The Energy Bulletin Weekly 19 October 2020
Futures posted a small weekly gain on signs that demand is picking up in China even as a new wave of coronavirus infections casts a shadow over the global market.
Tom Whipple
Caring and Thriving: The Social Security Engendered by Commoning
So there is a direct link between economic crises and the crisis of our social security system. This should scare us all. We know there will be another crisis.
These Indigenous educators are bringing Western and Native science together in the classroom
By meshing laboratory science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge, college professors aim to cultivate better environmental decision makers — and decisions.
How one Swedish city grew the commons by foodsharing during the pandemic
Solikyl aims to create the latter, a food commons, where food is seen as a shared resource through social practice rather than as a private good.
Structural violence and the automobile
The car remains a weapon of choice against anti-racist protestors as the uprisings against systematic racism ignited by the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor stretch into their fourth month.
American environmentalism’s racist roots have shaped global thinking about conservation
American environmentalism’s racist roots have influenced global conservation practices. Most notably, they are embedded in longstanding prejudices against local communities and a focus on protecting pristine wildernesses.
Can we predict collapses before they happen? What we learned from the pandemic
The overshoot of human activity is driving the planet from the stability of the Holocene to the instability of the Anthropocene.
10 things you need to know to stop a coup
So what I’m offering isn’t asking us to stop what we’re doing now. Instead I’m part of an effort called Choose Democracy, which is prepping people for the possibility of a coup while keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process. After all, the best way to stop a coup is to not have one.
What COVID-19 suggests for the future of sharing cities
While the growing instability of our biosphere and global civilization are worrying to say the least, the prospect of a rise in city power is an exciting silver lining because it is in self-governing city-states that civilization has historically been born and reborn.
Standing Rock Water Protectors Sue Police, Security Forces
Law enforcement and private security agencies that employed attack dogs, pepper spray and water cannons against Standing Rock water protectors will have to stand trial next August — not for use of excessive force, but for closing a road.
Living with Collapse
This is at the heart of the Gaian philosophy. The hope is to develop local communities of those who understand our utter dependence on the Earth, as well as the moment in time we’re living through
Rescuing civilization dirt cheap
Society must be made aware of the fact that destruction of the world’s soil organic matter is an existential threat to civilization every bit as immediate and serious as climate change or oil depletion.
