Brexit stems from a civil war in capitalism – we are all just collateral damage
By George Monbiot, The Guardian blog
To one sort of capitalist, the insecurity and chaos that Brexit will bring is horrifying. To the other, it is highly profitable
Ten years of Sims Hill!
By Alex Reuer, Sims Hill Shared Harvest blog
We’re TEN this year! Hooray. Cause for celebration, we think. And to celebrate safely in the Covidsphere, we thought we’d give a whistle-stop tour of the history of Sims Hill, and talk a little bit about why we feel so passionate about what we do – local food and community engagement.
Turning the clock forward
By Chris Smaje, Small Farm Future
The next stop in my tour through my book A Small Farm Future is Part I, which begins with a long chapter outlining ten crises that one way or another seem set in the coming years to thoroughly upend the world we’ve known.
The Rain on Our Yes-We-Now-Have-a-Vaccine! Parade
By Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org
The headlines that trumpet coronavirus boondoggles have become, in effect, the rain on our yes-we-now-have-a-vaccine! parade. How could some be making billions off the horror that’s killing millions?
Of hemp’s many uses, one of the most promising could be in construction
By Nate Berg, Ensia
“Hempcrete,” made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material.
What could possibly go right?: Episode 24 Thom Hartmann
By Vicki Robin, Thom Hartmann, Resilence.org
Thom Hartmann has been the nation's #1 progressive talk show host for over a decade. Recorded in the lead up to the US presidential election, Thom shares his thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right?
Oil-backed trade group is lobbying the Trump administration to push plastics across Africa
By Emma Howard, Unearthed
A lobby group representing oil and chemical companies, including Shell, Exxon, Total, DuPont and Dow, has been pushing the Trump administration during the pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastic and chemical industry across Africa.
Cinder Block Rocket Stove
By Kara Stiff, Low-Carbon Life
Even though it hasn’t been a productive fall for writing, it’s been a very productive fall for resilience activities. I’m excited to tell you about them, starting with the fun experiment of the cinder block rocket stove.
The Case for a Basic Income
By Guy Standing, Great Transition Initiative
A basic income system would aim to assure basic economic security to all, independent of employment, by providing every legal resident of a country with an equal monthly sum of money, without conditions, as an economic right.
Ten years of Transition in Luxembourg
By Wolf von Leipzig, Transition Network
In 2010, after the failure of the Copenhagen World Climate Summit, a new idea paved the way: Transition. Ten years later, the movement has also taken root in Luxembourg.
Two Bite-sized Reflections for Thanksgiving and the Holidays
By Erik Assadourian, Gaianism
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US, and the official start, globally, of the holiday shopping season. But, of course, COVID is raging, and lots will be different this season.
The Energy Bulletin Weekly 23 November 2020
By Tom Whipple, Steve Andrews, The Energy Bulletin
Last week. prices rose to the highest in nearly three months, with positive Covid-19 vaccine developments paving the way for a more sustained oil demand recovery. F