Category Archives: Resilience

Tasmania: Don’t drink the water…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by macca

From the ABC’s Background Briefing: In the town of Ringarooma, in Tasmania’s picture-postcard northeast, mother of five Amber Jones makes her daily walk down to the town’s water tank with a five-litre plastic container. ‘It leaks all the way. I … Continue reading →

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Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by macca

As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication – and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of … Continue reading →

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Allan Savory – Reversing Global Warming?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by macca

Allan Savory presented an important lecture on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University. He explained how Holistic Management restores grasslands from land that’s degraded to desert. This innovative, natural, and simple idea mimics Nature by using careful management of livestock … Continue reading →

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The Australian: Doomsday warning on fuel stock

Posted on February 28, 2013 by macca

“Australia would grind to a halt within three weeks with almost no deliveries of food or medicine if its overseas oil and fuel supplies were cut off. “An NRMA-commissioned report on the nation’s liquid fuel security released today says the … Continue reading →

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Peak Moment 225: Overcoming the “culture of numbness”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by macca

“The external growth of a budding economy is over. The focus on growth now needs to be on the inner world.” Carolyn Baker’s Navigating the Coming Chaos is a toolkit to prepare emotionally and spiritually for the collapse of industrial … Continue reading →

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Climate change and Australia

Posted on January 21, 2013 by macca

Sarah Clarke from the ABC investigates the impacts that climate change can be expected to have on Australia this century, based on the science from the experts, not the nonsense emanating from the conservative echo-chamber of climate change denial. If … Continue reading →

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Nathan Lewis: Interview with an energy genius

Posted on January 19, 2013 by macca

If someone comes up with an idea that helps us overcome our energy/climate dilemma, it is likely to be Caltech chemistry professor Nathan Lewis. I have posted his full “Powering the Planet” presentation here. From Big Think via YouTube.

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Peak Oil: Richard Heinberg – Why Daniel Yergin is Wrong

Posted on January 4, 2013 by macca

Alex Wise, from Sea Change Radio, interviews Richard Heinberg, author, environmentalist and senior fellow at the Post-Carbon Institute on Daniel Yergin’s latest book, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, which posits that peak oil is … Continue reading →

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Climate Change: Taking Australia’s Temperature

Posted on December 2, 2012 by macca

Jonica Newby, from the ABC’s Catalyst program, looks at Australia’s changing climate. The program is a bit corny, but the facts and figures speak for themselves. More… Part 1 Part 2

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Prof. Guy McPherson: The Myth of Sustainability

Posted on November 1, 2012 by macca

Prof. Guy McPherson spoke earlier this year at the Muskegon Community College in West Michigan US. Guy is a Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He spoke about sustainability, climate change, … Continue reading →

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End of growth: Jeff Rubin & David Suzuki on how to achieve a truly sustainable future

Posted on October 26, 2012 by macca

From the Western University, Canada via YouTube: Consider today’s sociopolitical landscape and it’s likely you’ll note the environment and the economy don’t exactly go hand in hand. In reality, the two are inextricable and, increasingly, need to be treated as … Continue reading →

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Peak Oil: Richard Heinberg on Magic Pudding Economics

Posted on October 16, 2012 by macca

Heinberg on Magic Pudding Economics Rod Taylor from the 2XX Fuzzy Logic Science Show interviews Richard Heinberg on peak oil, the end of growth, and powering down for the future. Thanks to Rod from 2XX for permission to use the … Continue reading →

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