Annie Lussenburg A lot of parenting is about common sense. Deep down as parents, we realize that if a child gets showered with gifts, they become unappreciative. If they receive […]
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We each view reality from our own unique perspective, only a community of minds can show us the truth.
Small Farming Is the Future
Jim Goodman I decided years ago that I didn’t want my farming operation to get bigger. I liked milking 45 cows, raising their feed and doing a little direct marketing. […]
Continue readingGetting Ready for Collapse
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 […]
Continue readingFour 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, […]
Continue readingA World That Stands As One
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 […]
Continue readingThe Future of Human Civilization
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 […]
Continue readingSurviving Peak Oil and Thriving in Community
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, […]
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