Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
It’s a good sign that things are heating up when both sides of a controversy declare victory at the same time. Proclamations that the peak oil problem has been solved by recent oil discoveries and announcements that a “fast crash” is already overtaking industrial society have crossed paths with increasing frequency in recent weeks. A more nuanced look may be in order.
Can we give up cars, as the Japanese once gave up guns?
Daniel Quinn interview
Christopher Harvie, New Scotsman
Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation
J. Robinson West, Public Interest
Lyssa Beyer, student editor
Right-wing pundits
Raymond J. Learsy, Huffington Post
Michael C. Ruppert, From The Wilderness
Chinese are getting richer but not happier
Canadians taking blame for eco-woes
Gallup: Little increase in Americans’ global warming worries
We’re all destroying the earth, and buying an organic handbag ain’t gonna help
Kunstler’s novel brings to life a community and world that Kunstler himself has created – informed by his many years of study of our society, its built environment, and the Peak Oil threat. He has tempered his usual neo-Gonzo writing style and created interesting characters with depth and complexity.
Is humanity’s restlessness a threat to the planet?
With first car, a new life in China
Sharon Astyk: Ok, breathe
The politics of food is politics
Peak civilization and the winter of our disconnect
Everything you think you know about modern society is wrong (and why it matters for PO)
Reassurances that the energy economy will return to normal sometime soon miss a crucial detail – for the last century or so, the role of energy in the industrial world has been anything but normal. Just how distorted has the age of cheap abundant energy left our expectations and assumptions?
Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a study by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Interview with Joanna Macy
Michael Pollan: Why bother?
Jeffrey Sachs: Economics for a crowded planet
Happiest Americans are the oldest
NZ: The end is nigh – news reports tell similar story
Climate:
War, peace, and surrender
I rather think that these white-gowned scientists in their laboratories don’t understand that the mentality that strives for triplets is not the best way to feed the world or to make farming sustainable.
