Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Edward Carpenter: a pioneering open democrat
A 21st-century battle we must win for all the world’s sake
Consuming anxiety
Turning a corner (on peak oil)
Sharon Astyk: What I’d like to have been able to say to New York Times readers
Who says Americans won’t ride mass transit?
General Motors, driven to the brink
Pedal-powered delivery methods save big bucks
Date Local: The case against long-distance relationships
Eat local, get laid
George Monbiot on air travel and Love Miles
Living Smaller
A succulent solution to a fiery problem
Mexico pollution solution: Rooftop gardens
Rolls-Royce brings propeller engines back in vogue
Los Angeles transit may have to cut commuter service (AIG fallout)
End of our affair with air travel?
Deficit rises, and consensus is to let it grow
Economists weigh in on the need for stimulus spending
UK Telegraph: We’re all socialists now, comrade
JPMorgan economist: “If you socialize enough of the financial system, it has to work”
Here comes stimulus – question is how
Bernanke: It’s time for stimulus plan
Formerly an academic in early modern literature, Sharon Astyk has brought to peak oil the much needed female perspective. And what does that look like? Think Vandana Shiva meets Barbara Kingsolver meets the Tightwad Gazette. … She brings to the peak oil community a different quality of discourse. It robs it of the thrill of big solutions, of high tech wonders or policies imparted by government decree.
10 Paths and More to Green Citizenry
The Transition Network Structure Document is Finished!!
Breaking down fences makes good neighbors
Hidden wells, dirty water
Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Bottled water firm steamed about Miami-Dade water ads
Water: a source of Middle East peace?
Mexico City: Bad air for growing brains and minds
Code green, stat! (environmental sins of hospitals)
Why journalists stay silent
What is the most eco-friendly loo?
Freecycle: the big green giveaway
Freegans and FreeCycling Gain Fans
The frugal teenager, ready or not
China lung disease ‘to kill 83m’
Nonprofits, charities brace for the worst
