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FEATURE | Nov 12, 2014
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Climate Crisis and the Pursuit of Happiness: Reflections on Community Solutions Conference

by Erik Lindberg, Transition Milwaukee
This last phrase has been sticking out in my mind all day--the pursuit of happiness, especially. 
Society | TODAY

Community Supported Everything

by Cat Johnson, Shareable
There’s something powerful about starting where you are, with what you …
Environment | TODAY

U.S. & China Emmissions Deal is First Step but More Needed  

by Nell Abram, Asher Miller, Free Speech Radio
The world’s two most egregious air polluters – the U.S. and …
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Why GMO labeling in the U.S. needs to win only once

by Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
There were no doubt celebrations last week in the boardrooms of …
Food & Water | TODAY

Back-To-The-Future Agriculture: 'Farming Like the Earth Matters'

by Courtney White, Common Dreams
It is easy to forget that once upon a time all agriculture was organic, grassfed, and regenerative.
Energy | TODAY

Watching the Watchdogs: 10 Years of the IEA World Energy Outlook

by David MacLeod, Integral Permaculture
Five years ago I wrote a summary of what the report has been telling us from 2005 – 2009, concerning issues related to peak oil: The IEA and …
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Pedalling the way to cleaner food

by Zoe Neilson, Sustainable Food Trust
In keeping with the Dutch traditions of cycling and pragmatism, an off-the-grid, solar-powered, cargo e-trikes logistical delivery service has been born.
Economy | TODAY

Creating Regional Resilience in New England

by Jennifer Atlee, Conrad Willeman, Dale Bryan, Dan Jones, Natalie Berland, Orion Kriegman, Sarah Byrnes, Grassroots Economic Organizing
While Transition and other grassroots groups focus on the vital task of …
Environment | TODAY

Climate Game Change

by Brian Palmer, Onearth
The leaders of the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters …
Energy | TODAY

Peak Oil Notes - Nov 13

by Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA
London crude traded below $80 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since …
Economy | TODAY

Dark Age America: The Hoard of the Nibelungs

by John Michael Greer, The Archdruid Report
Of all the differences that separate the feudal economy sketched …
Energy | Nov 12, 2014

US Oil Dependency on Middle East has Hardly Changed Since 2007

by Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
 US imports started to drop following the 2007 recession and the financial crisis in 2008.
Economy | Nov 12, 2014

"Communities with Cooperatives, not Communities of Cooperatives"

by Albert Cañigueral, Shareable
The idea of Las Indias is that it is a community with cooperative businesses, not a community of cooperatives.
Food & Water | TODAY

MoGro: Innovations in Health and Well-being for New Mexico’s Food Deserts

by Rebecca Baran-Rees, Green Money
The challenge of local and healthy food access is a complex puzzle being …
Environment | TODAY

Judge Rules Landowner May Sue Gov't in Landmark Fracking Case

by Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee
A landmark lawsuit that challenges the lax regulation of hydraulic …
Environment | TODAY

Heinberg sees pain ahead for frackers   

by Richard Heinberg, Russia Today
Erin sits down with Richard Heinberg – senior fellow at the Post …
Society | TODAY

Amending Colorado's Constitution: Do Communities Have the Right to Clean Air and Water?

by Ruthi Engelke, Occupy.com
As voters last week banned fracking in regions from Ohio to Texas to …
Energy | Nov 11, 2014

Peak Oil Review - Nov 11

by Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA
 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the Global …
Energy | Nov 11, 2014

US Oil Consumption and the US Tight Oil Boom

by Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak
There is no statistical evidence that US oil consumption increased as a …
Environment | Nov 11, 2014

Greening Houston

by Brantley Hargrove, Onearth
The U.S. capital of the oil industry could teach other cities a thing or two …
Society | Nov 11, 2014

Questions We Should Have Asked about Technology  

by Jerry Mander, Between the Lines
It is surely time to start exploring and outlining the ingredients of …
Society | Nov 11, 2014

Playing the Long Game

by Gar Alperovitz, Gar Alperovitz blog
The dominant reality we face is one of substantial ongoing political …
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