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Oil Is NOT A Fossil Fuel - It Is Abiotic

wecogitate wrote 42 minutes ago: To begin with, oil is not a fossil fuel. This is a theory put forth by 18th century scientists. … more →

Tags: alternative news, deception

Velib Comes to Capital

chdot wrote 3 weeks ago: Photo sidewaysbike Yes that look’s like Edinburgh’s Rose Street, but of course it … more →

Tags: Active Travel, Art, bike security theft, Bikes on trains, citycycling, climate change, Cycle Parking, Cycling News, cyclingedinburgh

In Transition

carolg1849 wrote 3 weeks ago: WATCH THIS NOW !!   I have just joined Transtion Tunbridge Wells, transitions towns are now global. … more →

Tags: Community, community allotment, Community Groups, Community Spirit, Green issues, Transition Tunbridge Wells, tunbridge wells

Quick post: video about going local, why, and some how's

Shelley Burbank wrote 3 weeks ago: Bloom where you're plantedHere is another great 30 minute video interview that Janaia Donaldson reco … more →

Tags: Community & Activism, big agriculture, Economic Collapse, Localism, Wal-Mart

Richard Heinberg's museletter2 comments

Jeremy wrote 3 weeks ago: If you don’t subscribe to Richard Heinberg’s monthly museletter, allow me to recommend i … more →

Tags: climate change, media, Websites, Richard Heinberg, MuseLetter

Suburban Homesteading: What Motivates Me2 comments

allisoncoffin wrote 3 weeks ago: A few years ago I began to question the way my family was living. We shopped for sport. We ate out f … more →

Tags: compost bin, Family, Garden, Brewing, Homesteading, baking, Green Living, Suburban Living, peak water

Cycling Could Boost Rail Use

chdot wrote 3 weeks ago: Photo of Barrhill Station © AJ Kirkham A new report, Ayr-Stranraer rail regeneration study, has bee … more →

Tags: Cycling News, Bikes on trains, cyclingedinburgh, Commuting, Airdrie to Bathgate, cycling world, Sustrans, educatedtravel., "Core Path Network"

KEEP OFF THE GRASS, part 4

worldinahandbasket wrote 5 hours ago: “You say you want a revolution…” I’m writing this post on the day after Inde … more →

Tags: Lawns, climate change, Herbicide, Pesticide, Independence Day, patriot, Agriculture, the green revolution, diminishing returns

Lost Infrastructure

eemilla wrote 1 day ago: lost sidewalk Originally uploaded by eemilla This is the end of the first portion of the lost sid … more →

Tags: Politics, Energy, Environment, Green, Transportation, Bus Service, Public Transit, one car household, carbon footprint

A good forest economy now needed in Ireland

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 day ago: The first ‘forest to fuel’ meeting organised by the Transition Town group FutureProof Ki … more →

Tags: art and ecology film, Cathy's work, Ireland, sustainable forestry, Trees, callan, Cathy Fitzgerald, Chris Hayes, climate change

Quality and the One Planet Equation

ddeighton wrote 2 days ago: An article for comment by Derek Deighton 03 July 2009 Introduction All around us we are bombarded wi … more →

Tags: Education, organisational change, Resource Intensity, Systems thinking, Knowledge Transfer, resource efficiency, resource use, sustainability

III. THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR HUMANITY AND THE EARTH IF WE DO NOT BEGIN TO CHANGE COURSE

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: If we do not begin to change course within the coming decades and start taking better care of our Ea … more →

Tags: Commodification of everything, Ecofascism, Econationalism, Futurology/prediction, Industrialism and post-industrialism, Mass-materialism and mass-consumerism, Nature Deficit Disorder [NDD] (disconnection from natur, Overpopulation and overdevelopment, Overuse and overdependence on technology (overtechnolog

II. OBSTACLES LIKELY TO BE ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE WAY TO A BETTER WORLD

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: Many obstacles, hurdles, and setbacks will confront humankind in our quest to build a better world. … more →

Tags: Overpopulation and overdevelopment, The contemporary superabundance vs. the myth of scarcit, Sustainability vs. unsustainability, Industrialism and post-industrialism, Localism vs. globalism, wealth disparity, Pollution, Simple living/slower living, Urban overpopulation/overcrowding

IV. IMPLEMENTING MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT/CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: Despite the dire need to de-centralize and re-localize many aspects of modern human life, we must wo … more →

Tags: Green-economics and green-collar jobs, Alternative Energy, Land use and land development, energy issues, Sustainability vs. unsustainability, centralization vs decentralization, Localism vs. globalism, Overuse and overdependence on technology (overtechnolog, Environmental conservation and protection (conservation

X. HOW LONG DOES HUMANITY HAVE TO START ON A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH?

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: Is it not at all possible to accurately predict (or even roughly formulate) an exact timeline and/or … more →

Tags: centralization vs decentralization, Ecopolitical/ecosocial movements, Enviroeconomics and ecopolitical issues, Futurology/prediction, Greenthought/ecosustainability, Localism vs. globalism, Overpopulation and overdevelopment, Population and demographic issues, Post-industrial planning

VI. AIR: WE ALL BREATHE

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: Ever since the advent of the Industrial Revolution and the resulting population explosion, the Earth … more →

Tags: Alternative Energy, Air issues, energy issues, Overuse and overdependence on technology (overtechnolog, Pollution, Overproduction and oversupply, Climate Issues, Dirty Energy, Resource depletion/exhaustion

+ PART 1 - “Sounding the Alarm: Confronting, Examining, and Explaining the Worldwide Human and Environmental Crisis”

SustainHumanity wrote 3 days ago: I. The Current Human and Environmental Crisis: A Call to Action and Overview of Major Problems II. … more →

Tags: Alternative Energy, Land use and land development, water issues, Soil issues, Air issues, Forests and woodlands, Overpopulation and overdevelopment, Mass-materialism and mass-consumerism, energy issues

Change is inevitable

turnandwalkaway wrote 5 days ago: Now, exactly what changes is often not knowable. We share a common situation, you, dear reader,  and … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Energy, Society, Culture, Denial, change

Look on the Bright Side1 comment

Mare Cromwell wrote 5 days ago: This certainly offers a different angle on current economic and environmental events… all good … more →

Tags: Environmental Issues, society ills, Carrying capacity, climate change, Economics, optimism, Overconsumption, overpopulation, planetary health


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