New article by Albert K. Bates on Energy Bulletin:

http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-06-01/spain%E2%80%99s-irish-spring


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http://www.archive.org/details/EtcVoicesPodcast018

KMO talks with two travelers in search of community. Topics include peak oil, nuclear power, and the challenges of preparing for a post-collapse environment when the imperatives of the money economy remain in full effect.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the Middle East is facing a "perfect storm" of unrest and nations must embrace democratic change.

Speaking in Munich, Mrs Clinton said the status quo in the region was "simply not sustainable". "The region is being battered by a perfect storm of powerful trends.

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I'm reading the public debate between Rob Hopkins, author of The Transition Handbook, and John Michael Greer, author of The Long Decent. I'll say nothing about the debate just yet, but I did want to jot down a note about something I just read from Rob Hopkins. He wrote:

The Green Wizard concept is principally, as I understand it, conceptualised as ( Read more... )

This stems from a comment thread on Doug Lain's Facebook page:

The bold items are Doug's first attempt to summarize my position on collapse.

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One: Social Collapse is very likely because of our reliance on fossil fuels.

I think society can and probably will survive the decline of industrial ( Read more... )

http://traffic.libsyn.com/crealm/c-realmpodcast217.mp3

KMO welcomes Future Pundit Randall Parker back to the program to discuss the possible responses to a looming energy shortfall that "Doomers" think will bring down industrial civilization. Randall doubts ( Read more... )