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Faster Drilling, Diminishing Returns in Shale Plays Nationwide?

Sharon Kelly Apr 30, 2013   

Today's shale gas boom has brought a surge of drilling across the US, driving natural gas prices to historic lows over the past couple of years. ... >>

Can Rebulding Local Food Systems Help Promote Renewable Energy?

Philip Ackerman-Leist Apr 29, 2013   

As soon as we begin using the word “farming” again, all of the implicit associations with farming begin to reemerge in our shared thoughts and language ... >>

Rebuilding the Foodshed: Fields of ENERGY

Philip Ackerman-Leist Apr 25, 2013   

  Over the coming days, we'll be sharing material from Chapter 4 (Energy) of the latest Resilience guide, "Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food … >>

Tar Sands Is Worse Than You Can Imagine: Incredible Images You Have to See

Leslie Moyer Apr 19, 2013   

The mining of the Alberta tar sands is the biggest industrial project on earth and quite possibly the world's most environmentally destructive. ... >>

Six resilience “aha!” moments

Rob Hopkins Apr 18, 2013   

Usually when I go to events I tend to be the ‘resilience guy’, or one of a handful of people who work with and think about resilience who tend to gather at the back of other events … >>

Colorado River, Meet the Sea

Sandra Postel Apr 18, 2013   

If a river is born with a destiny, it is to reach the sea.  It carries sweet water, sediment, and nutrients to the coastal zone, where fisheries and marine life depend on it for sustenance and habitat. ... >>

There's Only One Real Option for Averting Economic and Ecological Ruin -- So Why Aren't We Talking About It?

Richard Heinberg Apr 16, 2013   

Energy conservation is our best strategy for pre-adapting to an inevitably energy-constrained future. And it may be our only real option for averting economic, social, and ecological ruin. ... >>

Is the Keystone XL Pipeline the “Stonewall” of the Climate Movement?

Bill McKibben Apr 8, 2013   

It was certainly joyful to see marriage equality being considered by our top judicial body.  In some ways, however, the most depressing spectacle of the week was watching Democratic leaders … >>

The Accidental Wetland in the Colorado Delta

Sandra Postel Apr 4, 2013   

Wellton-Mohawk Canal Seen here at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Wellton-Mohawk Canal carries drainage water from an Arizona irrigation district sixty miles into the Colorado River Delta in Mexico. … >>

The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet

Richard Heinberg Apr 1, 2013   

Tara Lohan author of Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource interviews Richard Heinberg about ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth. If you … >>