Monthly Archives: January 2018

My rant for the day! The NYT likes to think of itself as the voice of intelligent capitalism. Articles like these show just how deep in the sand (or shit) their heads are. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/business/energy-environment/oil-boom.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/business/its-not-a-roar-but-the-global-economy-is-finally-making-noise.html See also Bloomberg’s article on … Continue reading →

The summer school is designated for academics as well as for activist-researchers from multiple disciplines and diverse geographical backgrounds. We welcome applications from Masters students, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and community defenders and local activists from across the world. Deadline … Continue reading →

By Aaron Vansintjan Let us dream big. But without considering the limits to the shit we consume and generate, our heads will stay in the clouds. I would concede that, in North America, a degrowth platform may be political suicide. … Continue reading →

By Ted Trainer, January 17, 2018 This is a remarkable and inspiring movement in Spain, now involving hundreds of people in what I regard as an example of The Simpler Way transition strategy … which is primarily about going underneath … Continue reading →

Industrial agriculture uses 75% of farm land but delivers only 30% of the world’s food. Peasant farmers feed 70% of the world’s people using just 25% of the land. http://climateandcapitalism.com/2018/01/07/who-will-feed-world-industrial-ag-or-peasant-food-webs

The Great Lakes Commons is a regional grassroots initiative advocating for the freshwater chain of lakes in the upper Midwest and Mideast parts of the U.S. and Canada. As part of that mission, the group has released a new toolkit … Continue reading →