Sea Shepherd at Deepwater Ground Zero
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 Posted in Disaster relief, Species loss, Environmental cleanup, Human Impact, False Solutions, water | No Comments »Important footage showing the scope of this disaster. What an unbelievable nightmare. This will affect all of us for decades. Thanks to Steve Roest and Sea Shepherd.
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 »Oil plumes, Gulf’s unseen disaster
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in Disaster relief, Species loss, non-human rights, Environmental cleanup, Human Impact, water | 1 Comment »From Rachel Maddow: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The Call of Life
Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Species loss, non-human rights, Human Impact, deep ecology | No Comments »Michael Klare: The relentless pursuit of extreme energy
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Human Impact, False Solutions, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Michael Klare, author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, sees the Deepwater disaster as the beginning of the new age of chasing the "tough energy," found miles beneath the ocean, or in dirty, less concentrated sources like Alberta's tar sands. As ...
Moving our nation beyond petroleum
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, appropriate technology, Politics, Energy, climate change, adaptation, peak oil | 1 Comment »Daphne Wysham on the opportunity presented by the Gulf Coast offshore drilling disaster.
Reflections on an environmental catastrophe
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Disaster relief, Human Impact, False Solutions, Energy, ethics, water | 1 Comment »Abel Collins from RI Sierra Club raises the big questions with strong words at RI Future: Let’s not mince words. We are watching one of the worst environmental disasters humans have ever caused unfold off the coast of Louisiana in ...
The flood of 2010
Friday, April 9th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Human Impact, Preparedness, climate change | 1 Comment »While sunny skies have dominated the past week in Rhode Island, many residents have spent long hours draining flooded basements and lugging damaged possessions out into the yard. The rivers have receded, now comes the FEMA aid applications, the salvage, ...
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 ...
How many bicyclists does it take to power a hair dryer?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 Posted in appropriate technology, Human Impact, Energy, renewable energy | No Comments »An illuminating article from the UK's Daily Mail. An experiment designed by owners of a company called Electric Pedals takes the concept of "energy slaves" and makes it real. The discoveries may surprise (and challenge) you. Switch off, scale down, ...