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  • Viewpoint: Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society
    by James Howard Kunstler, American Social Commentator Out in the public arena, people frequently twang on me for being "Mister Gloom'n'doom," or for "not offering any solutions" to our looming energy crisis. So, for those of you who are tired of wringing your hands, who would like to do something useful,...
  • Bored or Anxious? Hungry for Fresh Journalism?
    Are you bored or anxious that much vital news is not being presented and discussed in the broadcast and print media? Here are four recent video reports on two of the most important topics of our current times: The future of oil and the future of the American dollar. These YouTube programs from the People...
  • What to Do? Taking Action in the Face of Collapse
    Creating a sustainable culture of peace based on progressive values starts with facing what's really going on, both internally and externally. WHAT TO DO? WHAT TO DO? Taking Action In The Face Of Collapse Tuesday, 10 July 2007 By Carolyn Baker Every time I write an article on collapse such as my most...
  • Local Economies, Local Choices
    Independence from the Corporate Global Economy by Ethan Miller http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=1545 The old story says we have to depend on big corporations. The new story tells us we can earn a livelihood, gain freedom, and build community through cooperation. Call it "globalization," or...
  • Energy, Ecology, & Economics by Howard T. Odum, Intro by Bob Cook
    Howard Odum's following paper, published in 1974, was considered one of the most concise—yet most sweeping—examinations made of the real problems of the world up to that time. His groundbreaking book Environment, Power and Society (John Wiley, 1972) also introduced us to his paradigm-changing energetic...
  • Sustainable Business Institute - recommended website
    Vision The SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INSTITUTE (SBI) is the premier catalyst for the business community and public to take the lead in implementing equitable worldwide sustainability practices. Mission To benefit the public through outreach initiatives that encourage business leaders to identify, create,...
  • Ecological Economics
    Excerpt from Rachel's: Is It Time for A New Economics? It is now time -- long past time -- for a Copernican/Darwinian revolution in economics in which humans cease to be seen as the privileged species, homo economicus -- at the center of everything and exempt from the limits of the biosphere. Instead,...
  • Plant trees, disband the army, work together: the Tuscan way of surviving collapse
    From the highly recommended website: transitionculture.org Plant trees, disband the army, work together: the Tuscan way of surviving collapse by Ugo Bardi. Rob writes: Ugo Bardi is a Professor at the Dipartimento di Chimica at Università di Firenze in Italy, and is also President of ASPO Italy, who...
  • Eco-Results - Putting People Back into Nature
    Working together to heal the West www.ecoresults.org Norm Lowe, Gail Lowe, Dan Dagget Though EcoResults! is a startup enterprise, the people responsible for it have served as pioneers in creating collaborative, results-based solutions to Western environmental challenges. Dan Dagget, environmentalist...