South African Anti-Fracking Activist Calls for Global Alliance
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 Environmental Prize “We’ve got to stop doing this,” said Jonathan Deal,...
Rethinking hot dinners and cold drinks
This is part 5 of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide, "Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food Systems". In this excerpt we enter the kitchen. Read Part 1, Read...
Food ENERGY: Processing
This is part 4 of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide, "Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food Systems". This excerpt focuses on strategies for reducing the energy footprint of...
How anti-coal campaigners are protecting Australia’s economy
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 successful in slowing down or reversing these sectors in Australia,...
Locus Focus: Rebuilding the foodshed – a conversation with Phillip Ackerman-Leist
Credit: KBOO | Download We live at a time of transition: when factory-farmed food from the other side of the world crosses paths with organics raised at a local CSA (community-supported agriculture). The question many ask is: which direction leads us to...
Food Movement: Wheels, Water, Rail, and Air
This is part 3 of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide, "Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food Systems". This excerpt looks at the challenge of moving food from farm...
As Oil and Gas Drilling Competes for Water, One New Mexico County Says No
The Mora River upstream of Watrous in Mora County, New Mexico. In an effort to protect its water sources, Mora County has banned oil and gas extraction on county land. Photo: J. N. Stuart/Flickr/cc In drought-plagued New Mexico,...
Faster Drilling, Diminishing Returns in Shale Plays Nationwide?
Faster Drilling, Diminishing Returns in Shale Plays Nationwide? (via Desmogblog) 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. But, according to...
Can Rebulding Local Food Systems Help Promote Renewable Energy?
This is part 2 of our serialization of Chapter 4 (Energy) from the latest Resilience guide, "Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable & Secure Food Systems". This excerpt looks at some areas where small to mid scale...
Richard Heinberg on The End of Growth
Richard Heinberg examines the ongoing financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. Describes what policymakers, communities, and families can do to build a new economy that operates...