Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Pentagon study: oil reliance strains military
Transforming the way the DOD looks at energy (online report)
The military – reducing GHG by 100%
Climate study could focus on U.S. defense
Impact of climate change on U.S. security
Interactive depletion atlas
Matthew Simmons speaks to students
Jeff Vail: Efficiency policy, Jevon’s Paradox
Fuelling projects at a high price
Video review: It’s a Crude Awakening
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.
Electricity from merry-go-rounds
Follow up to: Nuclear reactions may produce phones’ power (LENR)
Sun VP on IT’s push for eco-responsibility
We are really going to have to hurt badly before a consensus will form around decisive action that will upset the status quo.
Jamais Cascio: Four futures for the earth
Ted Trainer: We can’t go on living like this
Carter had a powerful energy idea
Consume like there’s no tomorrow (critique of “shallow green” Sierra Club, ASES proposals)
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?
With a track record for erroneous forecasting that verges on the spectacular, why should anyone bother to listen to EIA when more reliable predictions can be found on the daily astrology page?
Only when others see with their own eyes that those seeking sustainability are having enjoyable lives will the switch seem worth making. Just one shot of genuine cheerfulness, humor and even exuberance goes much further than a year’s worth of pious sermons.
Stephen Colbert vs. No Impact Man
Sharon Astyk: Production, consumption and Amish economics
Greener planet begins under the kitchen sink
British brides say “I do” to green weddings
E-waste win points way
Conventional wisdom in the peak oil community holds that the arrival of the worldwide production peak will be followed by soaring prices into the indefinite future. Recent history argues this may not be true — and if it isn’t, the challenge to any constructive response to peak oil may be even worse than it already is.
Revolution, flashmobs, and brain chips – Grim vision of the future from the UK military
Stop shopping … or the planet will go pop
Trade war with China?
