By Gail Tverberg, Our Finite World
Many readers have asked me to explain debt. They also ask: Why can’t we just cancel debt and start over? if we are reaching oil limits, and these limits threaten to destabilize the system.
By Gary Null, Nate Hagens, Progressive Radio Network
Progressive Radio's Gary Null talks peak oil, climate change, economy, culture, policy and much more with Kurt Cobb and Nate Hagens.
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Design
Permaculture teaching and activism have always aimed to work with those already interested in changing their lives, land and communities for the better, rather than proselytising the disinterested majority.
By Joanne Poyourow, Transition US
In case I don't use sufficiently 'skillful means,' please let me begin with stating: I am not advocating for intentionally creating an economic crash.
By Jason Heppenstall, 22 Billion Energy Slaves
The two civilisation destroying situations we face are peak oil and climate change.
By Sharon Astyk, Casaubon's Book
The fact that we can’t make professional institutions that duplicate the functions of family suggest that there is something about families that cannot be marketed, sold, professionalized or made into cookie cutter product...
By Eric Garza, Aisthetica
This is a brief article articulating why the idea of energy return, typically applied to the manufacture of fuels, has broad social relevance.
By Erik Curren, Transition Voice
It’s a staple of summer disaster flicks: the scene of a panicked populace trying to get the hell out of Dodge.
By Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
We are far enough and deep enough into the most heroic monetary and fiscal efforts ever undertaken to finally ask, why aren't these measures working? Or at least we should be. Oddly, many in DC, on Wall Street, and the Federal Reserve continue to steadfastly refuse to include anything in their approaches and frameworks other than "more of the same."
By David Bergman, EcoOptimism
What to make of the mixed message in Sunday’s New York Times op-ed by David Leonhardt? Dispelling the prevalent and stubborn myth that environmental measures are a drag on economic recovery is critical to efforts to gain public and political support. Leonhardt attempts to help, but misses some of the most important points.
By Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute
Yes, the most effective way to slow climate change is to shrink the economy.