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Why I’m marking passing 400 ppm by getting back on an aeroplane

Rob Hopkins May 17, 2013   

In November 2006, I sat at the back of the Barn Cinema, Dartington, and watched ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘. It had such an impact on me that by the time it ended, I had decided that I … >>

The Peak Oil Crisis: Supply Shock

Tom Whipple May 17, 2013   

A new phrase, “supply shock,” entered the lexicon of the global oil business this week when the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that unexpectedly rapid growth in tight oil … >>

Counting the Calories and calories

Philip Ackerman-Leist May 16, 2013   

As soon as we step out of our homes in pursuit of food, we cross an energy threshold that is worth considering. ... >>

Governance in the Long Emergency

David Orr May 15, 2013   

It is time to talk about important things. Why have we come so close to the brink of extinction so carelessly and casually? ... >>

South African Anti-Fracking Activist Calls for Global Alliance

Sandra Postel May 14, 2013   

Anti-fracking activist Jonathan Deal, winner of a 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize, discusses strategy to save the Karoo region of his native South Africa from gas drilling. Credit: Goldman … >>

Rethinking hot dinners and cold drinks

Philip Ackerman-Leist May 13, 2013   

Data sometimes hurts, especially when it hits home. Just when it seemed like we could blame the farmer, the processor, and the distributor for our food energy woes, lo and behold, our constant culinary vacillations between hot and cold have conspired to put the American kitchen in the crosshairs of our food energy hunt. ... >>

Food ENERGY: Processing

Philip Ackerman-Leist May 10, 2013   

This is part 4 of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide 'Rebuilding the Foodshed' ... >>

How anti-coal campaigners are protecting Australia’s economy

Paul Gilding May 9, 2013   

Irony doesn’t get any better than this. Environmentalists and farmers fighting the expansion of coal mining and coal seam gas across Australia are protecting the economy. If they are … >>

Food Movement: Wheels, Water, Rail, and Air

Philip Ackerman-Leist May 6, 2013   

When we hit the distribution issue, we see the challenge of taking on the Goliaths of the food world with nothing but a slingshot in the form of a pickup truck. ... >>

As Oil and Gas Drilling Competes for Water, One New Mexico County Says No

Sandra Postel May 3, 2013   

In drought-plagued New Mexico, water is gold. ... >>