Act: Inspiration

Punching Ronnie in the Mouth (Episode 2 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

March 18, 2019

Crazy Town

Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

Tags: Crazy Town, ecological overshoot, limits to growth

Floods in Larisa, Greece

When climate change hits home

By Wolfgang Knorr, Brave New Europe

If we can’t even get climate scientists to choose entirely honest words for describing the situation, there is no hope of any meaningful action.

September 22, 2023

Nursing home conversation

Stumbling Towards Old Age

By Rebecca Gordon, Tom Dispatch

It’s time to take a more realistic approach to the fact that all of us lucky enough to live that long will become ever more dependent as we age. It’s time to face reality and place caring for one another at the heart of the human endeavor.

September 22, 2023

Screen shot of court filings about bad river spill

How to Take out a Pipeline

By Greg Mikkelson, Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy

The speed of economic growth hinges to a large extent on the supply of fossil fuel, especially of oil and gas, which depends in turn on pipeline capacity. Thus, if we are to turn the tide against economic growth, pipelines are a good strategic place to start.

September 22, 2023