Why Permaculture?
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Early Retirement Extreme
Two issues keep on puzzling me about economics. On the one hand, it undoubtedly is an incredibly important subject. At…
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Social Indoctrination and Geoengineering
by Peter Greg A friend shared this video series (at bottom) with me, and I thought it was one of…
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Deep Peace in Techno-Utopia
A new film on Channel 4 disses the greens while dodging the issue of power. by George Monbiot: journalist, author,…
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Feedback Loops – Thawing Permafrost
As fascinating as it might be to see a scientist potentially holding a pile of mammoth poo in his hands,…
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When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts
Nomadic herdsmen in Kenya and Ethiopia struggle, and fight, over water resources as the climate changes and the land dries…
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Reducing Urban Water Use
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that "civilized people ought to know how…
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Surviving in the Cash Economy Once Your Food Forest is Established
Richard Alan Miller likes to tell the classic story of one of the first farmers who came to him for…
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Us and Them – a Better Approach
George Monbiot should stop complaining about our unwillingness to do anything about biodiversity loss and get with the program instead.…
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Is Personal Effort Enough?
Just three years ago my young family and I made the move to rural Victoria, handing in our cushy government…
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A Ghost Agreement
Everyone agrees that the new declaration on biodiversity is a triumph. Just one snag: it doesn’t appear to exist. by…
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Bio-Agriculture – a Solution to Climate Change
Carbon deficient soil at left, carbon rich soil at right. It’s not difficult, but it could make all the difference.…
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