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The CSIRO and the myth of progress

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Mon, 2010-07-05

Busting the myth of progress is a precursor to changing industrial civilisations' current unsustainable path.

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Bunkers ‘R not us: Correcting Boston Magazine’s take on this movement

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Sun, 2010-07-04

The irony here is that Boston Magazine intended this to be a positive piece on the impact of my message and the large audience it’s resonated with to-date. But in relying on easy “survivalist” stereotypes to frame the story (bunkers, Mad Max references, etc), they’ve succeed in missing the forest for the trees - conveying an image in polar opposition to what we actually stand for. ...

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Back to our roots

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Fri, 2010-07-02

Last September I attended the Prairie Festival at The Land Institute in Salinas, Kansas.

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Our "end of the economy" moment

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Fri, 2010-07-02

This past week at the Transition Network Conference 2010 in the UK, the speaker Stoneleigh rocked everyone's paradigm with her talk "Making Sense of the Financial Crisis in the Er

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Myths from the Right about the Disaster in the Gulf

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Fri, 2010-07-02

A new narrative reverberating in right-wing political circles blames the Deepwater Horizon disaster on a favorite scapegoat: the federal government.

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If thou wouldst what true freedom is thou shalt see it lies in... take the Big Society in good faith

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Fri, 2010-07-02

On the morning of the 18th of May, the prime minister and deputy prime minister held a meeting in the cabinet room of 10 Downing Street.

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ODAC Newsletter - July 2

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Fri, 2010-07-02

Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the season, hampered the Macondo oil well disaster clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and resulted in the precautionary closure of 25% of cru

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Economics - July 1

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

-RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve
-Peak Metals - What happens when we run out?
-A quiet crisis whispers of impending poverty

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Deepwater Horizon watch - July 1

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

-Exclusive: Was disregard for industry standards on BP rig worse than we thought?
-Deep Water Oil The Final Frontier
-Senate Panel Ends Liability Limits for Offshore Spills

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Declaration adopted by the Ecojustice People’s Movement Assembly at the US Social Forum, in Detroit, June 2010

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

We support the conclusion that only by “living well,” in harmony with each other and with Mother Earth, rather than “living better,” based on an economic system of unlimited growth, dominance and exploitation, will the people of this planet not only survive but thrive.

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Peak oil notes - July 1

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

A midweekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-Deepwater Horizon

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Apocalypse watch: BP's Gulf disaster as reality TV

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

If French intellectual Jean Baudrillard were still alive to deconstruct the unfurling Gulf oil disaster, I'm sure he'd marvel at the hyperreality of it all.

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Why sociopaths win & why, no, you don’t want to be one of them

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

But here's what I really want to say, as a psychologist, to all of you: Sociopaths lack something 95% of us have: They lack a conscience. They lack the capacity to feel empathy, to feel guilt, to feel bad about doing bad. When you lack Vitamin E(mpathy), you hate people who have it.

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The Peak Oil Crisis: The Real Gulf Crisis

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-06-30

At last report BP was making progress on the relief wells that are being drilled to plug the runaway well in the Gulf. The London Times reports that BP hopes to penetrate the casing of the leaking well and start pumping in well-sealing mud in about two weeks. Let's hope something works.

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Crisis of democracy

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-06-30

From the Enron debacle to the BP catastrophe, the principal architects of our society have abused the trust they enjoy because of their specialized knowledge. It’s time, on the world stage, for the emergence of ‘omni-competent citizens’

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