Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
$8 billion could help revive travel by train
Start-ups are racing to get electric motorbikes to market
New book: “Pedaling Revolution”
Electric Cars and Peak Lithium
Powerdown Toolkit # 5: Getting Around- Transport and Mobility
Heathrow’s third runway: planning for aviation boom times is no way to deal with economic bust
What does Sustainability Mean for Energy?
The Earth’s Moment, Unveiled
Successful relocalization means that you stop growing…
The Prophet Misarmed: Trotsky, Ecology and Sustainability
Some Comments on Sandy Irvine’s ‘The Prophet Misarmed’
The ecological sins of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky and Ecology
Redefining National Security
When the repairman turns radical
The heat is on Bill Gates
In any debate there are particular key arguments that are used to undermine the opponent. A debate as heated as that over the importance, or not, of population growth is sure to feature these. It should be clear to readers of my essay published last week that I regard population growth as the core issue in any discussion on sustainability. Many of the arguments used by those who wish to dismiss or lessen the importance of population growth are false, misleading or simply mental tricks allowing their advocates the comfort of self-deception.
Shaun Chamberlin’s masterwork, ‘The Transition Timeline’, is now complete and available for order. As someone who has been intimately involved in its conception and its production, I don’t think that a review from me would be of much use. It is of course brilliant, I love it.
Urban areas see revival in housing construction
Outside buyers drawn to Detroit’s foreclosed homes
Small, Green And Good
Mexico: A Collapse Update from Jeff Vail
Chris Nelder on Mexico
Our Friends in The South
24 million go from ‘thriving’ to ‘struggling’
Tents on wheels give homeless people roof and pride
Postcards from the recessions: California’s Inland Empire
As Jobs Vanish, Motel Rooms Become Home
Climate crunch heralds the end of the end of history
Saul Griffith calculates what we need to do to keep the world we evolved in
Top 10 Myths about Sustainability
Our preferred food source is our own land. We know what goes into, and what comes out of, our little garden plot, and we know how it is handled, processed and stored. We now how to locate and identify wild edible plants – greens, mushrooms, nuts, berries and other fruit.
A Rising Dollar Lifts the U.S. but Adds to the Crisis Abroad
Depression Dynamic Ensues as Markets Revisit 1930s
Warren Buffett Says Economy Has ‘Fallen Off a Cliff’
