Energy Crunch: Budgeting for Resilience?
East-West tensions spiralled to levels not seen since the end of the cold war as Russia annexed Crimea this week.
climate change
Climate change – if we were rational, we’d have it sorted by now
Has the climate debate stalled? Does extreme weather in the UK mean we’re talking about it more or less?
George Marshall on communicating climate change following extreme weather events
How should Transition initiatives in communities hit by extreme weather talk about climate change with their neighbours?
American Delusionalism, or Why History Matters
One of the things that reliably irritates a certain fraction of this blog’s readers, as I’ve had occasion to comment before, is my habit of using history as a touchstone that can be used to test claims about the future.
Study: 2ºC Warming Is Enough To Seriously Hurt Crop Yields
As farmers sow this year’s crops, they may be distracted by the fact that by the 2030s — just over 15 years from now — crop yields in temperate and tropical regions will suffer significantly due to climate change.
Guy Watson on how Riverford Farm is living with climate change
Perhaps those for whom the notion of ‘living with climate change’ is most acutely felt are farmers.
In the Pastures of Colombia, Cows, Crops and Timber Coexist
As an ambitious program in Colombia demonstrates, combining grazing and agriculture with tree cultivation can coax more food from each acre, boost farmers’ incomes, restore degraded landscapes, and make farmland more resilient to climate change.
Nader on Senate’s Climate Stance, “Insanity” of U.S. Nukes, & Why Obama’s Min. Wage Hike Falls Short
"It’s not worth the risk in order just to boil water. That’s what the nuclear plants are all built for."
By the way, your home is on fire
The moral of this story: people in power and bureaucrats seem exceptionally obtuse when it comes to recognizing that the world has changed and the old rules no longer apply.
Living with Climate Change: Karen Tracy in Joshua Tree
What does Transition look like in a place with just 4" of rain a year?
Fracking headlines
•Wells That Fizzle Are a ‘Potential Show Stopper’ for the Shale Boom •The View from Europe: America’s Shale Boom Looks More Like a Blip •BP carves off US shale gas operations into separate unit •Shale, the Last Oil and Gas Train: Interview with Arthur Berman •Court Upholds Imposing Fracking Ban in Colorado City •Los Angeles Moves Towards Ratifying Fracking Ban, but Is Federal Regulation Possible? •Brakes put on UK shale gas revolution •Fracking health risks must be established now, before the industry grows
Paul Kingsnorth on living with climate change
Paul Kingsnorth wrote recently of the floods that have hit the UK, arguing that they represent the beginning of "a gradual, messy, winding-down of everything we once believed we were entitled to".
