Resilience

Bike revolutions - May23

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:00 GMT

•Bike Sharing Prepares to Get its World Rocked •Social Bicycles Brings Sharing to Two Wheels •The two-wheel entrepreneurs: bike culture spawns businesses nationwide •The Pedestrian–Cyclist Armistice

Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:37 GMT

The sun is waiting to be tapped for clean, cheap energy if we can get our heads out of the sand.

Who Will Control the Climate of the World?

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:26 GMT

For all who love a conspiracy, geoengineering has it all. The oil companies, far-right think-tanks, nuclear weapons scientists, and even Bill Gates.

Difficult Truths about 'Difficult Oil'

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:28:10 GMT

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

Thinking of starting a Transition Initiative?

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:26:00 GMT

Are you thinking about starting a new Transition initiative in your town, village or city? I was among those who initiated Transition Dartmouth Park, in North London, around a year and a half ago.

The Politics of Time's Shape

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:50:00 GMT

To begin with, it’s important to recognize that no fixed rule sets apart those changes that get called “progress” from the ones that don’t.

We plant trees, but why?

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:38:00 GMT

An interview with Joseph Redwood-Martinez about the documentary 'One day, everything will be free' which explores a reforestation initiative in Haiti, namely Sadhana Forest.

The Seed Underground

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:00 GMT

A delightful and thoroughly enjoyable read: in my many years of reading environmental books there aren't many I could say that about. I found The Seed Undergound on a table at the home of a member of Transition Mar Vista/Venice, at an open house (open garden) as part of last month's 100+ home Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase.

Energy Return on Investment

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

EROI studies for most energy resources show a decline, indicating that depletion has been more important than technological improvements over time.

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

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

U.S. businesswoman Katherine Lucey is working with a network of women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa to sell inexpensive, household solar energy systems. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Lucey explains how solar electricity can transform lives, particularly those of rural women and girls.

Tornadoes, Extreme Weather And Climate Change, Revisited

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:00 GMT

The big tornado outbreak, including a monster Oklahoma twister, have people asking again about a possible link to climate change. I’ll review the science in this post.

Spring Time?

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:00 GMT

I have ruminated enough times on this blog about climate change that it should no longer pop up its ugly head, and yet it never ceases to amaze me as to how well it lends itself to a quick article. As homesteaders, so many of our daily activities lead to the out-of-doors, and therefore keeps us connected to nature and all her changing faces.

Earth Trek: The Journey Home

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:00 GMT

Lurking behind the cover story of terrorism and modern unease is an even more troubling development: the endgame of fossil-fueled civilization, and hence, the end of space travel.

Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:00 GMT

"Had austerity been organized like a clinical trial, it would’ve been discontinued given evidence of its deadly side effects," Stuckler says.

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:00 GMT

•At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria •Fracking envy •Radioactive fracking debris triggers worries at dump sites •Poland’s shale gas hopes suffer blow •Poland Shale Boom Falters as State Targets Higher Taxes •The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market

Hope from the margins

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

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....

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

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:05 GMT

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

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:00 GMT

During the Pleistocene evolution favored those humans who left the most descendants so our evolved instincts encourage us to procreate, seek status and consume resources. Now sustainability is an existential issue and these instincts and our invention of technology are threatening our future.

Guerilla Gardeners Transform London, One Bus Stop at a Time

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:00 GMT

The Edible Bus Stop (EBS) is a gardening project trying to transform neglected spaces throughout London into vibrant green patches of community engagement. The project is due to launch May 18, 2013 at the Grand Opening event, ‘Donate a Plant’ at the Landor Road Garden.

What Kind of Example Is Canada Setting?

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44:00 GMT

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

Making an Iota of Difference

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT

So, sustainable communities, to me, means keeping out of the way of things that are too big to fail.

Warrior Writers

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT

How can reporting on energy, presented as opportunity or catastrophic risk, compete against grumpy cat memes and economic woes? Is there a secret to breaking through the flood of information to make a meaningful impression on the public?

Deep thought - May 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:00 GMT

• Some of My Best Friends Are Germs
• Bye-Bye Baby Boomers
• The repentant environmentalist: Part 3
• Thanks for coming
• Needed: An ecosocialist cosmovision

So Much Wasted Energy - Rethinking food waste

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:00 GMT

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

The Great (and Not So Great) Bike Debates

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:00 GMT

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 win-win-win solutions that I often discuss here.