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Limits To Debt, By Richard Heinberg

Debt Burden

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.energybulletin NULL.net/stories/2011-01-20/limits-debt)

This article is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Richard’s new book (working title ‘The End of Growth’), which is set for publication in July 2011. Given the urgency and fragility of the

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You Can’t Say That! By Richard Heinberg

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Reposted from POST CARBON INSTITUTE (http://www NULL.postcarbon NULL.org/blog-post/1306494-you-can-t-say-that)

In his November 14 press conference President Obama made a few brief comments (http://grist NULL.org/news/president-obama-on-climate-change-well-see/) about global warming:

“There’s no doubt that for us to take on climate change

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Shocking Study: Suicide Overtakes Car Accidents As The Leading Cause Of Death–Is It The Economy?, By Kathleen Geier

Depression

Reposted from ALTERNET (http://www NULL.alternet NULL.org/news-amp-politics/shocking-study-suicide-overtakes-car-accidents-leading-cause-death-economy-blame)

An extremely disturbing new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that suicides have replaced car accidents (http://medicalxpress NULL.com/news/2012-09-suicide-americans-car NULL.html) [2] as the leading cause of injury-related …

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Energy, Economy, And The Impending Rite Of Passage, By Eric Garza

Rites of Passage

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It’s the economy, stupid! Bill Clinton’s campaign used this phrase to defeat incumbent President George H. W. Bush in the 1992 presidential election. Bush had the misfortune of being president during the beginning of a …

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VIDEO: Richard Heinberg: Why The End of Growth Means More Happiness

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Planning For Higher Food And Energy Prices And Their Wider Impacts, By Gail Tverberg

Food & Energy Cost

ORIGINAL BLOGPOST (http://ourfiniteworld NULL.com/2011/06/07/planning-for-higher-food-and-energy-prices-and-their-wider-impacts/)

Over the years, we have become accustomed to a rising standard of living. One of things that has helped this happen is a gradually declining ratio of food costs to total personal expenditures. Energy costs …

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It’s The Inequality, Stupid, By Dave Gilson and Carolyn Perot

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A huge share of the nation’s economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. The average income for the bottom

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Beyond Affluenza And Into The “New Normal”: Carolyn Baker Interviews David Wann

New-Normal

In our efforts to include voices that offer options for our current human predicament, we often overlook those in our own local communities. I’m fortunate to live within an hour’s drive of sustainability expert and futurist, David Wann. He recently …

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How Is An Oil Shortage Like A Missing Cup of Flour? By Gail Tverberg

Cup of Flour

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If I bake a batch of cookies and the recipe calls for two cups of flour but I have only one, it is pretty clear that I can’t bake a full batch of …

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Are We Witnessing The Start of A Global Revolution? By Andrew Gavin Marshall

Civil Unrest
For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive… The resulting global political activism is generating a surge in the quest for personal dignity, cultural respect and economic opportunity