Resilience

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:42 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

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:04 GMT

Hope from the margins

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:04 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 11:21:17 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

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:36:46 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

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:24:38 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 10:44:19 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

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:44:08 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 10:27:03 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?

TEDxManhattan - Brian Halweil: From New York to Africa, Why Food is Saving the World

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:48 GMT

Deep thought - May 20

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:54 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 12:54:04 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 12:56:25 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.

Too soon to tell: The case for hope, continued

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:55 GMT

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

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:13 GMT

As Detroit recovers from staggering unemployment due to the mass exodus of the auto industry, small business creation is now being touted by many locals as a better solution for resiliency, higher wages and employment stability than big business recruitment. But starting a new business from a dream with little business experience can be daunting, especially without the capital to carry you through early mistakes.

New report raises concerns about expansion of frac sand mines in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:06 GMT

The true economic impact of frac sand mining may fall short of industry claims promising sustained prosperity and economic opportunity, says a first-of-its-kind expert report to be released Wednesday, May 15. By using currently available economic data, The Economic Benefits and Costs of Frac-Sand Mining in West Central Wisconsin offers a full, unbiased analysis of costs and benefits for communities affected by frac sand mining. The report concludes by offering a list of questions to be considered that can help rural towns in Wisconsin and Minnesota effectively evaluate benefits and costs of frac sand mining for their community. As frac-sand mining legislation is being considered in Minnesota, including taxes to benefit the state and conservation measures to protect the environment, the report offers data to supplement the often overly optimistic economic projections from mining companies that often ignore costs and minimize environmental risks.

Peak oil review - May 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:52:22 GMT

A weekly update. Including:
-Oil and the global economy
-Middle East
-China at a turning point?
-Quote of the week
-Briefs

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

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:55 GMT

The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, "Predictions are very difficult, especially about the future." And so, as the world considers yet another rosy oil supply forecast, this time from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, it is worth reviewing the agency's record.

Peak oil - May 17

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:45 GMT

•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets •The IEA Says Peak Oil Is Dead. That’s Bad News for Climate Policy •Saudis welcome US shale boom •China Seen Boosting Emergency Oil-Storage Capacity, IEA Says •Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict •Avoiding the 'Energy Abyss' •Shell Targeted With BP in EU Price Fixing Probe for Oil

Designing a Resilient Community

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:46 GMT

Mundraub.org: Sharing our common fruit

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:19 GMT

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 with hundreds of juicy pears, and a foot-high layer of rotting fruit on the ground. A stone’s throw away – plums, mirabelles, elder bushes and every now and then an apple tree along the path, maybe of an old, rare variety. An abundance of fresh fruit – in normal seasons, much more than needed to feed birds, insects and other animals – forgotten, abandoned, unused.

A Desire Named Streetcar

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:07:18 GMT

Twentysomethings are eschewing their cars in never-before-seen numbers for alternate forms of transit...

'Follow the Money': How Rainforest Action Network Is Beating the Corporate Giants

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:58 GMT

We’ve arrived at a dangerous milestone. For the first time in human history, as Amy Goodman reported this week, "the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has topped 400 parts per million."

Don't Trust Your Stone Age Brain: It's Unsustainable

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:32:03 GMT

Humans have evolved to feel a single sense of self, but our emotional brain is encouraging us to pursue perceived self-interest even if it means trashing the planet, leaving our rational brain to try and justify our actions. Why are our intuitions so poor, and how might we engage rational thinking?

Deep Green Jobs

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:18:18 GMT

America's green jobs movement parades as many green hues as our national parks, ranging from deep green work to pale green employment.