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From high gas prices, to exreme weather
patterns, it seems like everyone is suddenly talking about the energy
crisis, global warming, and climate change. Unfortunately, a lot
of this discussion has been marked by lack of creative vision when
it comes to solutions. Instead we are seeing old ideas like nuclear
power and offshore drilliing being introduced again.
We need to take action to make sure that our leaders start taking proactive steps that can bring about real change in reducing global warming. One way to let elected officials and candidates know that you want them to take this issue seriously is to write letters to your local papers. These letters are often read by elected officials and candidates and let them know that their constituents demand action on this issue.
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Books
Peak
Everything
by Richard Heinberg
Peak Everything addresses many of the cultural, psychological, and practical
changes we will have to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits.
This latest book from Richard Heinberg, author of three of the most important
books on Peak Oil, touches on the most important aspects of the human
condition at this unique moment in time.
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Eating Fossil Fuels by Dale Allen Pfeiffer
The miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil
fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation.
Estimates of the net energy balance of agriculture in the United States
show that ten calories of hydrocarbon energy are required to produce
one calorie of food. Such an imbalance cannot continue in a world of
diminishing hydrocarbon resources.
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The
False Promise of Biofuels
A report from the International Forum on Globalization points out that the current ethanol movement may cause more harm than good. Download PDF
Gardening for the Future of the Earth
by Howard-Yana Shapiro, Ph.D.,
Agricultural Director at Seeds of Change,
and John Harrisson
- Garden planning and design that saves work and water
- Composting and other methods to build soil without chemical fertilizers
- Planting and pruning techniques for dramatically increased yields
- The pleasures of seed saving--and even breeding your own varieties
- Exploring the richness of biodiversity through kinship gardening
- And much more
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- 01/11/09 - Leonardo Boff: Suicidal Tendencies
- 01/11/09 - Billions Face Food Shortages, Study Warns
- 01/10/09 - Take Action Alert: Turn Around the Geo-Engineering Ship to Protect the Moratorium!
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- 01/09/09 - FDA Will Continue to Study BPA; Has No Plans to Amend Position That Plastics Chemical Is Safe
- 01/09/09 - Study Shows Herbicides Can Negatively Affect Potato Yields
- 01/09/09 - Union of Concerned Scientists FEED - January 2009
- 01/08/09 - Sign the Petition to Support Jim Riddle for Agricultural Marketing Services Division of the USDA
- 01/08/09 - The Power of Marketing to Sheep: Bottled Water is an Immoral Crime Against the Poor and Future Generations
- 01/08/09 - Court Cancels EPA Clean Water Act Exemption for Pesticides
- 01/08/09 - Monsanto Continues Attempts to Cash in on Climate Change with Drought-Tolerant Corn
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- 01/08/09 - How the City Hurts Your Brain...And What You Can Do About It
- 01/08/09 - Monsanto Continues Attempts to Cash in on Climate Change with Drought-Tolerant Corn
- 01/08/09 - Sadly, Amazon Being Cut Faster Than Ever
- 01/08/09 - GM Watch: Cold Comfort Farming / Walden Bello on Obama's "New Era"
- 01/07/09 - Welcome to the 21st Century and the End of Capitalism?
- 01/07/09 - Earth Equity News (1/4/09)
- 01/06/09 - Greening the Ghetto: Solving Climate Change & Addressing Poverty at the Same Time
- 01/05/09 - New Hampshire Green Builder Shows Homes Can Reduce Energy Use by 75% or More
- 01/05/09 - Are You Ready for 2009? Top Ten Checklist for Health and Wealth Preparedness
- 01/05/09 - The Transition Town Movement: Embracing Reality and Resilience, By Carolyn Baker
- 01/05/09 - OCA's Craig Minowa on the Year Ahead in Music and Activism
- 01/05/09 - Atrazine in the Water
- 01/05/09 - U.S. Needs 50-Year Farm Bill--Wendell Berry
- 01/05/09 - Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Might Work
- 01/04/09 - New Restrictions on Hog Farms Start Today in North Carolina
- 01/03/09 - A New Year's Resolution--Don't Just Eat Organic, Wear It Too
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- 12/31/08 - Passacantando, Outgoing Greenpeace Leader Talks About Activism, Economics, and His Next Steps
- 12/31/08 - A Sea of Troubles
- 12/31/08 - NASA Study Illustrates How Peak Oil Impacts Climate Crisis
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