Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Chris Clugston The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”.
Carolyn Baker reviews Sharon Astyk’s Depletion And Abundance
“When I realized that everything was going to change, I was at first afraid. Because I thought, if my government or public policy or other choices weren’t going to fix everything, what could I possibly do? What hope was there, if I had to take care of myself, if my community had to take care of itself?”
Vancouver: A sustainability geek’s dream
Energy-efficient mortgages
Cuba’s eco-friendly houses
Energy fact check #2 – Is energy independence good for the nation?
Energy independence and the real cost of oil
Venezuela’s oil output slumps under Hugo Chavez
Dmitry Medvedev: 20 years on, America must abandon its Cold War mentality
Canada: The environment was not a winning issue on this campaign trail
Climate, security concerns clash as Canada boosts oil-sands production
GAO launches probe into oil, gas drilling
Gas prices dropping: the good news and bad news
Creating a national grid to lower prices, improve transmission
Heinberg: Food Crisis on the Way
U.K.’s Rising Food Prices Hamper Economic Policy
Selling the good earth in China
A mid week update.
Taken together, the developments of the last few months indicate that despite the steep decline in gasoline prices, the effects of the peaking of world oil production will still be with us. So far the recession we are entering has not been enough to actually reduce worldwide demand for oil, but the drop in oil prices and the overall economic situation is hurting investment in future oil production products.
In the wake of last week’s massive stock market crash, so-called realists in government and the financial world are pouring billions of dollars down Wall Street ratholes with only the most temporary results. The insights of a forgotten Italian philosopher help explain the motivation behind this vastly irrational ‘rationality’.
Hidden wells, dirty water
Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Bottled water firm steamed about Miami-Dade water ads
Water: a source of Middle East peace?
Chris Nelder’s Notes on 2008 ASPO-USA Conference
Simmons: The only way is down
Energy prices drive inflation to 16-year high
Farmer in Chief
Record numbers of people are looking for food
Marijuana cartels polluting California
