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 ...
In Transition 1.0
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Urban solutions, Transition Towns, Organizing, Energy, Relocalization, general, adaptation, Community, climate change | No Comments »This is part one. Many thanks to our friends in the UK for making this film freely available. More info at Transition United States and our site, Transition Rhode Island:
Annie Leonard on Cap and Trade
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in False Solutions, Politics, climate change | No Comments »Jared Diamond’s Ecocidal NYT Op-ed
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Media, sustainable business, False Solutions | No Comments »Stephanie McMillan offers this most excellent response to Jared Diamond's latest exercise in high-profile corporate apologetics in the New York Times. Did it strike you as amusing that Diamond held up Wal-Mart as a shining example of green business ...
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, ...