The Peak Oil Crisis: China at a Turning Point
This spring, I spent three weeks traveling around China and needless to say, I, along with every other visitor, was impressed by the economic progress the Chinese have made in the years since the Cultural Revolution. Tens of millions...
Alaska’s Coal: Flashpoint for Coming Climate Battles
If there is any place on planet Earth where we should dig in our heels against expanded coal mining, it is surely Alaska. Imagine the environmental travesty of ships by the hundreds laden with coal dug from pristine Arctic...
Fracking’s Threats to Drinking Water Call for a Precautionary Approach
At least one aspect of fracking’s risks to drinking water became a little clearer this week. A study led by Rob Jackson of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
Knitting your own MRI scanner, or not
John Paul Flintoff’s article about Transition and The Power of Just Doing Stuff that appeared in the Guardian two weeks ago seemed to hit the right note, and has been popping up all over the place. It also led to the book being...
Richard Heinberg Navigating the New Economic Reality Part 1
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. The video begins with Kelly Rajala (Co-founder of Share Exchange) introducing Richard. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013,...
Richard Heinberg Navigating the New Economic Reality Part 2
In this keynote presentation Richard surveys three over-arching global trends that provide the context for smart local economic development and planning. Event Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, hosted by Share Exchange for more information visit: www.shareexchange.coop View Part 1
Fish, Frogs, and People to Benefit from Biggest Dam-Removal Project in California History
San Clemente Dam in California, now coming down. Photo via sanclementedamremoval.org Today marks a historic event for California rivers: the launch of the biggest dam removal project in state history. Over the next 28 months, the beautiful Carmel River...
The Story of More: Richard Heinberg
What if we aren’t about to return to economic growth? What if the economic growth era is actually behind us? Richard Heinberg’s latest landmark work, The End of Growth, goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining...
Why even the G8 prefer vibrant, diverse local economies really…
If there was one picture that captured the times we are living through it is this. It appeared on the BBC website recently with the following caption: Kevin McGuire walks his dog past a vacant shop in Belcoo, Northern Ireland....
Australia’s oil vulnerability
Credit: RN: Big Ideas | Download While some predict peak oil will soon be the end of industrial society, others shrug it off as scaremongering. But if we are running out of oil, is intervention needed to mitigate the impact of peak...