Don’t Worry, There’s Plenty of Oil
In recent months we’ve seen a spate of articles, reports, and op-eds claiming that peak oil is a worry of the past thanks to so-called “new technologies” that can tap massive amounts of previously inaccessible stores of “unconventional” oil....
Rob Hopkins talk to the 2012 World Student Environmental Summit
Rob Hopkins recorded this speech to inspire the 5th edition of the World Student Environmental Summit in Lausanne.
The end of the Industrial Revolution
What a privilege it is to be alive in these times, in such a significant period in human history. It’s not always easy to see moments of great historical importance when you’re in the middle of them. Sometimes they’re...
Building Resilience in a Changing Climate
Climate shocks are on the way. We’ve already spewed so much carbon into the atmosphere that a cascade of worsening crop failures, droughts, floods, and freak storms is virtually guaranteed. You, your family, and your community will feel the...
Our Oversized Groundwater Footprint
We don’t see it, smell it or hear it, but the tragedy unfolding underground is nonetheless real – and it spells big trouble. I’m talking about the depletion of groundwater, the stores of H2O contained in geologic formations called...
Gloria Flora Biochar Conference 2012
See http://www.2012.biochar.us.com for more information about the 2012 US Biochar Conference. Gloria Flora’s Presentation
Creating a World Worth Inheriting
With a new site and a number of new irons in the fire, Adam and I thought it a good time to revisit and renew the mission behind this movement. Simply put, our mission is to create a world...
The Fight of Our Time: Bill McKibben’s Thought Bubble
Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, global thinker and leader, and author of several books; including The End of Nature, and Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, shares this call to action for what could not only...
A Conversation with Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson
By Joshua Yates: This excerpt is reprinted with permission from The Hedgehog Review 14.2 (Summer 2012). Why has the term “sustainability” become so popular, and is it useful? Berry: I’ll go out on a limb, and Wes can saw...
12 ways communities can become economically resilient
Check out this short interview with Michael followed by short 12 ways communities can become economically resilient. Recorded at the FL Small Farms and Alternative Enterprise Conference 2012. View the Prezi More about Local Dollars, Local Sense