Transport – July 5
A dream of Russian dandelions (as prices of bike tires jump)
Some in US choke on $100 for a tank of gas
Fuel prices boost cause of S. Asia’s maligned rickshaw
Pedicabs come to downtown Asheville, NC
Society
Three types of doomers and fantasy collapse
The payoffs and foibles of viewing the world through a “Doomer” perspective.
Energy, ecology and crisis – July 4
Nate Hagens and the Maximum Power Principle
Ecology – the moment of truth (Monthly Review special)
Looking at the big moral question
Nicholas von Hoffman: Talking points for an energy crisis
Transport – July 4
TIME: 10 things you can like about $4 gas
So we can’t afford to drive. But here’s the upside
Fuel prices cut NYC congestion
Fuel prices prompt Japanese to reconsider overseas travel
U.S. catching up on planning for bicycles
Solutions & sustainability – July 3
‘Free sharing’ sites expand on Internet
Our ‘insanely cheap’ chest refrigerator
Stone ground goodness (learning to be a miller)
Taking care of yourself and medical survival
Transition town gets moving in Bay of Islands, NZ
Crisis & collapse – July 3
New book from John Michael Greer: The Long Descent
A Crash course in burning bridges (Zachary Nowak interview)
Alex Steffen: Resilient community
The end Of civilization
Lessons from amateur radio
Too many visions of the future treat today’s particular form of technological society as the only form there is. A glance at one of today’s many technological subcultures shows that other alternatives exist — and some may be much better suited than our present form to the needs of a postpeak world.
Media & persuasion – July 2
Your brain lies to you
AP took it to the wire but needs to rethink its role (Associated Press vs bloggers)
Here Comes Everybody – falling in love with the Internet all over again
Chinese bloggers scale the ‘Great Firewall’ in riot’s aftermath
Housing & urban design – July 2
Canada: Today’s suburbs, tomorrow’s slums?
Rob Hopkins Film Review: Garbage Warrior
Elephant in the Drop-Off Zone
Don’t mourn – July 2
Will Obama inspire a new generation of organizers?
Real change happens off-line
Grassroots lobbying: use ideas, not one-click campaigns
Printable flyers for use in community organizing
Consumerism – July 2
China Watch: Plastic bag ban trumps market and consumer efforts
Australia: Gimme shelter from affluenza
Sex and the City and handbag insanity
What happens when the reality of ‘No’ becomes clear to middle class America?
What might happen when you take a society that is used to ‘Yes’ and tell it ‘No’ ?
