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Hearing the call

If you’re reading this, then you are definitely already a member of the largest social movement of human history.

Peak oil review - June 17

 A weekly update including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East …

Ethiopia’s soleRebels handcraft eco shoes and win

An innovative footwear manufacturer that pays fair wages and uses locally …

What permaculture isn’t — and is

Permaculture is notoriously hard to define.

Food Waste Fighter: An Interview with Jonathan Bloom

...trimming our food waste is more important than composting our excess.

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - June 17

•Why America's Shale Oil Boom Could End Sooner Than You Think •Boulder and other Colorado cities try to fight fracking •First …
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The Craziest Person in the Room: Reflections on How a Mediocre White Guy Can Try to Be Useful

This high-energy/high-technology life of affluent societies is a dead end.

Dumb Money, Day 4

Savings is the diet and exercise of a healthy economy.

Upcycling: Saving the Planet By Design

A fundamental precept of C2C design is its emphasis on biomimicry, i.e. …

A Father's Day Message of Hope to My Son

You might ask: then why have children? It's a fair question.

Results may vary: Beware of kaleidoscopic vision in the oil and gas industry

Like children looking through a kaleidoscope who are unaware of …

The Microgrid Solution

“The move to the smart grid is impossible to achieve in one big operational mass,”...“Breaking it into bite-sized pieces — …

Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation

This book is a creative work of fiction – a ‘utopia of sufficiency’ – which brings to life a simple living community that …

Green Highways: New Strategies To Manage Roadsides as Habitat

From northern Europe to Florida, highway planners are rethinking roadsides …

The Next American Revolution Has Already Begun: An Interview With Gar Alperovitz

The coming painful decades may be the prehistory of the next American …

Energy transitions - June 14

•Community Solar Concept A Big Hit At Michigan Energy Fair •A …

EcoChat: Gasland Part II: Courting Controversy, Driving a Movement  

Gasland Part II, the highly anticipated anti-fracking documentary sequel, …

Food Rescue Program Spreads in Colorado

It’s a shocking fact that 40% of all food produced in the US goes to …

Fear and action

Fear. It's that chill that creeps up your spine. That awful, churning hot …

Juggling Mitigation And Adaptation: Mayor Bloomberg Outlines Path Toward Climate Resiliency

Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a speech where he presented a new …

When Risk Assessment is Risky: Predicting the Effects of Technology

Each new technology, regardless of benefits,brings its own risks. In many …

Mexico protests Monsanto with a Carnival of Corn

The current generation of Mexican activists is looking for new strategies to …
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