Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
A human society that aspires for long-term sustainability will want to live in accord with basic ecological principles: energy comes from the sun; all resources are constantly cycled such that there is no waste whatsoever; fertile soil is the foundation of terrestrial life; and a sustainable population of a given species is one that is maintained at or within the carrying capacity of the ecosystem.
Population Australia’s ‘big threat’
Japan workers urged: Go home and multiply
Peak oil? Global warming? No, it’s ‘Boomsday!’
Dems unveil $825B in spending increases, tax cuts
Advice to Obama: Yes we can, but will we?
Energy nominee Chu: Coal, nuclear an ‘important part’ of power mix
Shaky economy means ‘bye-bye baby’ for some
Interview with the geologist-authors of The American West at Risk, a recently-published tome that details how ongoing environmental issues are destroying the general livability of Earth for all species, including humans. This book shouldn’t just be on every wannabe Greenpeace activist’s nightstand. Each of the 13 chapters explore one subject in depth — forestry, mining, military operations, road building, to name a few — and balances science with politics and reality to sharpen the argument for preservation of natural resources.
A world without money?
See the Blind Spot, a new documentary
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
NY Times on the gas tax
Braddock, Pennsylvania: Out of the furnace and into the fire
‘The nurses’ birthed a better place at Stinking Creek
Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Churches
Recession prompts some couples to delay having kids
The Delta debate in California: Resurrecting the canal
Drought parches much of the U.S., may get worse
Peak population and Generation X
Not just peak oil, but “peak hierarchy,” too?
Chris Martenson on the current financial crisis
The science of the future of war
Vandana Shiva: Food, finance & climate
The ant and the cricket
New website for Prof. Al Bartlett
Fourth Shell Dialogues Webchat ”Communicating Sustainability”Scientific Community Called Upon To Resolve Debate On ‘Net Energy’ Once And For All
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
Losing the edge?
Zero immigration and sustainable populations
Michigan’s third peak oil conference of 2008 focuses on the specific challenges and solutions for Michigan and features 45 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Albert Bates, Michael Brownlee, Ellen Hodgeson Brown, Richard Gilbert, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, and Aaron Wissner. The event is schedule for the November 14 weekend.
