Retrotopia: A Change of Habit
The other thing that startled me as I wandered the streets was how little advertising there was.
John Michael Greer
Peak Oil Ass-Backwards: Forget Austerity and Grexit – it’s Time for a Gretaway!
Austerity and "Grexits" are only going to result in more and more people getting triaged from the industrial economy and, no less, from such basics as food. The alternative? Gretaway!
Low Oil Prices – Why Worry?
The Peak Oil story we have been told is wrong. The collapse in oil production comes from oil prices that are too low, not too high.
Dressing for comfort in a minimally-heated residence
In which I reveal how to dress to stay comfortable when it’s cold inside.
Retrotopia: Public Utilities, Private Goods
Our narrator, having arrived in the capital of the Lakeland Republic, discovers that things are even stranger there than he thought…
Love Letter to a Dying Friend: Joshua Tree Country
The effects of Climate Change as witnessed by a writer researching the ecosystem, history and plants of the Mojave Desert.
One and Half Cheers for Bernie: Decision 2016 and the (Deep) Sustainability Agenda
Recently a friend asked me what I thought about Bernie Sanders, especially with issues of sustainability in mind. This is my answer.
Another World is Inevitable
As the neoliberal consensus shatters and the failure of its policies becomes impossible to ignore any longer, another world is not merely possible, it’s inevitable.
Just Say “No” to the Paris COP: A Possible Way to Win Something for Climate Justice
The global climate justice movement must inevitably confront the looming nightmare of COP21 in Paris in a few short months, and live with its outcome long after that.
How our energy problem leads to a debt collapse problem
In this post, I show some longer-term time series relating to energy growth, GDP growth, and debt growth–going back to 1820 in some cases–that help us understand our situation better.
The Post-Wall Street Era Will be Local
Big business is the main destroyer of our environment. But companies—both small and big—may well also be the only entities powerful and creative enough to reverse this trend.
Peak Oil Ass-Backwards: Crashing Oil Prices Aren’t Due to an Oil Glut But to Demand Destruction and Peaking Credit
Since money is a proxy for energy, energy’s limits are putting a damper on credit creation. Could this be the cause for plunging stock markets and oil prices?
