Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Post Carbon Cities- planning for energy and climate uncertainty
New York City turning to biodiesel for heat
Green roofs sprouting new adherents
California regulators propose developing energy self-sufficiency by 2020
Zoning the ‘enemy’ of affordable homes
Radical new approach to affordable housing
Parking drives up housing costs
Would you pay to avoid gridlock?
Toll on, Columbia!
Some motorists may be too big for their cars
Bike sharing in Barcelona
Amy Goodman at the “Global Triple Crisis” teach-in (Korten & Shiva)
10 things we can do: Rebuilding civil society
The power of voluntary actions
Can this really save the planet?
Don’t just be the change, mass-produce it
Worst places on Earth Are home to millions
We will be known by the junk we throw away
Wider chairs, plumper derrières?
Pollution raises exercise risks
Live the good life in a green mansion
Overweight? Blame your ZIP code
Japan: Overcrowded from cradle to grave
Russia’s demographic crisis
Russian ‘sex day’ to boost births
Child mortality at record low; further drop seen
Birth control sticker shock
As commutes begin earlier, new daily routines emerge
Fear and loathing at the airport
Gas costs spark high-speed rail Interest
Lack of play hurting children’s mental health
Turning the ride to school into a walk
Is it normal to let your kids get eaten by a bear?
Dismissing the importance of small personal behavior choices in favor of a sole focus on policy changes is a big mistake. Small behaviors are important not only for the direct environmental impact they have, but because they often lead to more and more pro-environmental behaviors over time.
Not too long ago I was marooned for an entire day at Chicago O’Hare airport. While there, I got the impression that the standard uniform for airline passengers is now a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops.
The fact that the amount of energy available to human beings is subject to a limit—global peak energy—has profound implications for future human population levels and living standards.
The following analysis represents my initial attempt to understand the issue; the primary conclusions are unsettling, but clear.
Greens need to grasp the nettle: aren’t there just too many people?
Interview with Professor Albert Bartlett
Fishery collapse in the North Sea
Planet in Peril coming to CNN in October
