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At least one prominent person in the peak oil movement says he can no longer justify attending overseas conferences because of the energy used and the greenhouse gases emitted. And yet, to forego travel and modern methods of communication altogether would be to engage in unilateral disarmament.
Colin Fletcher, backpacking trailblazer, dies
A wiser Earth movement (Paul Hawken)
Debating energy as if communities mattered
Archdruid envisions the future:
Adam’s Story
Sharon Astyk interview
Emission possible: Sweden the eco-powerhouse
Exxon attacks Greenpeace but says it wants to save the planet
Monbiot debates with Clive Hamilton
Yes Men make modest flesh-to-fuel proposal
The Shockwave Rider
Monthly Review: A new war on the planet?
Ancient innovations for present conventions toward extinction
Before Al Gore made global warming a political movement, I had a job to do and a sense of purpose. Fight global warming, save the planet. Now, were I to take up the topic, I would be merely redundant. There is a disorienting sense that the movement is no longer on my turf, that it has been handed over to bigger entities.
Cyclists peel off clothes to push pedaling and protest oil
21 principles for the 21st century
Biofuels, diapers and sails – oh my!
New episodes of Peak Moment television
Archdruid: Is history on anyone’s side?
The empire of crime
Preaching the gospel of green
The thing about technology
A Note to Writers: Choose Your Voice and Your Media Carefully
Communication Tools: Make Them Simple and Ubiquitous or They Won’t Be Used
Not everyone’s a Feynmann
A while back a gentleman named Harvey Winston sent me an email, trying to explain why it is that the peak oil and climate change movements are as lily white as they are.
Privatizing Iraq’s Oil for US Companies
UK presses Norway to direct new gas pipeline to Scotland
Japan Infiltrates the Middle East
About 70 pct of Iran oil income in non-U.S. dollar
California acts to limit use of coal power
Climate change activists plan Heathrow camp
Flying addicts take dim view of air taxes in poll
The case for relocalization will be made in the context of responding sensibly to two problems facing societies right now: climate change and peak oil and gas. Relocalization advocates rebuilding more balanced local economies that emphasize securing basic needs.
