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by David Graeber, Open Democracy
"Freedom is the natural faculty to do whatever one wishes that is not prevented by force or law. Slavery is an institution according to the law of nations whereby one person becomes private property (dominium) of another, contrary to nature."'
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by Bixia Chen, Akira Nagata
, OurWorld 2.0
It was a rainy Sunday morning in mid-April, the kind that makes one wish to be at home by the stove enjoying a cup of hot coffee. However, notwithstanding the grim and chilly weather, we were instead on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture witnessing a flock of over 20 people vigorously …
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by Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•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
by Heeten Kalan, AlterNet
The sun is waiting to be tapped for clean, cheap energy if we can get our heads out of the sand.
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by Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock
For all who love a conspiracy, geoengineering has it all. The oil companies, far-right think-tanks, nuclear weapons scientists, and even Bill Gates.
by Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee
As we work down the hydrocarbon pyramid, energy gets messier and much more costly. Latest in a series.
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by Sara Ayech, Transition Network
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.
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by John Michael Greer, The Archdruid Report
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.
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May 22, 2013
by James Alexander Arnfinsen, Levevei
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.
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May 22, 2013
by Charles Hall, Post Carbon Institute/Foundation for Deep Ecology
EROI studies for most energy resources show a decline, indicating that depletion has been more important than technological improvements over time.
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May 22, 2013
by Diane Toomey, Yale Environment 360
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 …
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May 22, 2013
by Joanne Poyourow, Transition US
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 …
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May 22, 2013
by Joe Romm, Climate Progress
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.
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May 22, 2013
by Andy Russell, Autonomy Acres
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 …
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May 22, 2013
by Aaron Lehmer, World Shift Vision
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.
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May 22, 2013
by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
"Had austerity been organized like a clinical trial, it would’ve been discontinued given evidence of its deadly side effects," Stuckler says.
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May 21, 2013
by Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•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 …
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May 21, 2013
by Gustavo Esteva, The Wealth of the Commons
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....
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May 21, 2013
by Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
We have a race between peak oil and global warming. Symptoms of these complex processes pop up every now and then.
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May 21, 2013
by Helen Camakaris, Meanjin Quarterly
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.
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May 21, 2013
by Anna Glasser, Food Tank
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.
