United States – Dec 15
Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Churches
Recession prompts some couples to delay having kids
The Delta debate in California: Resurrecting the canal
Drought parches much of the U.S., may get worse
Population
Deep thought – Dec 6
Peak population and Generation X
Not just peak oil, but “peak hierarchy,” too?
Chris Martenson on the current financial crisis
Deep thought – Nov 24
The science of the future of war
Vandana Shiva: Food, finance & climate
The ant and the cricket
Deep Thought – Nov 13
New website for Prof. Al Bartlett
Fourth Shell Dialogues Webchat ”Communicating Sustainability”Scientific Community Called Upon To Resolve Debate On ‘Net Energy’ Once And For All
Deep Thought – Nov 7
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
Losing the edge?
Zero immigration and sustainable populations
Michigan hosts state-focused peak oil conference
Michigan’s third peak oil conference of 2008 focuses on the specific challenges and solutions for Michigan and features 45 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Albert Bates, Michael Brownlee, Ellen Hodgeson Brown, Richard Gilbert, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, and Aaron Wissner. The event is schedule for the November 14 weekend.
Quantifying Overextension—America’s “Predicament”
The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”.
Climate & environment – Oct 10
Rural communities best equipped to cope with climate change: UN report
Climate change could force millions from homes
Climate change forcing animals to move up
Water – Oct 3
Ebb without Flow: Water May Be the New Oil in a Thirsty Global Economy
Water debate: The propostion “Water, as a scarce resource, should be priced according to its market value”
The Harsh Economics of the Global Water Crisis
Food & agriculture – Oct 1
Food shortage catastrophe creeping up on the world
Dr. Abby Gold on Local Foods and Food Deserts in North Dakota and Minnesota (audio)
A School Garden Brings Learning to Life (video and audio)
Review: Depletion and Abundance by Sharon Astyk
Why are so few peak oil authors women? There’s been much debate about this, and no one has yet arrived at a definitive answer. But whatever the reason, Sharon Astyk has established herself as a true rarity within the peak oil community by virtue of being a woman who has chosen to write about peak oil. The perspective that she offers is thus both uncommon and vital.
Deep thought – Sept 18
Paul Ehrlich webcast: Has the “Population Bomb” finally exploded?
Waiting for the whirlwind (Palin & US culture)
One green baby