How magical does the world appear when witnessing the unstoppable spread of human generosity? It seems that everywhere I turn people are discovering the joy of sharing; from giving free hugs, to distributing excess produce or holding a National Sharing Day. The scientific studies continue to report the welcome news: there is immense value in sharing, especially for the … [Read more...]
Best $20 Father’s Day gift for peak oil
For $20,000, what peak-aware dad wouldn't want solar panels installed on the roof? Or, if you can pony up $500, and your man has got a more outdoorsy-survivalist bent, a shotgun would make surely him smile. But for less than $20 you can help Dad build resilience in his daily life by giving him an old-fashioned razor that he can use no matter what the future brings. Forget … [Read more...]
Whole lotta local love
Hopefully most people know by now that Saint Valentine's Day is not simply a retail holiday perpetrated onto unwitting consumers by greedy profiteers. It actually was first decreed by Pope Gelasius I way back in 496 and then gained currency as a day for exchanging tokens of affection during the High Middle Ages when courtly love was all the rage. And even though today's big … [Read more...]
I’m dreaming of a peak oil Christmas
Here at the Transition Voice offices, where the thermostat hovers very low, and where we're wrapped in wool scarves and blankets as we type out the collapse narrative through our fingerless gloves, it's hard to imagine that Scrooge will be moved by the spirit of a Christmas present this year. But, while we're aware that people are hurting all over, not everyone is necessarily … [Read more...]