10:33 am in energy, peak oil, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
Nate Hagens, former editor of
The Oil Drum, really sums up the
peak fossil fuels/peak resources situation (and really one of the central problems of our unsustainable use of resources in general) in a new interview over at
ChrisMartenson.com. Hagens says:
We're not really facing a shortage of energy, we're facing a longage of expectations. And the sooner that we as individuals or a nation recognize ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
10:46 am in agruculture, communities, farming, food, peak oil by TreeHugger
Image credit: Peak Moment TV
From
sharing gardens offering food for all, to
neighbors removing fences and growing food, Peak Moment TV has shown plenty of examples of communities coming together to garden. But how scalable are these initiatives? One Washington activist group decided to see just how many gardens they could start in their county—and the results...
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10:47 am in activism, Business & Politics, Culture & Celebrity, peak oil, united kingdom by TreeHugger
Image credit: Tom Harper
When even
the IEA chief economist says no government is prepared for peak oil, we can be forgiven for getting a little nervous about the economic and environmental future of our kids. Luckily, there are
plenty of kid environmentalists out there actively fighting for a cleaner future. Here's a cool little video about an exercise in which kids get to grips with our oil dependence, and...
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7:46 am in consumerism, Design & Architecture, peak oil, united states, washington state by TreeHugger
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From posting on the
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company back in 2005 to announcing the birth of
the first Tiny House Conference, TreeHugger has been following the growth of the tiny house movement with enthusiasm for years. But what does life inside one of these minute dwellings look like? Peak Moment TV sat down for a conversation with one tiny house dweller—discussi...
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8:39 am in Business & Politics, economics, peak oil, united states by TreeHugger
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When Roberta Cruger explored the
eco-dystopian cinematic visions emerging from the Toronto International Film Fest, she featured
Collapse—a portrait of former cop turned peak oil futurist Michael C. Ruppert. As founder of
CollapseNet, it's fair to say that Ruppert is not one of the techno-optimists among us. Rather, he is a firm believer th...
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