Media & persuasion – March 7
The future of the green blogosphere
Ithaca College program relishes change in media
San Francisco historians condemn 1906 Earthquake deniers
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Economics – March 7
Kurgmann: The big dither
Will Keynesianism be enough to halt the investment decline?
Roubini says recession may continue until end of 2010
How should Venezuela face the coming recession?
The lost art of bodging
Bodging describes the act of creating things from a mish mash of available materials in a makeshift workshop. Derived from the term to bodge which specifically refers to the turning of tree branches into chair legs using a foot operated lathe. Such free materials as a bodger might use, today, can be found in the form of recyclables left on the curb and the rapidly disappearing “big trash” day.
ODAC Newsletter – 6 Mar
Weekly round up from a UK perspective.
Visions of change – March 6
Rees’s Thesis
Reimagining Socialism
Together, We Save the Planet
The Revolution Has Already Occurred
Follow Brazil’s Example
Transition towns
Lost Generation
United States – March 6
US Treasury secretary attacks oil, gas tax breaks
Limbaugh vs. the Front Porch
I’m Captain Asphalt
Food & agriculture – March 6
China to plough extra 20% into agricultural production amid fears that climate change will spark food crisis
Should hunters switch to ‘green’ bullets?
Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008
Climate & environment – March 6
Global warming is a global emergency
Copenhagen And Beyond: Climate Change Is An Emergency
Industry leaders denying climate change, says UK science minister
Solutions & sustainability – March 6
Learning Gardening and Energy Saving, Through Coaching and Competition
Mike Antheil at FARE updates the Florida Renewable Energy Dividend (RED) story
Food Deserts and Delivery: Discussions from the Pacific Northwest
No, we can’t?
What is the biggest impediment in 2009 to mitigating the harmful effects of energy problems in the 21st century? The answer may surprise you—it is insolvent zombie banks and our entrenched FIRE economy (Finance, Insurance, Real Estate).
Surviving two billion cars: China must lead the way
The number of vehicles worldwide is expected to reach two billion in the next two decades. Surprisingly, China – where the demand for cars has been skyrocketing – just may offer the best hope of creating a new, greener transportation model.
The coming liquid fuels crisis: the natural gas (partial) solution
Recently, Dr. Robert Hirsch wrote an article titled “Peak oil – what do we do now?”. This brief but content-laden article opined that Peak Oil was essentially past tense, and it correctly implied that little mitigation has taken place, to date…but notably missing was any mention of natural gas.
