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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 planetSociety |
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The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates
Cycling is a great example of an EcoOptimistic solution, as I’ve …Popular
The Corporate Enclosure of Seeds Intensifies
If you think that a farmer ought to be able to use the seeds from …
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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.
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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 …Editor's Pick
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?Environment |
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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 …Energy |
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Peak oil review - May 20
A weekly update. Including: -Oil and the global economy -Middle East …Energy |
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Will the International Energy Agency's oil forecast be wrong again?
The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, …
Energy |
May 17, 2013
Peak oil - May 17
•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global …
Food & Water |
May 17, 2013
Mundraub.org: Sharing our common fruit
In a rural area in the former East Germany, late summer 2009: Shimmering heat, the intense odor of fermenting fruits is in the air. A tree covered …
Society |
May 17, 2013
A Desire Named Streetcar
Twentysomethings are eschewing their cars in never-before-seen numbers for alternate forms of transit...Environment |
May 17, 2013
'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 …Society |
May 17, 2013
Don't Trust Your Stone Age Brain: It's Unsustainable
Humans have evolved to feel a single sense of self, but our emotional brain …Economy |
May 17, 2013
Deep Green Jobs
America's green jobs movement parades as many green hues as our national …Environment |
May 17, 2013
Why I haven’t been flying (much)
Over three decades I have received many requests to travel across Australia …Energy |
May 17, 2013
Unburnable: Risky Fossil Fuel Investments & Climate Crisis
Two new reports say climate change could cause the next financial crisis. …
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May 16, 2013
Why I’m marking passing 400 ppm by getting back on an aeroplane
I refuse to accept that the lurch to 500ppm, 600ppm, 800ppm is an …Energy |
May 16, 2013
Peak oil notes - May 16
A mid-week update. While oil prices are little changed this week, there has …Food & Water |
May 16, 2013
Counting the Calories and calories
As soon as we step out of our homes in pursuit of food, we cross an …Energy |
May 16, 2013
What if there is Peak Oil?
So here is the dirty little secret of our civilization: It runs...energy …
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