Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
John Michael Greer Predictions of mass dieoff have been one of the staples of peak oil narratives since the concept first surfaced. A look at the likely outcome of today’s mismatch between population and resources suggests a more nuanced view.
Full fields, empty tanks
Time growers got on path of sustainability
World Day Against Child Labour Focuses On Agriculture
Gardeners, beware of the plastic beast
Rooftop farming taking root
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
Huge and growing reserves figures are published in respected oil industry journals which then make their way into the mainstream media. The figures are essentially worthless.
Top UK scientist says biofuels are scam
The great biofuel hoax
Malaysia defends palm oil production
All aboard Branson’s bio train
US subsidy aids European drivers
Suburbs with downtown appeal
Building the future: Community buildings
Building the Future: Home
Zero-carbon housing
Before Al Gore made global warming a political movement, I had a job to do and a sense of purpose. Fight global warming, save the planet. Now, were I to take up the topic, I would be merely redundant. There is a disorienting sense that the movement is no longer on my turf, that it has been handed over to bigger entities.
Strahan has produced a thoroughly researched and compelling book to add to the growing pile of publications on the coming energy crises, one of the best since Richard Heinberg’s The Party’s Over
One cannot separate fossil fuel depletion from global warming. Although both of these evil twins will force us humans to curb our consumption of fossil fuels, how we chose to utilize – and stretch out – and allocate our remaining resources is a critical element of any global plan.
How come the peak oil story isn’t center stage in the American consciousness? A critical reason: The peak oil movement has been focused mainly on selling a new narrative to the public without first dislodging the existing one.
We have spent several centuries asking, “Can we do it?” And often enough the answer was a resounding, “Yes we can!” But instead, what we need to ask is this – Should we do it?
Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. “The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”
