustainabilityArticleDemand for sustainable and eco friendly living spaces is still highX
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2017More people want to do rental livingArticleMarket trends show that more people want appartments rather than homesXX
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2019Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural lifeWebsiteHuman society is in jeopardy from the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support systemsX
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2019Harvard professor says ‘winning a $20 million lottery won’t make you happier in life’—but these 4 things willArticleFriends and family, forgiveness, giving, and gratitude are the four things focused on in this article.XX
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2019Only 10 percent of the world's grasslands are intactArticleIn some places praries are disappearing faster than the Amazon, and that's not good.X
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2019Older forests better resist climate changeStudyA study supporting the kind of old-forest preservation and stewardship communities like ours will provide. X
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2019Microgrids can help maximize efficiency of renewable energy consumptionArticleMicrogrids provide more efficient and dependable energyX
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2019Harvesting Solar Could Help Small-Scale Farmers Improve SustainabilityArticleIn Boulder County, Colorado, a third generation farmer will attempt a new form of barn raising: agrivoltaics - solar + agriculture. Rather than just grow crops or raise livestock, Byron Kominek wants to harvest sunshine. XX
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2019Study shows recent plant extinctions much more extensive than thoughtStudyResearch shows the situation is almost 4x as bad as they thought. Conscientious stewardship and our open source botanical garden model would help address this.X
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2019You could be swallowing a credit card's weight in plastic every weektStudyAn argument for One Community's environmental and food approaches: "Around the world, people ingest an average of around 2,000 microplastic particles a week, according to the study by the University of Newcastle, in Australia."X
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2019How to Make the Healthiest, Most Ethical and Sustainable Food Choices if You Eat Meat, Dairy, and EggsArticleAn argument for the way we'll be providing food.XX
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2019Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degreesStudyResults of this survey provide an argument for a different approach to education. X
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2019Planting a Trillion Trees May Be the Best Way to Fight Climate Change, Study SaysStudyThe One Community stewardship and food forest models address this in permanent ways. X
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2019What is regenerative farming? Experts say it can combat climate changeArticleAn argument for the type of farming inclulded in Highest Good foodX
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2019Why Society Is In So Much PainVideo3 minutes long and worth a watch, very well done and supports One Community's mission and philosophy.X
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2019Indigenous Lands Have Highest Biodiversity: 'we Must Manage A Larger Fraction Of World's Area In Ways That Protect Species'StudyThis study shows the value and need for the type of conscious and conscientious stewardship One Community teacher/demonstration hubs are purposed to demonstrate, teach, and replicate.X
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2019Tiny houses have big environmental impactsStudyTiny house dwellers slashed their energy consumption by nearly half after downsizing, and moving into a tiny house had a major impact on a person’s wasteful behavior generally.XXX
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2019To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must ChangeStudyHumans must drastically alter food production to prevent the most catastrophic effects of global warming, according to a new report from the United Nations panel on climate change.X
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2019Neoliberalism's time has passed. We need a new politics of belonging.VideoA TedTalk about the need for a new story that will lead society to a social structure of support and caring for one another. XX
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2019Study confirms that, yes, a nuclear war between the US and Russia would be the end of daysStudyA study showing the need for changing our social structure from one of competition and conflict to one of cooperation and collaboration. XX
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2019We're barreling towards another Dust Bowl
We have to fight fast to keep our soil from slipping away.		ArticleThis article points to the benefits of, and need for, the types of regenerative farming One Community is open sourcing. XX
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2019Is Organic Produce Superior In Taste And Nutrition?ArticleAn arguement for growing your own food to assure you get the freshest, most delicious, and most nutritious food possible. XX
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2019New study raises questions about how fluoride affects children's developmentStudyFluoride is now added directly to many municipal water supplies. This study shows putting it in our water supply may be a bad idea. An arguement for controlling our own water sources and choosing healthier options.X
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2019There’s a link between pollution and bipolar disorder and depression, researchers sayStudyA new study led by University of Chicago researchers suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. “Our studies in the United States and Denmark show that living in polluted areas, especially early in life, is predictive of mental disorders,” said computational biologist Atif Khan, the first author of the new study. “These neurological and psychiatric diseases — so costly in both financial and social terms — appear linked to the physical environment, particularly air quality.”XX
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2019Teenage boy goes blind after existing on Pringles, white bread and French friesArticleAn article showing the dangers of processed foods.X
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2019Neuroscientist: Walking Is 'a Superpower' That Makes Us Smarter, Healthier and HappierArticleAn article supporting the health benefits of walk-in environments like One Community. X
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2019New Research Links Five Simple Lifestyle Choices to a 60% Reduced Risk of Developing Alzheimer’sStudyAll 5 of these lifestyle habits are included in the One Community living models. X
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2019There Is More Money In The Borneo Rainforest’s Biodiversity Than In Its DeforestationStudyAn argument for supporting the value, protection, and ethical management and expansion teacher/demonstration hubs could provide for these places. Also for our open source botanical garden model. X
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2019The Most Important Factor for Wellness Has Nothing to Do With Food, Exercise, or Time ManagementStudyThis is an arguement for the health benefits of a friendlier, kinder, and more social environment - the kind of environment we are creating. XXX
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2019Top 34 bestselling 'fruit' drinks for kids deemed unhealthyArticleAn arguement for real food and environments that are aware of the advertising behind selling products like this. XX
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2019For once, good environment news: A humpback whale population has come back from the brinkArticleAn article showing what conscientious stewardship (like what sustainable teacher/demonstration hub residents will provide) can accompish X
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201995% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report saysStudyAn arguement for breastfeeding and growing your own food to make your own baby food once it is time: "Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby's brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday. Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the US found 95% contained lead, 73% contained arsenic, 75% contained cadmium and 32% contained mercury. One fourth of the foods contained all four heavy metals." XX
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2019How many people can the planet actually hold?ArticleThis article answers this question, but with a catch - systems such as ours will need to be in place globally. XXXX
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2019Farmers could help solve the climate crisis—we just don’t invest in themArticle"Regenerative growing practices, which avoid tilling and minimize soil erosion, have the potential to store a significant portion of carbon in the soil, while improving the nutrition in our food. Many farmers are already implementing these practices today."X
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2019Gigantic study reveals the healthiest foods are the most sustainableStudy"It’s all about choosing foods, mosly plants, as close to their natural state as possible. “Taste the rainbow,” is an accurate suggestion if you’re talking about eating a diverse range of colorful fruits and vegetables."XX
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2019Al Gore Is Opening a New Front In the War On Climate ChangeArticle“Planting trees and sequestering carbon in soil are likely to remain the two most effective approaches,” Gore said in an interview at his Carthage farm. “There’s already some indication that farms that operate this way are more resilient in the face of climate extremes.”XX
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2019Want Your Kids to Make a Lot More Money Than You? Give Them A Chance To Walk, Says a Fascinating New StudyStudy"When you live in a walkable community, you're likely to be healthier and to encounter a better chance of finding a more meaningful job."XXX
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2019People who try to be environmentally-friendly by buying less stuff are happier, study claimsStudy“Those with lower levels of consumption also reported higher personal well-being and lower psychological distress, but green buying had no link to well-being at all.”XX
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2019A century later, plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonmentStudyThe One Community model is an alternative to this growing method and a regenerative solution to areas ravaged by it. XX
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2019Are We Really in a 6th Mass Extinction? Here's The ScienceStudyThe research says yes we are. The One Community model is an alternative to this and a globally regenerative solution. X
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2019Tiny House Villages in Seattle: An Efficient Response to Our Homelessness CrisisArticleThe One Community model will be able to accomplish this and more because it is more comprehensive, inviting, and desirable by adding in food, recreation, entrepreneurship, education, and stewardship. Future residents (who are able) will also be able to participate (or even lead) the construction process. XXXXX
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2019Forest Garden With 500 Edible Plants Requires Only a Few Hours of Work Per MonthArticleFood forests are included in the One Community designs, also open source botanical garden models for cataloging, sharing, and expanding the diversity produced. XX
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2019More Biodiversity Loss Outside of Cities Due to Urban GrowthStudyStewardship like One Community will demonstrate could reverse this: "Direct effects are cumulatively significant, with 290,000 km2 of nature habitat forecast to be converted to urban land uses between 2000 and 2030. This is equal to an area larger than the entire United Kingdom... However, the indirect effect of urban growth on biodiversity is likely far greater than the direct effect. Indirect effects include the biodiversity impacts of resources consumed within the city as well as the impacts of pollution released from cities." X
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2019Organic label doesn’t guarantee that holiday ham was a happy pigArticleThis article makes the point that if you want truly ethical care of animals for food, doing it yourself is the only way to assure it is happening. This is important for their health and happiness and ours too.XX
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2019Organic crop practices affect long-term soil healthStudyThe study is important because unsustainable farming practices are depleting soils of biological activity and nutrients, leading to widespread concern about farmers' ability to grow enough food to keep up with global population growth.XXX
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2019Humanity can’t recycle its way out of consumption problemsArticle“Of all the plastic that has ever existed, more than half was produced in the last 15 years and 91 percent has never been recycled.” Better, more efficient models of living are needed. One Community is one of them. X
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2020I’ve been polluting the planet for years. I’m not an oil exec—I’m an architectArticleSustainable buildings like ours address both of these: "There are two ways of measuring the emissions caused by buildings: operational carbon (the emissions associated with energy used to operate a building) and embodied carbon (the emissions associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole life cycle of a building)."XX
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2020Social tipping points are the only hope for the climateArticleOne Community is specifically purposed to achieve this: "There are two important qualifiers. The interventions must be able to tip the systems within the relevant time frame of 15 to 30 years, to match the schedule of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And, by the way, “since abrupt social changes have historically often been associated with social unrest, war, or even collapse,” it would be preferable if the interventions produced “positive social tipping dynamics,” improving rather than reducing human welfare." XXXXXXX
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2020A viral reminder that Native people are the historical experts on sustainabilityArticleAn article talking about the conscious stewardship of Native Americans and what it was capable of producing. We will do this again with One Community its replications. XXX
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2020How to reduce your food’s carbon footprint, in 2 chartsArticleCharts show, in most cases, what you eat is even more important than eating local. One Community models address BOTH to provide the most sustainable option possible. XX
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2020By 2050, the U.S. will lose $83 billion a year because of all the nature we’ve destroyedArticleA global stewardship program is needed. We can create one fueled by grassroots efforts through a One Community model that demonstrates them as easy enough, affordable enough, and attractive enough to spread on their own. X
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2020By 2050, the U.S. will lose $83 billion a year because of all the nature we’ve destroyedArticle"The concept of community housing for our retired and aging friends has recently come into awareness, and really, I couldn’t think of a more brilliant solution to a system that is not really working for millions of seniors across the country–well, entire western world more likely..."X
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2020The 'organic child' ideal holds mothers to an impossible standardArticleNot impossible in community models like One Community. In our environments, the "organic child" would be the norm.XX
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2020Smaller scale solutions needed for rapid progress towards emissions targetsStudy"We find that big new infrastructure costing billions is not the best way to accelerate decarbonisation. Governments, firms, investors, and citizens should instead prioritise smaller-scale solutions which deploy faster. This means directing funding, policies, incentives, and opportunities for experimentation away from the few big and towards the many small."XXXX
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2020Construction Causes Major Pollution. Here’s How We Can Build Better.ArticleOne Community DIY eco-villages address this in a way that is grassroots-community driven and accessible to everyone. XX
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2020Pandemic Crash Shows Worker Co-ops Are More Resilient Than Traditional BusinessArticle & StudyAn article demonstrating how a co-op's democratic ownership and decision-making model makes them more likely to survive in tough times, when compared to traditional business structures. Because worker co-ops are collectively owned by the employees, they share the benefits in the good times, and they share the burdens in the hard times. XX
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2020Food system sustainability requires lower energy useStudyThis is a study showing we need to use less energy to be sustainable. One Community models demonstrate how to do this while providing a better quality of living. XXX
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2020“Extinction breeds extinctions”: How losing one species can wipe out many moreStudy"Humans are causing a mass extinction. And humans can stop it." One Community models support the solution. X
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2020Something in the Water: Environmental Pollutant May Be Much More Hazardous Than Previously ThoughtStudyAnother arguement for knowing what is in your water and drinking the cleanest water we can. XXX
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2020Plunging Renewable Energy Prices Mean U.S. Can Hit 90% Clean Electricity By 2035 - At No Extra CostStudyGlobal sustainability is making more and more sense every day. Self-replicating sustainability teacher/demonstration hubs would spead the process of global implementation.X
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2020Confessions of a Former Bastard CopArticleThis is a very powerful article that digs deep into the reasons for why our global police system is the way it is. It offers solutions at the end that are very much in alignment with One Community/Highest Good for All values. We can change this system if enough of us want to, and we'll all stand to benefit if we do - you, me, police, communities, those who need help most... everyone.X
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2020How have intentional communities fared through the pandemic?ArticleAn intersting article showing the results of an intentional community survey conducted to identify how intentional communities have weathered the challenges of the pandemic. X
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2020‘Ecology is economy’: These resorts say sustainability yields cost-savingsArticleAn article discussing how resorts have gained significant savings through sustainability practices that go way beyond just renewable energy.XX
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2020Theoretical Physicists Say 90% Chance of Societal Collapse Within Several DecadesArticleOne Community is a preventative solution for this and, if we aren't able to prevent it, an adaptive option. XX
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2020Sustainable food production is becoming critical due to population growth, experts sayArticle"Food systems, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), “currently consume 30% of the world’s available energy” and rely heavily on fossil fuels. As concerns about the environment and pressure on resources increases, efforts are being made to change the way food systems — a very broad term which refers to everything from the production and distribution of food to its disposal — function."XX
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2020Children raised in greener areas have higher IQ, study findsStudy"“There is more and more evidence that green surroundings are associated with our cognitive function, such as memory skills and attention,” said Tim Nawrot, a professor of environmental epidemiology at Hasselt University in Belgium, where the study was conducted."XX
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2020Couple Turns Barren English Estate into Conservation Eden, Rewilding to Attract Rare Species of Astonishing BiodiversityArticleAn example of what we could be doing globally with a regenerative stewardship model like One Community: "In southern England, a struggling farming estate with a 19th-century castle that had been in the Burrell family for over 200 years was low on cash, but a drastic change from farming to biodiversity conservation has given the old manor house a new lease on life..."
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2020Ecological theory provides insights on pesticide use in agricultureStudyStudy summary: Diversity reduces pesticide use. "We find increasing cropland in the landscape and larger fields generally increase the level and variability of pesticides, while crop diversity has the opposite effect," the authors wrote.XX
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2020Green-Thumbed Man Grows Plants Worth $15,000 Per Leaf, Inspired by Grandmother’s LoveArticleArticle in support of the benefits of the viability and importance our open source botanical garden model. XX
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2020A Scary Amount of Nutrition Science Has Deep Ties to The Food Industry, Study RevealsStudyAn arguement for Highest Good food: "This study found that the food industry is commonly involved in published research from leading nutrition journals," researchers write. "Where the food industry is involved, research findings are nearly six times more likely to be favorable to their interests than when there is no food industry involvement."XXX
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2021Just Go Walk: Studies Show Normal Walking Can Add Years to Your Life and Reduce Disease SymptomsStudyThe One Community model includes s a lifestyle the exact structure of walking shown beneficial in this most recent study. X
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2021Stephen Brooks: The Global Redesign: Its Time for the World We Have Always Dreamed OfExampleThis video was absolutely amazing. Them getting “20-30 people a day interested in volunteering” validates the One Community model too. What they're doing is more in the spirit of One Community than anything else I’ve ever heard of. It also opens with an example of how One Community can be (is already being) done in city environments. XXXXXX
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2021New study reveals biodiversity important at regional scalesStudyNew research shows that biodiversity is important not just at the traditional scale of short-term plot experiments—in which ecologists monitor the health of a single meadow, forest grove, or pond after manipulating its species counts—but when measured over decades and across regional landscapes as well. The findings can help guide conservation planning and enhance efforts to make human communities more sustainable.X
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2021Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Make Sure They're Doing This Right NowStudy"Studies I've reported on that show that younger boys in school whose schools failed to include recess in the schedule had a harder time developing good reading skills, and

A study that showed adults who get outside during the day for at least 15 minutes experiencing nature wound up with better emotions, mental health, and cognitive functions."		XX
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2021Gardening Just Twice a Week Improves Wellbeing and Prunes Your Stress, Says New StudyStudy“The study from Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) surveyed more than 6,000 people, and results indicate that those who garden every day have wellbeing scores 6.6% higher and stress levels 4.2% lower than people who don’t garden at all.”XX
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2021End mowing of road verges to create huge wildlife habitat, says UK studyStudyJust managing verges for nature would create combined area the size of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh for wildflowersX
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2021Study Kicks Off Multiyear Effort To Modernize U.S. Electricity MarketsStudy“ISOs and RTOs are under pressure to maintain reliable, resilient, and affordable power as the grid transforms toward more distributed energy resources, customer participation, and changing market models,” said Yinong Sun, NREL researcher and the lead author of the study. “With this first report, we lay out a broad research agenda for future market designs that are high priority to the U.S. ISOs/RTOs over the next 2–10 years.”XX
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2021The under-appreciated drive for sense-makingStudy"This paper draws attention to a powerful human motive that has not yet been incorporated into economics: the desire to make sense of our immediate experience, our life, and our world." The One Community model supports this. X
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2021Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study findsStudyOne Community research and housing designs address this extensively. XX
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2022Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientistsStudy"Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends"XXX
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2022These sustainably powered homes can raise families out of povertyArticleDIY One Community homes would have less toxic materials, a lower carbon footprint, last longer, and cost less.XX
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2022Witchcliffe Ecovillage - AustraliaExampleFor-profit ecovillage with a lot of ideas similar to One Community: https://www.ecovillage.net.au/XXXXXX
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2022A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschoolStudy"Farran points out that families of means tend to choose play-based preschool programs with art, movement, music and nature. Children are asked open-ended questions, and they are listened to." Like One Community's education model: http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/highest-good-education/ X