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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 been discontinued given evidence of its deadly side effects," Stuckler says.

Energy Return on Investment

EROI studies for most energy resources show a decline, indicating that …

The Seed Underground

A delightful and thoroughly enjoyable read: in my many years of reading …

The Corporate Enclosure of Seeds Intensifies

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

For Africa’s Solar Sisters, Off-Grid Electricity Is Power

U.S. businesswoman Katherine Lucey is working with a network of women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa to sell inexpensive, household solar …

Tornadoes, Extreme Weather And Climate Change, Revisited

The big tornado outbreak, including a monster Oklahoma twister, have people asking again about a possible link to climate change. I’ll …
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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.

Spring Time?

I have ruminated enough times on this blog about climate change that it …

Earth Trek: The Journey Home

Lurking behind the cover story of terrorism and modern unease is an even …

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

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

Hope from the margins

These notes offer a quick glance to ways, in the south of Mexico, …

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 complex processes pop up every now and then.

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 …

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 Boomers …

So Much Wasted Energy - Rethinking food waste

Regardless of terminology, one point is writ clear: the most technologically …

The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates

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

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 …
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