Global – Mar 27
Postcard from Pipelineistan
China Takes Aim at Dollar
The Mexican Evolution
Trade is Falling Faster in 2009 Than in 1930
Why More of the Same Will Not Work
Culture & Behavior
Waste & recycling – Mar 27
Rise In Frugality Leads To Drop In Trash Collection
SXSW FILM: Garbage Dreams
Large agriculture operations add billions to our economy but what price are we paying?
The Secretary of Synthetic Biology
Energy Secretary Steven Chu has recast the energy problem to give himself the 20 to 80 years he requires to find a way to replace oil. His long range solution involves applications of synthetic biology to create 4th generation biofuels. Is this a good solution? Is it realistic?
Climate & geopolitics – Mar 26
Melting snow prompts border change between Switzerland and Italy
Maldives rises to climate challenge
A global ‘national security’ issue lurks at Bangladesh’s border
Galloping With Blinkers On
What do bailouts of failed financial corporations and funding for current fusion power initiatives have in common? If Arnold Toynbee is right, one of the keynotes of our collective failure to respond to the crisis of industrial civilization.
Deep thought – Mar 26
The Peakist
Book review: Future Scenarios by David Holmgren
In Review: The Road to Sustainability
Towards a New Sustainable Economy – Robert Costanza
LEARN: An Acronym to Avoid Societal Collapse
Energy Descent, and A World Without Property
Housing & urban design – Mar 26
Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Artists, Foreclosures and the Ruins of the Unsustainable
City dwellers have smaller carbon footprints, study finds
Earthship’s Michael Reynolds on the Colbert Report
EntropyPawsed Perspective on Health & Dis-ease
Most Americans are dis-connected from everything essential for survival. We have lost meaningful connections with the sources of our water, food, shelter, clothing, with our fellow humans in community, with those we love, with The Mystery of Life. No wonder we feel dis-eased!
United States & Canada – Mar 24
A Recession Only Steinbeck Could Love
Full Commanding Denial
The Big Takeover
“Climate Change ‘Big Priority’ For Energy Commission Chief”
Deep thought – Mar 24
Perfect storm of environmental and economic collapse closer than you think
Social effects of inequality have profound implications
The Three Bears & The Great Transition
Dr Robert Costanza on ecological economics
The Next Ten Years: What it Will Look Like
Transport – Mar 24
Cycling enthusiasts turn their hobby into a vocation by training as bike mechanics
Is the world’s cheapest car on the road to ruin?
Cars were a bubble” – General Motors
Indigeny Part I: Becoming Native To Your Place
I call the project “Indigeny” – that is, becoming local to your place, creating a culture that can go on, not just ’a bit after the fossil fuels run out” but for generations, and one that results in a life worth having. Without this, we are merely minimizing losses – and all of us need more than that.
