The peak oil crisis: a steepening slope
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Economy, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Talking at a recent local meeting about peak oil, we speculated whether the current economic crisis would actually buy us time for peak oil mitigation, but the leaked information from the IEA's new report brought us back to reality. Heinberg discusses ...
We need “…a new Saudi Arabia every 18 months”
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Richard Heinberg explains the new International Energy Agency report, which states that the world is struggling to meet current demand for oil, and declines in output of more than 9% per year worldwide are anticipated. Not good news. Based on ...
Michael Pollan: Letter to the “Farmer in Chief”
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics, Economy, Energy, Gardening/Farming, food production | No Comments »In case you missed it when it came out in the New York Times Magazine two weeks ago....Here is Michael Pollan's letter:Dear Mr. President-Elect,It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time ...
What would the bank bailout money buy for the environment?
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in False Solutions, Politics, Economy, Money | No Comments »As hundreds of billions of dollars are thrown around like, well, hundreds of dollars, this article from the UK's Guardian gives a much-needed reality check. Countries could protect nature, help halt climate change, and provide food and clean water for a ...
Chris Martenson’s Crash Course now complete
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Preparedness, Economy, Money, adaptation | No Comments »Part 20, the final chapter of Chris Martenson's Crash Course is now finished, completing a course that has taken Chris years to develop. Imagine how hard it must have been--to complete a chapter on personal strategies for managing financial adversity-- ...
Update: South County Green Drinks at Pier Cinema, Narragansett
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in general | No Comments »Just to confirm: The meeting of South County Green Drinks (all are welcome) is taking place Wed. evening, Oct. 22, 7pm at the Pier Cinema in Narragansett, right near Narragansett Beach. Hope to see you there. Call 401-497-0293 for info ...
Manufactured Landscapes
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Human Impact, Culture/The Arts, Economy, general | No Comments »Presented by the Green Cafe, Friday, October 24th, 7:30 This award winning film takes us to China following Edward Burtynsky, a Canadian artist, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Through his camera, we see the effects of China’s massive ...
Transition Towns comes to the US
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Community, Relocalization, adaptation, general, climate change, peak oil | No Comments »Anyone reading this blog for any length of time knows we have been plugging the Transition Towns movement whenever possible. While the movement originated in the UK with Rob Hopkins and Transition Culture, it has spread worldwide. It was ...
South County Green Drinks/Sustainability Meetup this Wednesday
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Relocalization, Community, general | No Comments »Our first Green Drinks/Sustainability Meetup will be taking place this Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Narragansett Theatre, pending confirmation with Matt of Gold Standard Social Club. Please check this website on Wednesday to confirm the location. Update: the meetup will take place at ...
Monbiot: Stock collapse petty compared to the nature crunch
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in ethics, Social Justice, Economy, Money, adaptation, climate change | No Comments »George Monbiot writes about the larger view in this article in The Guardian. As we goggle at the fluttering financial figures, a different set of numbers passes us by. On Friday, Pavan Sukhdev, the Deutsche Bank economist leading a European study ...