Hopeful – Oct 26
Climate change, despair and empowerment
Oakland’s green jobs corps
“Carbon neutral” in business-schools
Building Community
Media & persuasion – Oct 24
Science’s worst enemy: corporate funding
The social web ain’t rocket science
Calendar of environmental conferences and events
Cities – Oct 23
Vaxjo, Sweden: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
Tehran air clears with anti-pollution efforts
Egypt: Environmental make-over for an ancient industry
Bradford: the greenest city in the UK
Some cities try going ‘green’ with blackouts
Food & agriculture – Oct 23
The farmer’s daughter has spiky black hair, 4-inch heels and rock-star dreams
Urban foraging and guerrilla gardening
Food supply and energy: What is the role of oil price?
Developing community constitutions
Can we apply the elements of the Systems Engineering process to create a constitution that ensures a sustainable and open community?
Willits meets the S-curve
It has been a hard lesson: rational explanations of threats such as peak oil and climate change can only get one so far. People in any group or community adopt ideas at different paces based on their orientation toward change.
Transport – Oct 18
Pilot points to airline policy of wasting fuel
Bicycling for transportation pumps money into local economies
After cyclist’s death, Portland aims for safety
The dangers of autobesity
UK road-pricing plans ‘to be shelved’
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 17
Local groups use peer pressure – and fines – to cut carbon emissions
Harvest the rain; build a rain garden
Sweden’s sustainable finance system
Hey kids, check out these energy-saving tips
American malaise – Oct 16
Kunstler: The casino syndrome
Why money doesn’t buy happiness
Why are Americans so fearful?
Powerdown revisited/As the world burns
The three scenarios that I see as most likely:
– Feudal Fascism
– The Eco Deal (“Environmental Keynesianism”)
– Bottoms Up
What’s the definition of local?
Peak oil activists in Willits, California have convinced city officials, the chamber of commerce, and even the Rotary Club that focusing on locally owned and operated businesses is an important step in preparing for the onset of world peak oil production. At first this seemed simple.
Cities – Oct 12
Book Review: How to Build a Village
Seattle’s recycling success
Portland gives bike rentals a spin
