Good brief summary of the current oil dilemma here

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/07/201172081613634207.html

 

For anyone who has not yet heard or read about Plan B 4.0 here are 3 links to the Earth Policy Institute, #2 is the free PDF download of Brown's extraordinary book World on the Edge 

 

As ecological/economic contingency plans go,…

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Mushroom magic



"Eben Bayer's inspiration for his 'green' alternative to polystyrene came from growing up on a farm in Vermont in America.



'I was inspired by seeing mushrooms, or mycelium roots, actually holding or gluing the forest floor together,' he told the BBC World Service.

'Then I took a class where we were tasked with developing a new green insulation and my eureka moment was combining the concept of using mushroom roots to hold the… Continue

Climate Change Solution

Agriculture is an undervalued and underestimated climate change tool that could be one of the most powerful strategies in the fight against global warming. Nearly 30 years of Rodale Institute soil carbon data show conclusively that improved global terrestrial stewardship--that specifically includes 21st Century regenerative agricultural practices--can be the most effective currently available strategy for mitigating CO2 emissions. Read it and see the future of… Continue

Four degrees of warming 'likely'

By David Shukman

Environment correspondent, BBC News 28 September, 2009



“In a dramatic acceleration of forecasts for global warming, UK scientists say the global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060.

The Met Office study used projections of fossil fuel use that reflect the trend seen over the last 20 years.

Read the Met Office report… Continue