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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 rates of food waste on the planet

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 Poisoned Chalice: Genetic Heritage, Future Demise

During the Pleistocene evolution favored those humans who left the most …

The Corporate Enclosure of Seeds Intensifies

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

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 …

What Kind of Example Is Canada Setting?

Is any nation on Earth taking seriously the need for a true-cost economy, where we live sustainably in a steady state?
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Governance in the Long Emergency

It is time to talk about important things. Why have we come so close to the brink of extinction so carelessly and casually?

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 Boomers …

The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates

Cycling is a great example of an EcoOptimistic solution, as …

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.

Foodlab Detroit Fosters New Business Paradigm, Jobs

As Detroit recovers from staggering unemployment due to the mass exodus of the auto industry, small business creation is now being touted by many …

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 …

Deep Green Jobs

America's green jobs movement parades as many green hues as our national …
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