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Hurricane Harvey, We Yawn in your Direction

September 7, 2017 by Lindsay Curren 1 Comment

Hurricane Harvey, We Yawn in your Direction

And Irma, we don't really give a crap about you, either. Water, Water, Everywhere Twenty-seven TRILLION gallons of water dumped on Southeast Texas in six days? That's what the various reports say. And we say, "Big whoop!" Wild-Westy, pavement-obsessedy Houston essentially destroyed, molded, and steeped in a toxic stew from chemical plants gone kablooey while the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Energy Tagged With: activism, clean energy, climate change, community organizing, economy, energy policy, global climate disruption, local economy, pollution, relocalization

Climate change: Obama needs to turn talk into action

December 5, 2012 by Lindsay Curren 1 Comment

Climate change: Obama needs to turn talk into action

Something's been troubling me ever since I listened to President Obama's first post-reëlection press conference. Perhaps as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the now two-term president was finally asked a question about global warming, a topic conveniently avoided by both sides throughout the seemingly interminable campaign. The question came from New York Times White House … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Barack Obama, clean energy, climate change, conservation, economy, homesteading, local economy, relocalization

Eros and economy

December 4, 2012 by Sherry Ackerman 2 Comments

Eros and economy

Everybody loves a good story. Especially this time of year. In Plato’s Symposium, Diotima recounts the story of Eros. She tells us that on the day of Aphrodite’s birth, the gods had a banquet. Penia—that is, “Poverty”— came begging at the end of the meal. There she espied Poros — that is, “Wealth” — drunk on nectar and asleep in Zeus’ garden. As a way out of her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: communication, economy, relocalization

The Capitalism Papers: Fatal flaws of an obsolete system

November 29, 2012 by Vicki Lipski 9 Comments

The Capitalism Papers: Fatal flaws of an obsolete system

Self-interest lies at the root of capitalism. This self-interest is a thoroughly predictable, steadily consistent feature of the human landscape and can reasonably be viewed as a solid foundation upon which to build. Self- interest can serve as both motivation and a salve for weary spirits. Kept within commonly-accepted bounds, it acts as a spur against laziness, and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: capitalism, dystopia, economy, Jerry Mander, local economy, plutocracy, relocalization

The rust-bucket reactors start to fall

October 31, 2012 by Staff Reports 3 Comments

The rust-bucket reactors start to fall

The US fleet of 104 deteriorating atomic reactors is starting to fall. The much-hyped "nuclear renaissance" is now definitively headed in reverse. The announcement that Wisconsin's Kewaunee will shut next year will be remembered as a critical dam break. Opened in 1974, Kewaunee has fallen victim to low gas prices, declining performance, unsolved technical problems and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: apocalypse, economy, energy policy, nuclear power

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