Peak opportunity
What has a chance of being far more effective [than an environmentalist approach] is to focus on what fundamentally will motivate all of us: personal well-being and survival.
Building Community
Religion and peak oil: The twilight of fundamentalism
The failure of the modern faith in progress in an age of peak oil bids fair to leave the field open for radically different ideologies. Is Christian fundamentalism poised to fill the void?
My green creds are greener than yours!
So, here’s a little “mole” for anyone who condescends based on one’s hue of green. The contributions of all of us are needed to stabilize patient Earth’s life-support systems.
Religion and Peak Oil: The City of Progress
The roots of the contemporary crisis of industrial society have little to do with the technical issues that occupy so much of today’s Peak Oil discussions.
Power by the people – Apr 23
Cities to generate local renewable energy
Fossil free by ’33
Embrace efficiency, one watt at a time
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 23
Ashes to ashes isn’t such a hot idea
WSJ: Doing the math on carbon neutrality
More retailers go for green — the eco kind
How do you end up at Findhorn?
Where are the lifeboat communities?
Since the limits to growth first came into sight in the Seventies, the creation of “lifeboat communities” to preserve civilization’s legacy through the approaching dark ages has been much discussed. Very little has been done, though, to transform that discussion into action. Crucial lessons can be learned from that failure to act.
Transport – Apr 22
Community Solutions on “The smart jitney: rapid, realistic transport”
Congestion fee proposed by New York mayor
Californians driving toward global warming: Solution? Smarter land use
Carbon tax threatens to ground Asia tourism
Making online maps bike-friendly
I dream of green schools
I dream of “green” schools in my community; of parents, students, teachers, and administrators working together to make our children’s education sustainable and earth-friendly.
Is Portland preparing for Pittsburgh’s future?
Pittsburgh should follow Portland’s example and get ready for the end of the fossil-fuel era
The relocalization of sport
I’m a jock and a fan; I live and die with my beloved Canucks. But the dangers from climate change and peak oil are so serious that the current pro sport configuration is a luxury we can no longer afford. So when Dr. Suzuki edits the Vancouver Sun on May 5, will we see the relocalization of sport discussed?
You are now entering an oil-free zone
Some towns in the UK aren’t waiting to see whether there will be alternative energy sources when the oil runs out – they’re already trying to do without it. (Transition Towns)
