Towards a new economy and a new politics
The U.S. political economy is failing across a broad front—environmentally, socially, economically, and politically. Deep, systemic change is needed to transition to a new economy, one where the...
View ArticleLetters from America
An agriculture student from a small North Indian village writes home to his sister about the bizarre way of life he encounters during a stay in America. (An updated "Gulliver's Travels")read more
View ArticleCreating a post-peak future you will want to live into
The future most people are living into is beginning to disappear. The financial crisis threw the first punch, but oil depletion will deliver the knockout blow. The moment people realize that the...
View ArticlePeak oil review - June 28
A roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Deepwater Horizon -Venezuela continues nationalizations -Quote of the week -Briefs read more
View ArticlePeak oil review - July 5
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Deepwater Horizon -China -Quote of the week -Briefsread more
View ArticlePeak phosphorus - July 16
- Sustainable P talk (video) [new]- American Scientist: Does Peak Phosphorus Loom?- Scientist urges government to address 'peak phosphate' risk- Sustainable Phosphorus Initiative at Arizona State...
View ArticleModernizing Henry George
Economists have traditionally considered nature to be infinite relative to the economy, and therefore not scarce, and therefore properly priced at zero. But the biosphere is now scarce, and becoming...
View ArticleNaresh Giangrande, Co-Founder of the World's First Transition Town
Naresh Giangrande is the co-founder of the world's first Transition Town, in Totnes, UK. The goal of Transition Towns is to transition from oil dependence to community resilience. He was visiting in...
View ArticleProjection of world fossil fuel production with supply and demand...
Fossil fuels are currently an essential component in the global economy and the growth of the human population. The fossil fuel production projections from this study suggest that many of the IPCC...
View ArticlePeak oil, prices, and supplies - July 21
-The Impending Peak and Decline of Petroleum Production: an Underestimated Challenge for Conservation of Ecological Integrity-How Much Does a Gallon of Gas Cost?-Offshore Oil Drilling and Hurricane...
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