Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
In the face of manufacturing job losses, the looming peak oil crisis, and greater economic insecurity we believe there is over-whelming public support for all nine Bay Area counties and their cities to work together with business and community leaders to devise and implement an economic localization strategy through public governance and business sector initiatives.
Lords of the logistic: Don’t need no stinkin’ SUVs
Rail revolution to clear UK’s gridlock ‘in 30 years’
Heavier Americans – increased fuel consumption
Turns out, Seattle isn’t so green
So what do you do when you’re pretty sure that the end of the world as we know it is coming soon, but your girlfriend doesn’t believe you?
Push for environment policy change in new House
Iraq: Yes, things can get worse
Send in the subpoenas: energy a ripe target
Why had I became an environmentalist in the first place? To find out I would have to go back to that other life, the one with no catchy slogans, no rousing mission statement, no words at all even, only pictures flickering in my mind.
Air conditioning and refrigeration are the most significant contributors to end-use household electricity use. Here’s some suggestions on how you can reduce your cooling costs not by a few percentage points, but by orders of magnitude.
Thieves target wind farms for high-cost copper cables
Australia: High-voltage copper theft strands commuters
South Africa: Copper theft causing chaos
Copper thieves strip Italy in “red gold” rush
Canada: Despite the dangers wire theft continues
UK: Theft causes widespread blackout
Micronesia: A new type of crime rises
Crisis and Risk: Categories and Mental Maps
Coming soon: a green Bill Gates
Composting toilets of the South Pacific
Money Is Material
David Suzuki interview
BMW’S HYDROGEN 7: ‘dirtier than a heavy diesel truck’
Controlled chaos: European cities do away with traffic signs
Motorists face new costs for highways
Cyclists represented in Congress
Shippers seek cheaper ways to get from A to B
A new Al Jazeera with a global focus
The death of news
The truth is out there … somewhere
America’s media bubble
The first of three glimpses of what life might be like for an average American family in the post-peak deindustrial future.
Dr Paul Roth reports on a presentation by Mary McKeem, Director of Public Health Practice at the Marion County Health Department: “The effects of oil depletion on public health systems will be profound and we must plan to prepare for this impending crisis.”
