Richard Heinberg Recent reports on global coal reserves, surveyed in previous chapters, generally point to the likelihood of supply limits appearing relatively soon—within the next two decades. According to this […]
Continue readingMondragon: The Loving Society That Is Our Inevitable Future
This article was originally published in a 2002 edition of World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues. The article discusses the very special co-Operative community of Mondragon, Spain. Beginning this […]
Continue readingLiving Without Plastic
Christine Jeavans I am giving up plastic for the whole of August. By this I mean not buying or accepting anything which contains plastic or is packaged in plastic. So, […]
Continue readingPutting the “Federal” Back in the Federal Reserve
I met Dr. Ellen Brown at the unMoney Convergence in April of this year. She is an astute observer of our economic crisis. The following article is reposted from The […]
Continue readingPeak Parenting?
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 […]
Continue readingSmall 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 […]
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