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YOU ARE HERE: The Oil Journey Presentation

Asher Miller Dec 21, 2011   

YOU ARE HERE: THE OIL JOURNEY     Thanks to your support, we have just completed "You Are Here: The Oil Journey." This is a customizable presentation *you* can use to … >>

What We Are For

Richard Heinberg Nov 17, 2011   

  Every activist engaged in combating human-caused climate change or specific elements of the current energy economy knows that the work is primarily oppositional. It could hardly be … >>

Our Problems are Resolvable In Principle: END OF GROWTH CHAPTER 6, PART 4

Richard Heinberg Oct 12, 2011   

This article is part 4 from Chapter 6 of Richard Heinberg's new book 'The End of Growth', published by New Society Publishers. This chapter looks at ideas for post growth economics.  Get the … >>

To Weep or Reap: The Flap on School Gardens

Zenobia Barlow Feb 01, 2010   1 comments

I was speaking today with a mom at my sons' school. She was concerned about a teacher who was doing such a poor job that even his students were complaining that they weren't learning enough. … >>

Our Evanescent Culture and the Awesome Duty of Librarians

Richard Heinberg Oct 07, 2009   17 comments

How secure is our civilization’s accumulated knowledge? It is a question that, in a fundamental sense, transcends many life-and-death concerns (threats of sickness, natural disaster, or … >>

A Timely Reminder of the Real Limits to Growth

Bill McKibben Oct 06, 2009   5 comments

[Excerpt] It has been more than 30 years since a groundbreaking book predicted that if growth continued unchecked, the Earth’s ecological systems would be overwhelmed within a century. The … >>