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Dr. Frank Popper on American growth

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Posted in growth, Economy, adaptation | No Comments »

Faultlines: In Deep Water

Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Social Justice, Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, False Solutions, Politics, water, Energy, Economy, peak oil | 1 Comment »

Puru Saxena lays it all out

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »

Petrobras CEO predicts peak oil in 2010

Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Energy, peak oil | 1 Comment »

Over at The Oil Drum, they just posted an article on a presentation Petrobras CEO Jose' Sergio Gabrielli gave in December 2009. Read for yourself, and decide if the world can come up with a Saudi Arabia's worth of capacity ...

Move your money

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Politics, Humor, Economy, Relocalization, Money, Community | No Comments »

Colbert and author/filmmaker Eugene Jarecki. Go to this link for more information. Then do it. The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Martenson on Copenhagen and economic growth: you can’t have both

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Posted in Politics, Human Impact, Denial, Economy, Education, climate change, adaptation, renewable energy | No Comments »

Since Chris Martenson published his illuminating and essential Crash Course, his general essays have been few and far between. This new piece is equally important, and examines how the goals of the Copenhagen agreement are at odds with conventional ideas ...

Ordinary Fears, Extraordinary Times

Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Psychology, Denial, Preparedness, Economy, adaptation, Community, general | No Comments »

Kathy McMahon of Peak Oil Blues offers sage advice here. Peak Oil, Climate change and the Greater Depression will pose many challenges to our way of life but let’s get real, for a moment: Golden Hordes aren’t one of them. At ...

Advancing the Green Economy writing contest

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Economy, Education, renewable energy | No Comments »

The Energy Center at URI is hosting a writing contest for undergraduate and graduate students. Submission deadline is Dec. 10. Here are the details.

Time Banks kickoff in South County tonight

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Economy, Money, Community Currency, Community, adaptation | No Comments »

Our Transition Rhode Island group has been talking about Time Banks for months now. Tonight we are having a kickoff event in South County. All Rhode Islanders are welcome. Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Road, Peace Dale, 7pm.

Poetry from Climate Camp London

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Humor, Culture/The Arts, Economy, climate change | No Comments »

Wish I knew his name, but his poem says it all.