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Hopium for the masses, renewable energy edition

By Guy McPherson | November 4, 2013

fuel cell car

As Derrick Jensen points out, this "culture as a whole and most of its members are insane." For my part, I continue to be surprised at the number of people who believe in infinite growth on a finite planet. I continue to be amazed at the number of people who believe a politician cares about them, and that their favorite politician will act in their best interests. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Economy Tagged With: Derek Jensen, fuel cells, hydrogen economy, Jeremy Rifkin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, renewable energy, technology

In yourself right now is the only place you’ve got

By Erik Curren | July 31, 2012

row boat

Most of my friends in the environmental community and the Transition movement are big fans of the value of interdependence. They'd surely agree with President Obama when he recently said, "if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own...The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Barack Obama, Flannery O'Connor, Khalil Gibran, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald Reagan, self-reliance, simple living

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