Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Gardens replace driveways, a chicken coop replaces a garage, and personal relationships are deepening. Meet the residents of three adjoining houses, who removed the fences and talk about shared projects (and their one auto!), meals together, ecological living, and treasured conviviality. This idea could transform urban and suburban neighborhood life anywhere.
One way or the other –through planning and method, or through collapse and failure — our economy is destined to shrink, not grow.
When officials gather for an international summit on biodiversity next month, they might look to remind the world why species matter to humans: for producing oxygen, finding new drugs, making agricultural crops more productive, and something far less tangible — a sense of wonder.
“The message for the White House and for Congress was simple,” said JW Randolph, a Tennessee native and an advocate with Appalachian Voices, a grassroots organization that opposes MTR mining: “Stop mountaintop removal and let us bring economic diversification to Appalachia.”
I never thought I would see this happen: throughout the local foods movement, there are complaints now from the farmers saying that there are too many markets and marketers. That means less money for each farmer, the ancient problem that never goes away.
– The Rise of the New Power Co-Op Movement
– Transitioners: Leading the Way to a Smarter Future
– Skill Up, Party Down
– Transition in Scotland
– In U.S. Transition Towns, the Big Challenge is Bringing People Together
– Resilient Nonprofits
– “How to Boil a Frog” trailer (just out)
– Finding common ground at ASPO-USA’s annual conference
– Lakoff: Notes on Environmental Communication
– It’s time to talk honestly about collapse
– Stories That Light Up The Dark
– Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted.
– How to start a movement (TED Talk video – NEW)
Civilization depends on fertile soils. Ultimately, the health of the people cannot be separated from the health of the land.
– Peak oil article in Portuguese newspaper Expresso
– Japan to drill for controversial ‘fire ice’ (methane hydrate)
– Report for the French government: “The Effects of High and Volatile Oil Prices” (NEW)
– CAE: Les effets d’un prix du pétrole élevé et volatil
– World unprepared for “convergent crisis”, international force needed?
