Population

New website for Prof. Al Bartlett
Fourth Shell Dialogues Webchat ”Communicating Sustainability”Scientific Community Called Upon To Resolve Debate On ‘Net Energy’ Once And For All

David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
Losing the edge?
Zero immigration and sustainable populations

Michigan's third peak oil conference of 2008 focuses on the specific challenges and solutions for Michigan and features 45 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Albert Bates, Michael Brownlee, Ellen Hodgeson Brown, Richard Gilbert, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, and Aaron Wissner. The event is schedule for the November 14 weekend.

The objectives of the following paper are to demonstrate quantitatively that America is irreparably overextended—living hopelessly beyond our means ecologically and economically; and to quantify the disastrous consequences associated with our “predicament”.

Rural communities best equipped to cope with climate change: UN report
Climate change could force millions from homes
Climate change forcing animals to move up

Ebb without Flow: Water May Be the New Oil in a Thirsty Global Economy
Water debate: The propostion "Water, as a scarce resource, should be priced according to its market value"
The Harsh Economics of the Global Water Crisis

Food shortage catastrophe creeping up on the world
Dr. Abby Gold on Local Foods and Food Deserts in North Dakota and Minnesota (audio)
A School Garden Brings Learning to Life (video and audio)

Why are so few peak oil authors women? There’s been much debate about this, and no one has yet arrived at a definitive answer. But whatever the reason, Sharon Astyk has established herself as a true rarity within the peak oil community by virtue of being a woman who has chosen to write about peak oil. The perspective that she offers is thus both uncommon and vital.

I have argued elsewhere that our American way of life is not sustainable, and I have presented compelling evidence to demonstrate that America is on the verge of imminent societal collapse. The purpose of the following paper is to make the case that we — all Americans — through our distorted worldview and resulting dysfunctional resource utilization behavior, are responsible for our “predicament”, and that we lack the collective will to take meaningful action to mitigate its catastrophic consequences.

Paul Ehrlich webcast: Has the “Population Bomb” finally exploded?

Waiting for the whirlwind (Palin & US culture)
One green baby