Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Citing heavenly injunctions to fight earthly warming
Climate change is expensive. Does that help?
Climate change inaction will cost trillions
New combatant against global warming: insurance industry
It’s official: climate change changes everything
Participants at last month’s Third U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions learned how they must use less energy, save and share resources and grow food in their communities. This response to the coming peak and permanent decline of global oil production, is dubbed “Plan C: Curtailment, Cooperation, and Community.”
As today’s economics of imaginary wealth comes apart under the stress of peak oil, talk about a “new economy” misses the point. What’s needed — and can be built, starting with actions on a personal scale — is an old economy, in which money exchanges play a much smaller role.
Will silicon light illuminate the future?
A climate hero
Healthy gardens just the start for healthy community
Relocalisation comes to town
Energy Descent: Community questions future
A post-peak open space event
Are you exceptional?
How do our metaphors for Peak Oil direct our thought about its severity? This essay examines this question and others that relate to Peak Oil preparations and the debate within the peaknik community about how bad it might get.
The Italian infrastructure may just be one the best adapted for the energy-constrained future into which we are now heading.
Scores of those who are aware of our troubles have convinced themselves that the answer lies in more of the same. But there are those who have another idea. (A Report from Third US Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions.)
A permablitz is a permaculture-inspired backyard makeover where people come together to share knowledge and skills about organic food production in urban gardens while building community and having fun.
Totnes is the UK’s first town exploring issues of how to prepare for peak oil. TTT is a community-led initiative which is working towards the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan for the town.
Making the Tarmac bloom
Towpaths and bicycle commuting
High Point: Seattle’s green community
Wal-Mart grows ‘green’ strategies
The religious war on bottled water
In place of business-as-usual or survivalist fantasies, lifestyle changes and conservation technologies can be put to work to manage the transition into deindustrial society.
Community gardens are primarily hobbies here in Vancouver, but internationally they are known for their ability to feed entire cities.
