Economics & unrest – Feb 28
Fresh evidence points to paralysis of global economy
Financial crisis sparks unrest in Europe
Economic crisis in European Union
The Boomers stop buying
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Reseña del libro „The Transition Handbook“ de Rob Hopkins
(Review in Spanish of the "Transition Handbook"). Durante el último mes, hemos sido lectores atentos del libro „The Transition Handbook“, de Rob Hopkins.
Local food: success is 100% possible
Russian household plots produced about 90% of all the potatoes in Russia, 80% of all the vegetables, 50% of the meat and milk, etc.
Economic thoughts – March 4
Understanding and navigating the economic crisis (a decentralist approach)
Paul Krugman: Climate of change
We’re all doomed – again
Peak oil & supplies – Feb 27
Oil: How Low Can It Go?
‘Next oil shock will be far worse than $147 a barrel’
TOD’s Khebab: Analysis of Decline Rates
A Few Thoughts on US Petroleum Demand, Inventories, and Prices
Economics – Feb 27
As Latvian economy falters, unrest grows
Inside a Tent City
Obama begins getting daily CIA report on economic crisis
United States & Canada – Feb 27
U.S. Congress Begins Talks On Energy Bill
Let the Clean Energy Revolution Begin
The Climate Change Lobby Explosion
Administration blocks more Bush-era oil shale development leases
Renewables & efficiency – Feb 27
Preparing for a Flood of Energy Efficiency Spending
Intel Says Cheap Computing Is the Answer to Cutting Energy
Solar Panel Prices to Fall by up to 40 Per Cent by Year End
Tax innovations for solar energy
Coping – Feb 27
Bad economy? Do what you love
Could the bad economy be good for your health?
From Beverly Hills to shoveling manure on a farm
How we’re going to save more
Bartering booms during economic tough times
Food & agriculture – Feb 27
World lags in breeding climate-proof crops: experts
Women lead a farming revolution in Iowa
Honeybees under attack on all fronts
UN and Colorado State to develop land degradation strategy
Of swans and turkeys
When asked about the future of, say, nanotubes, or nuclear fusion, or genetic engineering, all technologists and scientists will predict that it’s bright, and continue to say so until the day their grants are canceled, their salaried positions eliminated, and their labs shut down for political and macroeconomic reasons they are ill-equipped to try to comprehend.
Hidden errors in interpreting resource problems and daily news
Economic-growth-constraining “peak oil” and the financial crisis are two sides of the same coin. Both signal limits to growth. Recognizing this is not imminent; it slips through the grasp of conventional economics.
