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The Energy Descent Curve of David Holmgren
In David Holmgren’s view, Western Civilization has gone through a tremendous ascent. We've climbed to the peak of the mountain with respect to consumerism, consumption of world resources, consumption of energy. We are at the very peak. What are our…
Who are Visionary writers for a green future?
Ursula Le Guin anticipated a time "when we would be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now ..." Here are some places to find such writers.
Change is here
Here’s a blast from the past, which gave me a sense of how far we have come in manifesting The Great Turning. Revisit with me a post I wrote back in 2014: “Change is coming – hold on tight.” Back…
How does buying local support a better economy?
Do you buy local? Or buy from massive international corporations? Here's why your decision makes a big difference.
Disenfranchisement
We can't solve our "environmental" issues without resolving racism and economic disenfranchisement
How do you sort out what’s really sustainable?
Explore the concept of "discernment," how to sort out which proposed solutions are bogus, versus which are true solutions.
6 Things you can do now about global warming
Here are six important things you can do, right now, about global warming. Includes a free checklist at the bottom of the post.
The Economy
Pick apart any environmental or social problem you can think of, and you find that The Economy is running the show. Our society has made many of these errant choices because of The Economy. If we’re going to solve any…
Biocapacity
The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed,” Mahatma Gandhi Biocapacity is a concept known by several names: The carrying capacity of the Earth. Ecological footprint. Global footprint. They all refer to the total impact mankind has…
Understand Peak
Peak oil is the concept that oil is a limited and finite resource, that when its production history is modeled, it will follow a certain profile. This concept of peak can be useful when we talk about any limited resource.…
