Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Melinda Briana Epler If we had to, we could have survived on are garden alone through the fall and winter. All because we really wanted to do it and nothing was going to stop us. So we found ways to extend the seasons, and to use them to our advantage. Article includes ten reasons to grow a 4-season garden, what crops to grow, and when to grow them.
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
Fuel prices drive cars off the roads
Safe in our cages
Rush for oil reaches Britain’s fields
Russia may cut off oil flow to the West
Georgia crisis could thwart EU project to bypass Russia for natural gas
EU concerned over Russia’s possible plans for critical neighbors
Climate Wars: Gwynne Dyer interview (audio)
We drive as we live
It is time for the US to sell its highways?
As Americans fill trains, frustration grows
NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad
US study suggests high petrol prices leading to safer roads
California moves on bill to curb sprawl and emissions
The Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons (updated)
Against all the odds, the world is becoming a happier place
Lessons from Climate Camp
The fastest way to put the brakes on global heating (it’s not George Monbiot’s)
Cultivating a suburban foodshed (audio and video)
Talking directly, and kindly, to believers in the eco life – (profile of “Ask Umbra”)
Little Farm in the City(text and video)
West Africa’s coastline redrawn by climate change: experts
Report: Climate shift could profoundly alter Md. shore
New Mexico: Feel the heat
Call to tackle UK business waste
Save your trash: An interview with Ari Derfel
Eric Lombardi’s zero waste park
A mid-week update on peak oil, including:
– The hurricane and prices
While waiting to see how much damage this week’s hurricane will do, it is a good time to review recent developments in the world’s petroleum and economic situations for their relevance to peak oil.
