Sharon Astyk A student in my class asked me for a list of skills we need to get ready for peak oil, prioritized. I admit, it took me about a […]
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Four Day Workweek – An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Aaron Newton The notion of our standard work week here in America has remained largely the same since 1938. That was the year the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed, […]
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This speech was delivered today, July 24, 2008, in Berlin. Barack Obama Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel […]
Continue readingGetting Ready for Tough Times
Aeldric I thought I would share a personal anecdote and see who else is experiencing this strange phenomenon. Almost 3 years ago I started seriously preparing for Peak Oil. I […]
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This speech was delivered on July 17 at the D.A.R. Constitutional Hall. Al Gore There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends […]
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Today we shift our focus from describing the problem to visualizing some possible solutions. The following remarks were prepared for the International Conference on Peak Oil and Climate Change, which […]
Continue readingRescuing Ourselves with a Green Lifeline
George Monbiot Almost everyone seems to agree: governments now face a choice between saving the planet and saving the economy. As recession looms, the political pressure to abandon green policies […]
Continue readingThe Olduvai Theory
In 1996 when Richard C. Duncan, Ph.D. wrote his seminal paper on The Olduvai Theory, the price of oil reached a high of $25 per barrel. Today, twelve years later, […]
Continue readingWhy is Capitalism Failing Us?
Timothy Wilken I just finished reading a new book by Dmitry Orlov called REINVENTING COLLAPSE: The Soviet Example and American Prospects. It was difficult to read, not because the ideas […]
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George Monbiot Though the rich world’s governments won’t hear it, the issue of whether or not the world will be fed is partly a function of ownership. This reflects an […]
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