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Hope from the margins

These notes offer a quick glance to ways, in the south of Mexico, in which people are regenerating the society from the bottom up. It is a new kind of revolution without leaders or vanguards....

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

•At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria •Fracking envy …

Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm

We have a race between peak oil and global warming. Symptoms of these …

The Corporate Enclosure of Seeds Intensifies

If you think that a farmer ought to be able to use the seeds from …

The Poisoned Chalice: Genetic Heritage, Future Demise

During the Pleistocene evolution favored those humans who left the most descendants so our evolved instincts encourage us to procreate, seek …

Guerilla Gardeners Transform London, One Bus Stop at a Time

The Edible Bus Stop (EBS) is a gardening project trying to transform neglected spaces throughout London into vibrant green patches of community …
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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.

What Kind of Example Is Canada Setting?

Is any nation on Earth taking seriously the need for a true-cost economy, …

Making an Iota of Difference

So, sustainable communities, to me, means keeping out of the way of things …

Warrior Writers  

How can reporting on energy, presented as opportunity or catastrophic risk, …

Deep thought - May 20

• Some of My Best Friends Are Germs • Bye-Bye Baby …

So Much Wasted Energy - Rethinking food waste

Regardless of terminology, one point is writ clear: the most technologically and economically advanced cultures in the world have the highest …

The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates

Cycling is a great example of an EcoOptimistic solution, as I’ve written about before. It works on so many angles that it surpasses the …

Foodlab Detroit Fosters New Business Paradigm, Jobs

As Detroit recovers from staggering unemployment due to the mass exodus of …

New report raises concerns about expansion of frac sand mines in Minnesota and Wisconsin

The true economic impact of frac sand mining may fall short of industry …

Peak oil review - May 20

 A weekly update. Including: -Oil and the global economy -Middle East …

Will the International Energy Agency's oil forecast be wrong again?

The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, …

Peak oil - May 17

•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets …

Mundraub.org: Sharing our common fruit

In a rural area in the former East Germany, late summer 2009: Shimmering …

A Desire Named Streetcar

Twentysomethings are eschewing their cars in never-before-seen numbers for …

'Follow the Money': How Rainforest Action Network Is Beating the Corporate Giants

We’ve arrived at a dangerous milestone. For the first time in human …

Don't Trust Your Stone Age Brain: It's Unsustainable

Humans have evolved to feel a single sense of self, but our emotional brain …
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