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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.

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 …

Who Will Control the Climate of the World?  

For all who love a conspiracy, geoengineering has it all. The oil companies, …

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

The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, …

Difficult Truths about 'Difficult Oil'

As we work down the hydrocarbon pyramid, energy gets messier and much more costly. Latest in a series.

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 …
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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.

The Politics of Time's Shape

To begin with, it’s important to recognize that no fixed rule sets …

We plant trees, but why?  

An interview with Joseph Redwood-Martinez about the documentary 'One day, …

The Seed Underground

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

Energy Return on Investment

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

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 …

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, in which …

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 …

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 …
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