Posts tagged with
sustainability

Read: “Is the global economy a Ponzi scheme?”

We’re using up the planet, “we’re targeting our own children and grandchildren.” Yep—it’s a Ponzi scheme

Read: “Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation”

New York Times’ blog post on open innovation for solving big problems

Read: “The Revenge of Gaia”

book by scientist James Lovelock, originator of Gaia theory

Saving Fuel on the Farm by Making Hay

A new look at crop rotations show farms could cut their energy use and still stay in business

Can businesses be too small to fail?

“Localwash” may be the new greenwash, but still there’s an important trend backing local goods

“Relative to the risks of coal mining and oil exploration, the downsides of offshore wind turbines seem minor.”

—USA Today editorial on approval of the Cape Wind offshore wind farm

Sustainable Cities Collective

The nuts-and-bolts of building better cities

Optimum Population Trust news watch

diverse range of news from across the web, gathered by the OPT

The Permaculture Project

Wayne Weisman’s blog

UK Sustainable Development Commission

government watchdog

bookshelf

books I've read on failure & grace

The World Without Us
The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man
Zeitoun
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Hell and High Water: Global Warming--the Solution and the Politics--and What We Should Do
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The Tipping Point
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World


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