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In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
Food scarcity is fanning flames of ‘war on terror’
Food scarcity is fanning flames of ‘war on terror’ Every country experiencing civil unrest due to rising militant Islamist violence is facing resource shortages directly linked to food insecurity, according to new research by British scientists. Of the 17 countries identified as being most at risk of food riots, 14 are Muslim-majority countries, and at […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
Becca Martenson: Building Community
Becca Martenson: Building Community How to increase the value of the relationships in your life As we often stress here on PeakProsperity.com, nearly none of us can expect to become completely self-sufficient. It’s the (very) rare individual who can successfully live as a true ‘lone wolf’ — and being honest, who would want to? That’s […]
How Sustainable is PV Solar Power?
How Sustainable is PV Solar Power? Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems generate “free” electricity from sunlight, but manufacturing them is an energy-intensive process. It’s generally assumed that it only takes a few years before solar panels have generated as much energy as it took to make them, resulting in very low greenhouse gas emissions compared to […]
How Much Longer Can The Oil Age Last?
How Much Longer Can The Oil Age Last? History has been so fascinated with oil and its price movements that it is indeed hard to imagine our future without oil. Over the last few months, we have witnessed how oil prices have fluctuated from a 6 year low level of $42.98 per barrel in March […]
A Degrowth Response to an Ecomodernist Manifesto
A Degrowth Response to an Ecomodernist Manifesto A group known as the “ecomodernists,” which includes prominent environmental thinkers and development specialists such as Ted Nordhaus, Michael Shellenberger, Stewart Brand, David Keith, and Joyashree Roy has recently published a statement of principles called An Ecomodernist Manifesto (2015). Many of the authors of the Manifesto are connected to an influential think […]
The Law of the Land
The Law of the Land Land is—or should be—invaluable, perhaps even sacred. It is not only a place to live, but also a source for food, for water, for fuel, and for sustenance of almost every kind. Land management choices have profound impacts on our ecosystems and environment, and thus on our health, well-being and […]
Resilient Urban Systems: Where We Stand Now and Where We Need to Go
Resilient Urban Systems: Where We Stand Now and Where We Need to Go By the year 2050, close to seven billion people will be living in urbanized areas worldwide, which is almost double the number of urban inhabitants of today. Provision of adequate infrastructure service to this massive urban population in order to ensure their […]
COLLAPSE PHENOMENON: Michael Ruppert’s Last Book, First Starring Film Role, and Ascendancy to the National Stage in 2009
COLLAPSE PHENOMENON: Michael Ruppert’s Last Book, First Starring Film Role, and Ascendancy to the National Stage in 2009 Michael C. Ruppert, who died one year ago this week, was an icon of the peak oil and sustainability movements. A narcotics cop turned independent journalist, he distinguished himself as a determined and intrepid follower of the truth, […]
Sustainable Companies Are Using Trade Associations That Undermine EU Climate Policy
Sustainable Companies Are Using Trade Associations That Undermine EU Climate Policy Many major multinational companies with strong sustainability policies, such as Facebook andMicrosoft, are also members of trade associations that are actively lobbying against European climate policy, a new study released this week finds. According to the report by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) at the University of Westminster, businesses use trade […]
With ten billion coming, sustainable is not enough
With ten billion coming, sustainable is not enough Stephen Emmott is a chief techno-wizard at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, England. His brilliant young scientists are doing research in complex natural systems. Their objective is to invent miracles. They want to program ordinary cells to perform photosynthesis, so we can produce food from sunlight, without plows and seeds. […]
Sustainability for Whom?
Sustainability for Whom? The mission of UPSTREAM (formerly Product Policy Institute) is “sustainable production and consumption and good governance.” Sometimes I feel like we’re swimming against the tide in advocating a role for government action in ensuring sustainable production and consumption. Big brands like Wal-Mart, Nestle, Procter and Gamble can effect rapid, systemic change in their global […]
Crossroads on Global Infrastructure
Crossroads on Global Infrastructure Massive Global Infrastructure Projects Could Prevent Achievement of a Sustainable Economy While Undermining Life Support Systems of the Earth Plans by the world’s most powerful countries are well underway to spend trillions of dollars for new mega-infrastructure projects to rejuvenate the global economy. The hope of the G-20 nations, the World […]
The true cost of food | New Economics Foundation
The true cost of food | New Economics Foundation. Photo credit: Wonderlane DECEMBER 19, 2014 // BY: STEPHEN DEVLIN Forget about the presents and the TV specials, without a doubt my favourite part of Christmas is the food. When it’s this cold outside there’s nothing better than sitting down with some loved ones and eating yourself into […]
