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it’s the end of the world as we know it (…and I feel fine) (1)
it’s the end of the world as we know it (…and I feel fine) (1)
Probably few saw this meltdown coming. We have come to view human progress as a given, and an ever growing economy and living standard as an entitlement.
An interview with Ray Leonard
Ray Leonard was selected last week to serve as CEO of Hyperdynamics Corp., a Houston-based and AMEX-listed oil and gas company with exploration assets in West Africa…A number of international organizations and elite audiences in Washington D.C. have heard his talks and have taken them seriously. Steve Andrews reached him last week and popped several quick questions.
Transport – July 27
– Questioning the direction of transportation policy
– Recession brings sharp fall in UK road deaths
– Relocalizing Vermont: We Just Paid $3,500 for Poultney Man’s 18 mpg Truck
ASPO 2009 International peak oil conference
ASPO-USA, in concert with ASPO-International, invites you to join energy experts, investors, utilities, representatives from federal, state, and local governments, and others in Denver, Colorado for ASPO-USA’s 5th annual Peak Oil Conference.
HOME documentary – Earth’s unsustainable energy and environmental situation – with critical review
The film HOME by Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a beautifully shot panorama of the Earth and the damage done to it by modern humanity.
Did GM Arise from Peak Oil Ashes?
After being forced into bankruptcy by peak oil, reports claim that General Motors rose from the ashes like the proverbial phoenix, but in reality, it is only an illusion, which has bamboozled both the press and the public.
Why Science won’t save us
Last week one of the three main French trotskist group – Worker’s Struggle – published an editorial denouncing “degrowth” as “reactionary”. I am no fan of French style degrowth. Most of the time, it is hardly more than a revolutionary mythology repackaged as ecology…Yet the red hard-liners’ reaction is interesting because it highlights one of the industrial world’s most pervasive delusion : the faith in science as an all-powerful mean to manipulate reality.
Peak Moment 146: Permaculture for Humanity
The future is abundant, asserts permaculture designer Larry Santoyo. His vision of living in the present provides a wonderful antidote to fear about uncertain futures. People need to rediscover that we’re part of the ecosystem, and apply permaculture design principles to the many problems we face.
Peak Moment 145: Resourceful Guy Builds Solar House, Solar Power, Solar Car
John Weber’s Boise, Idaho house with south-facing windows rarely needs heat and never air conditioning. Meet a man who has built a passive-solar house with solar electric power and solar hot water; plus a solar-powered electric car — and who rides a bike!
Reality Report: Matthew Stein
Matthew Stein, author of When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency is the guest on The Reality Report. Learn about the “Survivor Personality” and “What are the best bugs to eat,” as drawn from Mat’s encyclopedic work.
Peak Moment 142: Energy Co-op Brings Power to the People
What if a community owned its electric utility cooperatively, rather than paying a for-profit company? Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative could be a model. Energy Services manager Jessica Nelson describes how this locally owned, democratically governed non-profit serves the good of the community.
