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Individual vs collective: Are you responsible for fixing climate change?
Individual vs collective: Are you responsible for fixing climate change? The other day I saw a tweet that had escaped its platform of birth to become a Facebook meme. I can’t find it, but it said something like: “Can we all please stop acting like ordinary people are to blame for climate change because we […]
Having Your Bit of Cake and Eating it Too?
HAVING YOUR BIT OF CAKE AND EATING IT TOO? Downsizing, the film by Alexander Payne, which follows Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) as he decides to shrink himself to 5 inches tall and moves to the downsized colony of Leisureland, had great promise as a conversation starter about sustainability, and in some ways it succeeded, but […]
Oil Giants Are Increasingly Focused On Sustainability
Oil Giants Are Increasingly Focused On Sustainability Pioneer Natural Resources just published its first Sustainability Report, a sign that a growing number of oil companies are feeling the heat from investors over climate change. Environmental groups have mostly targeted the largest oil companies, both because their sheer size means that they have a larger impact […]
Overpopulation is a Problem, but Capitalist Overdevelopment is a Bigger Problem
Overpopulation is a Problem, but Capitalist Overdevelopment is a Bigger Problem Ed. note: This is a response by Richard Smith to Saral Sarkar’s commentary on Richard’s original article Climate Crisis and Managed Deindustrialization: Debating Alternatives published on Resilience.org here. Saral misreads my statement. He says “Richard writes, “Capitalism, not population is the main driver of planetary ecological collapse … […]
Principles For Designing a Holistic Food System
PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGNING A HOLISTIC FOOD SYSTEM Most people have an unconscious feeling that we can´t continue down the path we´re currently on. The supposed abundance witnessed on the shelves of our local grocery store might seem promising, but deep down we know that we can´t continue to outsource our need for food to a […]
Using Gray Water When It’s Too Late to Design Your Home For It
USING GRAY WATER WHEN IT’S TOO LATE TO DESIGN YOUR HOME FOR IT Recently, I wrote an article about passively heating and cooling homes when they haven’t been designed well for it, and to my delight, lots of people left comments, many of them appreciative, regarding the tips. Within those post-article conferring, someone asked for […]
Can a House be a Sustainable Part of the Landscape?
CAN A HOUSE BE A SUSTAINABLE PART OF THE LANDSCAPE? The modern-day housing industry is notorious for leaving out any and all elements of design. Most home contractors design the houses they build around a minimum square footage (the more, the better) and a price range in the several hundred-thousand-dollar range. These houses are designed […]
William Rees: What’s Driving The Planet’s Accelerating Species Collapse?
William Rees: What’s Driving The Planet’s Accelerating Species Collapse? Spoiler alert: It’s us The data regarding planetary species loss just gets more alarming. Today’s podcast guest is bioecologist and ecological economist Dr. William Rees, professor emeritus of the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning. Rees is best known for his development of […]
Tim Jackson: The High Price Of Growth
Tim Jackson: The High Price Of Growth A finite planet cannot sustain infinite economic growth Modern society is addicted to and engineered for perpetual economic growth. Now, a fourth-grader can tell you that nothing can grow forever, especially if you have finite resources. But that simple realization is eluding today’s central planners, despite multiplying evidence […]
A depressed man with a smiling face: Jorgen Randers speaks at the Summer School of the Club of Rome in Florence
A depressed man with a smiling face: Jorgen Randers speaks at the Summer School of the Club of Rome in Florence This is not a picture taken at the summer school, but it is Jorgen Randers, the real one! Jorgen Randers’ speech at the Summer School at the Club of Rome has been dramatically different […]
The Crises That Have Come With Urbanization
THE CRISES THAT HAVE COME WITH URBANIZATION One of the defining aspects of our current civilization and one of the most worrying trends of modernity is our urbanization as a species. When we take the long view of human history, it becomes obvious that for 99% of our history, we have been a rural people, […]
Thriving Communities & the Solidarity Economy
Thriving Communities & the Solidarity Economy A green economy is not an end in itself. Rather, […] it is a means towards a shared and lasting prosperity. But what exactly does prosperity mean? We propose a definition of prosperity in terms of the capabilities that people have to flourish on a finite planet. It is […]
Joseph Tainter: The Collapse Of Complex Societies
Joseph Tainter: The Collapse Of Complex Societies What history predicts about our future prospects By popular demand, we welcome Joseph Tainter, USU professor and author of The Collapse Of Complex Societies (free book download here). Dr. Tainter sees many of the same unsustainable risks the PeakProsperity.com audience focuses on — an overleveraged economy, declining net energy per […]
Multiple Bubbles Are Going to Bring America to Its Knees: “The Warning Signs Are There”
Multiple Bubbles Are Going to Bring America to Its Knees: “The Warning Signs Are There” If you’ve been paying attention to the ongoing degradation of the American economy since the last financial crisis, you’re probably flabbergasted by the fact that our economy has managed to make it this far without imploding. I know I am. […]
