Peak Oil
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Peak Oil, Energy Descent, and the Fate of Consumerism
Western-style consumer lifestyles are highly resource and energy intensive. This paper examines the energy intensity of these consumer lifestyles and…
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Orlando Permaculture Documentary
The heroes and heroines of history’s past are so well-known they need not be mentioned. Lesser known and perhaps more…
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Act Now to Stop the Keystone Pipeline (Again!)
First the good news: President Obama is standing firm on his decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline, and he’s…
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The Energy Trap
by Tom Murphy, associate professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. Many Do the Math posts have…
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Roads to Ruin
A new road-building programme will drain money from essential services. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political…
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Sounding the Deeps
If this analysis is correct, a Great Depression is all but inevitable. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental…
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U.S. Gasoline Use Declining: Keystone XL Pipeline Not Needed
by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute As the debate unfolds about whether to build a 1,711-mile pipeline to carry crude…
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Roberto Perez Rivero: “Permaculture’s Use of Water in Time of Climate Change – the Cuban Experience” (IPC Presentation – Video)
Roberto Perez Rivero gives his presentation at the IPC10, Amman, Jordan Photographs © PRI Roberto Perez Rivero gave an excellent…
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German Military Peak Oil Study – Full English Translation
Peak Oil: Security policy implications of scarce resources Download PDF (1.77mb) In previous articles (here and here) we’ve linked to…
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Shale Fail
It looks as if the UK government is allowing shale gas fracking companies to regulate themselves. by George Monbiot: journalist,…
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Introduction to Food Sovereignty: Food and Democracy (Download the E-Book!)
Download the Food and Democracy e-book (1.75mb PDF) To give some excellent reading for the readerholics amongst you, regular contributor…
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