Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
In an interview with Global Public Media, Sir Richard Branson told journalist David Strahan that aviation could be made “truly sustainable” at the launch of test flight fuelled in part by coconut oil. But the Virgin boss conceded that meaningful supplies of alternative fuel might not be available before the advent of peak oil, which he said could happen within six years.
Garnaut issues climate wake-up call to Australia
Consequences of changing climate on rainfall, wildfire and agriculture (TOD)
Permafrost thaw a “wild card” in warming
Biofuel without tears – but how much? (jatropha)
Ethanol can cost a lot of water
UK’s Kelly orders biofuels review
Global Biopact – benefits for rich and poor nations
Potash Corp.: famines may occur this year
Wheat prices could defy a recession
Worldwide shortage of rice
Just how expensive is our wheat in reality?
The Economist hearts local green solutions
Revegetating unloved public ground
Green economics and new thinking
We’ll save the planet only if we’re forced to
Eugene makes an interesting case-study of a mid-sized city confronting the triple threat of Peak Oil, climate change, and financial meltdown. The area seems the perfect fit for relocalization. On the other hand, there is a wide gap between adding buzz words to the city manager’s lexicon and actually changing business as usual. Food security is a good place to start. (In-depth interview with writer and activist Dan Armstrong, part 1)
It seemed inconceivable that the music of Ted Nugent, the Motor City Madman, and his rock group, “Damn Yankees,” could have cultural connections to old mother agriculture.
The homely and practical art of composting has implications that stretch far beyond its value as a way of maintaining soil fertility. Can it teach us to build societies less vulnerable to resource depletion and the hard realities of life on an unstable planet?
An open letter to Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Hon. Gary Lunn. The author has been researching peak oil for the National Farmers Union.
Grocery stores being demolished for condos
The great-granny diet
With food, it’s not as simple as ‘buy local’
Picking roses that don’t despoil the land
Green collar jobs study
Paul Krugman: Poverty is poison
New book: Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
The crisis is so bad the financial press turns bolshie
Better biofuels before more biofuels
RFA’s Bob Dinneen on viability of biofuels
