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Nuclear Energy: A Resource for an Insane Society
Bill Mollison groups the earth’s resources into five categories. These resources are: Those which increase by modest use. For example,…
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Anti-Pattern Capitalism
Obtain a yield — Permaculture principle three At first glimpse it might seem like capitalism is a fulfillment of permaculture…
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Biofuels and Confirmation Bias
by Tim Auld Several years ago I learned about peak oil and decided that industrial civilisation was going to collapse.…
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120 Most Read Posts of 2009
Given it’s holiday season for many of you, and, with the recession and all, many of you in the southern…
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How Much Should We Leave in the Ground?
Here are some estimates for how much fossil fuel we can use, and a call for a global moratorium on…
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Surface Reflection
Whilst the world’s media squeal about Swine-flu and worry about the sex lives of the rich and famous, some other…
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Cross Your Fingers and Carry On
by George Monbiot – journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist Here’s how the British government describes the risk…
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Oil Supply Crunch Coming
The Future of Travel? At the risk of labouring the point, I must bring the following warning from the International…
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Staring at the Future from the Top of the Slippery Slide
The IEA World Energy Outlook reports get more accurate every year – by 2030 it’ll be spot on. Disclaimer: As…
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Powering Down – Will We?
Most underestimate the implications… Through our Hollywood-tinted glasses we’re accustomed to happy endings. The instinctive “it won’t happen to me” mentality…
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