Trickle down – Nov 21
It was our national pastime – but now shopping is just so over
Many Brisconnections shareholders facing financial ruin (confluence of energy and financial crises)
The animals and plants we cannot live without
Culture & Behavior
Premature triumphalism
The Transition Town movement has attracted a great deal of attention from within the Peak Oil community. Is it the wave of the sustainable future, or an experiment still waiting for results to come in?
Food & agriculture – Nov 20
Silkworms: an environmentally friendly delicacy?
Game beware: it’s the return of the poacher
Portland’s low-income neighborhoods are city’s ‘food deserts’
Transport – Nov 19
Cyclists pulling huge cargo loads (YouTube)
6,000 bikes in 400 locations: Boris Johnson’s bike-hire scheme
The car club that’s joined the fast lane as drivers go without their own set of wheels
Does Amtrak want the good news or the bad news first?
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 19
Poverty an asset; assets a burden
The Guardian’s sustainability vision
New York City streets: Utilitarian corridors or livable public space (YouTube)
NY City: On the street – clear sailing (slideshow with audio)
‘One planet’ pledge for Wales
Deep Thought – Nov 18
Economics blind spot is a disaster for the planet
Ecological Crises and the Agrarian Question in World-Historical Perspective
Abdicating the “A” word, frantically fighting for the familiar
United Kingdom – Nov 17
Transition: gearing up for the great power-down
Fruit and veg boom needed to feed Britain
Strahan: Letter to the Energy Secretary
Homes with no electric shocks from the bills
Deep thought – Nov 16
Kurt Cobb: The (not so) invincible society
Are human beings hard-wired to ignore the threat of catastrophic climate change?
John Gray in conversation
Memories of the Depression still sear
IEA report & peak oil – Nov 16
From the perspective of biophysical economics
Comments from new German peak oil site
From Sri Lanka: Peak oil’s bell is ringing
Andrew McKillop: Global energy transition plan
Renewables & efficiency – Nov 14
‘Kilowatt Ours’ explores energy conservation on PBS
Report Says Sun and Wind Power Could Threaten Nation’s Electrical Grid
Swiss adventurer demands more green action
Spoof New York Times has new vision for America
A new vision of America was presented yesterday in an elaborate parody of “The New York Times by the Yes Men, a group of liberal pranksters. Thousands of paper copies were handed out and a web version is online. Articles include:
“Nationalized Oil To Fund Climate Change Efforts”
“New York Bike Path System Expanded Dramatically”
“Crumbling Infrastructure Brings Opportunities”
“Biofuels Ban Act Signed Into Law, Seeks to Ease Food Shortage”
Reducing consumption key to a sustainable future
The forecasts of global ecological and economic collapse by mid-century contained in the controversial 1972 book The Limits to Growth, are still ‘on-track’ according to new CSIRO research.
