How not to be the next North Korea
Many people, deep in their hearts, think that ecological disasters apply mostly to other people. But, of course, as Midwesterners are finding out right now, that’s not true.
Food & Water
Food & agriculture – June 23
Raj Patel: Is meat off the menu?
Yes, we will have no bananas
Midocean trawlers mine world’s seamounts
How to feed a growing planet
Transport – June 20
Australia: Farmers swap trucks for horses
Walking: still better than driving
CERA: Americans finally react to sting of gas prices
Airline lobby starts its own “Energy Bulletin”
Food & agriculture – June 19
Our diet of destruction
The peaceful revolution in farmers’ markets
Food revolution that starts with rice
Ethiopia pleads for £167m aid after crops fail
Farming with far fewer fossil fuels – learn at Tillers International
Solutions & sustainability – June 19
Can religion help prevent eco-catastrophe? Orthodox Church leader thinks so
Why I love diggers and earthmovers
The geography of green consumerism
Where we ought to be: revisiting Total Loss Farm
Bellingham energy task force seeks volunteers
Biofuels – June 18
Human cost of Brazil’s biofuels boom
Vinod Khosla: We can do biofuel well or poorly
The bad oil on ethanol
Farm-belt voters down on corn ethanol mandate
Pest threatens Brazil’s Sao Paulo cane fields
Brazil’s diverse energy resources
Status quo-oh
A catastrophe for Iowa farmers will not be just a catastrophe for Midwestern Americans. In the Iowa floods, we’ll see more evidence of how the problems of weird weather (climate change) combine and ramify the problems associated with peak oil.
Food & agriculture – June 16
Putting Meat Back in Its Place
Seattle: Urban folks find farming a tough row to hoe
Brooklyn’s hopeful gardeners
Triple crisis (energy, food, finance) – June 16
After the credit boom comes the long and painful squeeze
£100 to fill up the tank? Just get used to the idea
Surging Oil and Food Prices Threaten the World Economy, Finance Ministers Warn
From Indonesia to the US, governments stand powerless in face of markets
Why is the cost of living going up?
The End of Cheap Oil as an Opportunity
The anatomy of a homestead landscape
While most homesteaders today may not wish to live like the Amish, they will find life much easier if they begin to build upon that kind of model rather than the typical suburban landscape, with its extensive, machine-manicured lawns, ample patios, and exotic ornamentals. They must begin yard and garden design with an eye to practicality and achieve beauty as a reward.
Food & agriculture – June 6
Leaders change the subject at food aid conference
Food is gold, so billions invested in farming
Raj Patel interview (Stuffed and Starved)
WSJ: The vegetable patch takes root
Home-grown vegetables grow in popularity
Crusaders with plow and shovel – June 4
One man’s crusade to plough up the inner city
World’s first edible high-rise
Organic farm’s wells going dry as water competition stiffens
Rethinking the flush: a practical solution to the water crisis
