recession — Transition Voice

Who’s building the do-it-ourselves economy?

By Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel September 9, 2011

Corbyn Hightower was doing everything right. She worked long hours selling natural skin care products, flying between cities to meet customers, staying in posh hotels. She pulled down a salary that provided her family of five with a comfortable home in a planned community, a Honda SUV, health insurance, and regular shopping trips for the best natural foods, clothes, shoes, and toys. Then the recession hit. Her commissions dried up, and the layoff soon followed. Life for Hightower, her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: recession, relocalization, unemployment

How to talk about the end of growth: interview with Richard Heinberg

By Lindsay Curren August 26, 2011

Just after the release of his newest book, The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality, I sat down with Richard Heinberg via Skype to get his take on what needs to happen to shift the conversation on peak oil and peak debt. The interview follows. LC: Thanks for taking some time to talk to me again. RH: Sure. LC: Did you consult an astrologer on the release date of the timing of your book coming out— RH: Ha, ha, ha. LC: Because it certainly was a little uncanny … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: economic growth, finance, interview, interviews, recession, Richard Heinberg, Stars of Peak Oil

Double-plus-down-up economy

By Helen Loughrey October 1, 2010

If all economists were laid end to end, they [still] would not reach a conclusion. - George Bernard Shaw The Transition Movement focuses a whole lot on energy and environment; but it doesn’t pay as much attention to economics. Perhaps it's because economists never seem to agree. For years, economists have variously: declared an economic recession; denied that any recession existed; admitted in hindsight that a recession had been happening after all; claimed to observe signs of a green … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Oct 2010, recession, US government

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Elisabeth J. Potts on Climate collision course: CO2 levels about to hit 400 ppm » As of this week, we have already reached the 400ppm milestone. Here's the thing: We all need some sp...

Ed Johnson on Roundup of distressing climate news » Thank you all for your comments and commitments. I too sense this with out all the research backgrou...

Lee Samelson on The climate change mountaintop » It seems like the stages occur in reverse order for climate hawks Climate hawks or climate activists...

Steve on For sale, habitable planet, too late » Doug, I am in a similar place to you, I think. I have probably never really faced up to the reality ...

Elisabeth J. Potts on Climate collision course: CO2 levels about to hit 400 ppm » As of this week, we have already reached the 400ppm milestone. Here's the thing: We all need some sp...
Ed Johnson on Roundup of distressing climate news » Thank you all for your comments and commitments. I too sense this with out all the research backgrou...
Lee Samelson on The climate change mountaintop » It seems like the stages occur in reverse order for climate hawks Climate hawks or climate activists...
Steve on For sale, habitable planet, too late » Doug, I am in a similar place to you, I think. I have probably never really faced up to the reality ...