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Supply Shock: Ecological Economics Comes of Age, Part 1
Of all the critiques of mainstream economics, Third World, feminist, Austrian, radical, Georgist, Marxist and others, the one our grandkids would have us heed most is the ecological critique.Society |
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Streetfacts #4: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam
The percentage of children walking and bicycling to school has plummeted …
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Will the International Energy Agency's oil forecast be wrong again?
The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, …
Economy |
May 23, 2013
Two notions of liberty revisited - or how to disentangle Liberty and Slavery
"Freedom is the natural faculty to do whatever one wishes that is not prevented by force or law. Slavery is an institution according to the …
Food & Water |
May 23, 2013
Urbanites help sustain Japan’s historic rice paddy terraces
If flocks of city-dwellers will trek to steep hillside paddies to work in the damp spring weather, then nothing seems impossible.Editor's Pick
Too soon to tell: The case for hope, continued
Ten years ago, as a contrarian and a person who prefers not to see others suffer, I tried to undermine despair with the case for hope.Energy |
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Peak oil notes - May 23
A mid-week update. Oil prices have fallen $2-3 a barrel this week on weaker …Society |
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Bike revolutions - May23
•Bike Sharing Prepares to Get its World Rocked •Social Bicycles …Energy |
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Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People
The sun is waiting to be tapped for clean, cheap energy if we can get our …
Environment |
May 23, 2013
Who Will Control the Climate of the World?
For all who love a conspiracy, geoengineering has it all. The oil …
Energy |
May 23, 2013
Difficult Truths about 'Difficult Oil'
As we work down the hydrocarbon pyramid, energy gets messier and much more costly. Latest in a series.
Society |
May 23, 2013
Thinking of starting a Transition Initiative?
Are you thinking about starting a new Transition initiative in your town, village or city? I was among those who initiated Transition Dartmouth …Society |
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The Politics of Time's Shape
To begin with, it’s important to recognize that no fixed rule sets …Environment |
May 22, 2013
We plant trees, but why?
An interview with Joseph Redwood-Martinez about the documentary 'One day, …
Energy |
May 22, 2013
Energy Return on Investment
EROI studies for most energy resources show a decline, indicating that …Economy |
May 22, 2013
For Africa’s Solar Sisters, Off-Grid Electricity Is Power
U.S. businesswoman Katherine Lucey is working with a network of women …Food & Water |
May 22, 2013
The Seed Underground
A delightful and thoroughly enjoyable read: in my many years of reading …Environment |
May 22, 2013
Tornadoes, Extreme Weather And Climate Change, Revisited
The big tornado outbreak, including a monster Oklahoma twister, have people …Food & Water |
May 22, 2013
Spring Time?
I have ruminated enough times on this blog about climate change that it …Energy |
May 22, 2013
Earth Trek: The Journey Home
Lurking behind the cover story of terrorism and modern unease is an even …Economy |
May 22, 2013
Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis
"Had austerity been organized like a clinical trial, it would’ve …
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