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Fun with Trends
Richard Heinberg Mar 19, 2012
If current population trends continue . . . The population of the United States will increase to over 600 million by 2080, and in 2150 it will equal China’s present size. … >>
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Posts on Ecology
Where does permaculture now sit within Transition?
Rob Hopkins Oct 25, 2011
I first came across permaculture without realising it. I was travelling in Pakistan and China with a guy called Chris Gwin, who lived at Crystal Waters Permaculture Village in Queensland, … >>
Economic Solutions Worth Spreading
Joshua Farley Oct 21, 2011
On October 24th the Gund Insititute for Ecological Economics is holding a teach in which aims to respond to the recent #Occupy protests on Wall Street and around the country. The event has been … >>
Bill McKibben: “Communities are more important than individuals, and probably more important than states and nations”
Bill McKibben Rob Hopkins Oct 12, 2011
Last week Bill McKibben was in town, and I was lucky enough to get to interview him for half an hour before his talk to a packed St. John’s Church in Totnes (which Jay Tompt reflected on … >>
Conservation in San Antonio is Saving More than Water
Sandra Postel Jul 15, 2011
[Excerpt] Who would believe that a translucent sightless amphibian that dwells only in dark underground caves could force a big Texas city to not only slash its water use but make water waste … >>
Mississippi Floods Can Be Restrained With Natural Defenses
Sandra Postel May 4, 2011
[Excerpt] The destruction of 35 million acres of wetlands — an area the size of Illinois — in the upper Mississippi River basin has increased flood risks to cities and farms … >>
History's Wake-up Call for the Greenhouse Century
Sandra Postel Jan 6, 2011
[Excerpt] In early December, as I motored away from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, I glimpsed a sign for the Hohokam Expressway. The road was named after the Hohokam … >>
MAN UP! It's Time to Suck the Oceans Dry
Tod Brilliant Sep 23, 2010 5 comments
It’s pretty awesome, humanity’s ability to deny a shred of responsibility for the well-being of our home planet. As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Chinese government officials filed paperwork with the U.N. to launch a potentially far more devastating assault against our shared oceans. ... >>
Deepwater Horizon: The Worst-Case Scenario
Richard Heinberg Jun 20, 2010 35 comments
Reports from the Gulf of Mexico just keep getting worse. Estimates of the rate of oil spillage from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead just keep gushing (the latest official number: up to 60,000 … >>
Deepwater Horizon: This Is What the End of the Oil Age Looks Like
Richard Heinberg May 25, 2010 21 comments
Lately I’ve been reading the excellent coverage of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill at www.TheOilDrum.com, a site frequented by veteran oil geologists and engineers. A couple of adages … >>
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