United States – Mar 11
Our three-decade recession
Labor’s war on global warming
Green movement is reaching for the rainbow
Volunteers help warm New England homes
Big Oil profit pushes Democrats to seek $1.8 billion
Activism
Michigan conference on peak oil and climate starts May 30
The coming crisis in the oil supply is one of three key topics to be covered at a conference bringing together national experts on “peak oil”, climate change and an environmentally friendly and sustainable economy. The conference is scheduled for May 30 – June 1 in Grand Rapids.
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 8
Review: The Transition Handbook
Implementing rhizome at the personal level
Sustainable Settings in Colorado leaves for greener pastures
Interfaith forum on environment in N Carolina
Mining exec an activist himself
The peak oil crisis: polity on trial
The fate of most of the world’s peoples is going to depend on how well we, as societies – here and around the world,- get our collective acts together over the coming decades and organize to survive the transition to a post-oil world.
Climate – Mar 5
Climate change’s most deadly threat: drought
Skeptics insist humans not at fault
Warming may have caused salmon collapse
UK climate policy and activism – Mar 4
Climate camp to target coal power station
PM’s green credentials are not in the bag
Monbiot: Did the Standard tell the truth about the Heathrow climate camp?
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 1
Swiss doctor walks for Mother Earth
McKibben: First, step up
Swiss people power prepares to fight global warming
One nation under Elvis: An environmentalism for us all
Solutions & sustainability – Feb 27
‘Eco-awakening’ affects lifestyle choices
Relocalization Network newsletter
Peak Moment TV newsletter
Peak energy tour coming to UK in 2008
At the movies – Feb 26
There Will Be Blood– dramatization of peak oil?
Renewal (religious environmental activism)
The Gleaners and I (extreme recycling)
The church model for environmental groups
What would be required to start neighborhood groups that might engage people within our existing communities, and enable those communities to start preparing for climate change and peak oil?
Eugene, Oregon: Community and personal collapse preparation
Eugene makes an interesting case-study of a mid-sized city confronting the triple threat of Peak Oil, climate change, and financial meltdown. The area seems the perfect fit for relocalization. On the other hand, there is a wide gap between adding buzz words to the city manager’s lexicon and actually changing business as usual. Food security is a good place to start. (In-depth interview with writer and activist Dan Armstrong, part 1)
Climate policy – Feb 20
Costa Rica aims to be carbon-neutral
Climate change spurs local action
Rich, poor and climate change
24 world cities in ‘Earth Hour’ black-out
Monbiot: Juggle a few numbers, and it makes economic sense to kill people
