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Healing A Savaged Earth, By Thomas Berry

By carolyn, on April 19th, 2012%

Despite the fact that we have clearly entered uncharted territory in relation to the effects of industrial civilisation on the fate of the earth and her creatures, big government of all persuasions seems intent on relentlessly pursuing economic growth, environmental plunder and social and political control at every level. . . . → Read More: Healing A Savaged Earth, By Thomas Berry

Carolyn to Speak at Age of Limits Conference Memorial Day Weekend

By OceanWind, on April 2nd, 2012%

The Age of Limits: Conversations on the Collapse of The Global Industrial Model

Dedicated to the pioneering work of Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers & Dennis Meadows and their epochal 1972 report “The Limits to Growth.”

Also featuring John Michael Greer, Dmitri Orlov, Gail Tverberg, and Thomas Whipple

Friday May 25th thru Monday May 28th, 2012 . . . → Read More: Carolyn to Speak at Age of Limits Conference Memorial Day Weekend

Are We Running Out Of Water? By Brian Richter

By carolyn, on March 15th, 2012%

We’ve tapped underground water sources pretty heavily as well. The water level in the Ogallala Aquifer in the Midwestern U.S. has dropped more than 150 feet in some places, leaving many farmers’ wells bone dry. As water is sucked out of aquifers, the overlying soil and rock can compact or collapse into the dewatered void, causing tall buildings to teeter in Mexico City, automobiles to tumble into sinkholes in Florida, or swallowing tourists on the fringes of the shriveling Dead Sea in Israel and Jordan. With so many rivers, lakes and aquifers going dry, we have to ask: Are we running out of water? . . . → Read More: Are We Running Out Of Water? By Brian Richter

Walking And Our Ability To Cope, By Raymond De Young

By carolyn, on March 3rd, 2012%

The prescription is simply to walk in a natural setting. Nothing extreme, neither grand nor distant, is required. A walk during lunch down tree-lined streets, a restful interlude in a vest pocket park, or an evening stroll through neighborhood nature will suffice. Certainly the choice of what walking route to take does matter. In a study that validated aspects of attention restoration theory, a walking route through an arboretum that was tree-lined and separated from traffic significantly improved mental effectiveness when compared to a route in the same area and of the same length but more urban in character ( Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008). . . . → Read More: Walking And Our Ability To Cope, By Raymond De Young

The Scientific Argument For Being Emotional, By Hannah Tepper

By carolyn, on February 27th, 2012%

New research shows that our feelings are more important to our health than we ever thought. An expert explains . . . → Read More: The Scientific Argument For Being Emotional, By Hannah Tepper

Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause Uncontrollable Natural Disaster

By carolyn, on September 6th, 2011%

Any serious oil spill in the ice of the Arctic, the “new frontier” for oil exploration, is likely to be an uncontrollable environmental disaster despoiling vast areas of the world’s most untouched ecosystem, one of the world’s leading polar scientists has told The Independent. . . . → Read More: Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause Uncontrollable Natural Disaster

Underminers, Chapter 1, By Keith Farnish

By carolyn, on September 2nd, 2011%

In our disconnected lives we are made to feel safe, even though we are on the edge of catastrophe; we are made to enjoy what we do, even though we have forgotten what joy feels like; we are made to experience self-worth, even though we have become worthless; we are made to feel in control, even though we have no control at all…the system has us where it wants us. . . . → Read More: Underminers, Chapter 1, By Keith Farnish

The Great Collapse Has Officially Begun, By Graham Summers

By carolyn, on August 21st, 2011%

In plain terms, we’re entering a period in history that will rival the Revolutionary war. This country will be very very different by the time it has ended. Many people will lose everything in this mess. Yes, everything. So if you have yet to take steps to prepare for this, you need to get moving NOW! . . . → Read More: The Great Collapse Has Officially Begun, By Graham Summers

The Shrinking Pie: Post-Growth Geopolitics, By Richard Heinberg

By carolyn, on June 17th, 2011%

As nations compete for currency advantages, they are also eyeing the world’s diminishing resources—fossil fuels, minerals, agricultural land, and water. Resource wars have been fought since the dawn of history, but today the competition is entering a new phase. Nations need increasing amounts of energy and materials to produce economic growth, but—as we have seen—the costs of supplying new increments of energy and materials are increasing. In many cases all that remains are lower-quality resources that have high extraction costs. In some instances, securing access to these resources requires military expenditures as well. Meanwhile the struggle for the control of resources is re-aligning political power balances throughout the world. . . . → Read More: The Shrinking Pie: Post-Growth Geopolitics, By Richard Heinberg

Off The Pedestal: Creating A New Vision of Economic Growth, By James Gustave Speth

By carolyn, on May 31st, 2011%

The idea of economic growth as an unquestioned force for good is ingrained in the American psyche. But a longtime environmental leader argues it’s time for the U.S. to reinvent its economy into one that focuses on sustaining communities, family life, and the natural world. The case is strong that growth in the affluent U.S. is now doing more harm than good. It makes no sense to separate the two challenges: energy supply and climate change must be dealt with together. . . . → Read More: Off The Pedestal: Creating A New Vision of Economic Growth, By James Gustave Speth

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