HopeDance special on localization
A community newspaper/website for California’s Central Coast devotes its Sept-Oct issue to localization, with articles by Rob Hopkins, Julian Darley and local authors.
Society
Deep thought – Sept 18
Paul Ehrlich webcast: Has the “Population Bomb” finally exploded?
Waiting for the whirlwind (Palin & US culture)
One green baby
Going local – Sept 18
Boise group takes a “buy local” philosophy to another level
Aussie Web site urges moms to swap, not shop
Changing the world from home: the relocalization movement
The Gathering Inn: bed, breakfast, and beyond
Preparing for energy descent… A genuine, traditional village
Housing & urban design – Sept 18
Kunstler: Twilight of the mall era
Australia coastal development at sea over climate
Mud, glorious mud: Homes made of earth
Hobbit house saved from demolition
How do we deal with all of the financial distress?
Looking at the situation from a historical perspective, we have been privileged to live in the world at a very unusual time – a time when oil was in abundance, and we were able to have conveniences that people a few generations ago wouldn’t even have dreamed of. We know that this must come to an end, and that gradually we will get back to a world more like it has been over the millions of years that people have walked the earth.
Survival of the nicest?
Collapse, for you, is likely to turn out to be a deeply personal experience. Furthermore, if you manage to survive it, chances are, you will be none to eager to divulge the details of how you made it, for they will not be edifying.
Transport – Sept 15
Big break for ‘pay-as-you-drive’ auto insurance
Mapping a connected world
Sydney bus system heading for a crash
Geopolitics & the energy curse – Sept 13
Kazakh oil: a war of nerves
Global warming threatens Asia-Pacific security, warns Australian PM
Fresh violence in Bolivia stokes civil war fears
Poison Fire interview (film about Nigerian oil)
Monbiot: protectionism makes you rich
Deep thought – Sept 11
To be an Earth Pilgrim
Miraculous survivors: Why they live while others die
Evil: It’s the new good!
Gauging 21st century environmentalism
Solutions & sustainability – September 11
Not so weedy now
Post Carbon Newsletter
Architecture 2030 E-News Bulletin
Clay Shirky on Self Organisation
“Plan C” Conference – survival strategies for the energy crisis – Oct 31-Nov 2
ROCHESTER, Michigan – On Halloween weekend several hundred community activists, sustainability educators, and lifestyle change advocates will convene here at a three-day conference to learn about ways to cut their household energy use and create resilient, sustainable communities that will be able to weather the coming economic and ecological storms.
Housing & urban design – September 8
Reaching back beyond the 1970s: Relocalization
Urban surprise: More bicyclists means fewer accidents
Creating our own neighborhood – Bellingham Cohousing
