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A 50,000-Foot View of the Global Crisis
We are now well into a global crisis that may mark the end of this cycle of human civilization. In…
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By the Numbers – Data Highlights from Full Planet, Empty Plates
by Earth Policy Institute More than 150 data sets accompany Lester R. Brown’s latest book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The…
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ASPO 2012 Presentations
From May 30 — June 1, 2012, the 10th ASPO (Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas) meeting…
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Summary Presentations for Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity
Editor’s Note: Some permies may wish to download the slideshow files at bottom to use, or modify to use, for…
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David Holmgren on Retrofitting the Suburbs for the Energy Descent Future
Introduction by Samuel Alexander of the Simplicity Institute: I’m pleased to announce that David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept,…
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Hope for a New Era: Before/After Examples of Permaculture Earth Restoration – Solving Our Problems From the Ground Up
If you aren’t in a reading mood, and/or just came to look at the before/after photographs, click here to jump…
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Two Views of Our Future
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute No previous civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural supports. Nor…
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How “Sustainability” Became “Sustained Growth”
Editor’s Preamble: In a prevous editorial life, I used to make a decent attempt at commentary for these large international…
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The Mendacity of Hope
The summits which promise to save the world keep us dangling, not mobilising. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and…
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Rio+20: What Ecovillages Offer
It is the start of Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and the Global Ecovillage Network has a strong…
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Myth of Perpetual Growth is Killing America
Editor’s preamble: It’s refreshing and even somewhat reassuring when a major stock market website runs an article like the one…
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Ted Trainer and the Simpler Way
Editor’s Note: To follow, I think, is a very important look at Ted Trainer’s work — one that broaches an…
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