Peak Oil
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Syria Back-Story, Part I: Internal Displacement and the Story Framework
Editor’s Note: Some time ago I asked one of my permaculture contacts in Syria if they could give us some…
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
by Emily E. Adams, Earth Policy Institute The U.S. Annual Carbon Footprint (Chandler 2008) Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil…
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Climate Breakdown
How governments bemoan the problem but keep stoking the fires. by George Monbiot Already, a thousand blogs and columns insist…
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How Old Are We?
I am sixty years old. When confronting my age I realize that the older I get the more vulnerable I…
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The Hour is Darkest just before Dawn: Crisis as Opportunity
The Festival of Ideas is on at the University of Melbourne at the moment, and I was invited to give…
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Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture – UN Agencies Call for an End to Industrial Agriculture & Food System
A rising chorus from UN agencies on how food security, poverty, gender inequality and climate change can all be addressed…
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Draw the Line Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline on September 21st, 2013
Last week Canadian Prime Minister Harper reportedly offered to make a deal with President Obama to get approval from the…
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Peak Oil Is Alive and Well, and Costing the Earth
by Dr Samuel Alexander, co-director of the Simplicity Institute and a lecturer with the Office for Environmental Programs, University of…
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How Cuba Leads the World in Permaculture (Podcasts – Parts I & II)
Part I: Cuban Food Crisis after the Soviet Union Collapsed Roberto Perez, speaking at IPC10 in Jordan Photo © Craig…
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U.S. Bike-Sharing Fleet More than Doubles in 2013
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute The opening of the San Francisco Bay Area bike share on August 29, 2013,…
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Paradise Lost
Many of us who have been paying attention to the state of the world over the last half century have…
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Problem: Pollution — Solution: Biogas
In this polluted world there is good news. We can create energy from some of our waste! by Zaia Kendall,…
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