New books – Jan 7
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization by Thomas Homer-Dixon
How the New Oil Industry Will Change People, Politics and Portfolios by Bill Paul
Diamonds In My Pocket by Amanda Kovattana
Building Community
Misplacing the apocalypse
The foundation of the “doomer” perspective is implicitly theological – and as such is open to theological critique.
Solutions & sustainability – Jan 5
The turning of the worm [soil]
Toward energy self-sufficiency
Why educating girls pays off more
New initiative to deglobalize economy of SF Bay Area
Solutions & sustainability – Jan 3
Perils and rewards of carless parenting
He’s still following the sun
Surprising secret to a long life: stay in school
Black earth
Urban & housing – Jan 3
Interview with “Subdivided” filmmaker
Revenge of the small
Chicago architects envision the future city
Parin Shah on urban environmental accords
A response to the President’s order for us to “go shopping”
Regarding whether I am more or less optimistic over this past year over the local and global response to peak oil, my response is what President Bush just said in his recent speech… “We are not winning, but we are not losing”.
Peak oil – Dec 29
Taking Hubbert home: Regional energy models
Strategic thinking and strategic planning
David Hughes on Canada’s oil and natural gas
Solutions & sustainability – Dec 28
A grass-roots push for a ‘low carbon diet’ – how new ideas spread
Visit to an island nation (Scotland and England)
Top 10 sustainability stories of 2006
Reviewing the year of 2006 from the perspective of sustainability in state and local government.
Solutions & sustainability – Dec 27
Book review: Peak Oil Prep
Paul Hawken: What’s next
3,000 people get by without buying new things
Being green can make you happy: new study
Slow food’s growing pains
Resolutions for a Post-Peak New Year
Ten New Year’s resolutions to help get ready for a world on the far side of Hubbert’s peak, focusing on practical steps most people can accomplish in their lives right now.
The ripening
I sat excitedly at the speakers’ table for the press conference unveiling the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) 2006 State of the Region Report. The usual group of reporters, both print and broadcast was there. I had spent many hours formulating responses to anticipated questions regarding my remarks and the inclusion of an important new section acknowledging “peak oil.” (Debbie Cook is Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Huntington Beach)
