1. Refuse
2. Reduce
3. Reuse
4. Repair
5. Recycle
6. Relocalise
And what’s left,
7. Offset
© It’s the Planet 2008
General discussions of a sustainable future
change your thinking
environmental news and commentary
Resurgence magazine’s website - soil, soul and society
mapping the cultural implications of peak oil and climate change
Climate change, peak oil and energy
the case for the sustainability emergency
excellent clearinghouse for energy, climate, geopolitics and sustainability
intelligent debate, technical and topical
great for podcasts
a sensible way out of oil depletion
UK peak energy overview
How Cuba survived peak oil
A hub for organising creative actions to help spread the number 350 and its significance in the face of global warming (350 parts per million CO2 ...)
Rob Hopkins’ blog on the head, heart and hands of transition
the site to inspire, encourage, network, support and train communities as they consider, adopt and implement a Transition Initiative
the Post Carbon Institute, home of the Relocalization Network supports and connects groups as they work toward building strong communities - “Local Communities, Global Connections”
Sharon Astyck’s inciteful blog on food and farming relocalisation
great for podcasts on all aspects of sustainability, economics, energy and climate
what can we do about Peak oil and climate change? The community is the solution
design solutions for sustainable living
permaculture courses in the UK
network to promote waste reduction and help save landscape from being taken over by landfills
exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever
maybe you are concerned about air travel's contribution to global warming or perhaps you just prefer real travel by train or ship, where the journey is part of the adventure... Either way, The Man in Seat Sixty-One will tell you how to travel overland comfortably & affordably where you might think that air was now the only option!
the UK's leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health
the Ecological Footprint provides a systematic resource accounting tool that can help us plan for a world in which we all live well, within the means of our one planet
images of consumption which statistics alone make it difficult to connect with
Ecosystems
the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/
daily images of near-real-time Arctic sea ice conditions
Economics for a sustainable world
the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, developing the tools to integrate the social, built, natural, and human capital components of our world
the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, a leading proponent on the economic aspects of transitional thinking
the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE), dedicated to advocating a sustainable economy
will our efforts to save the planet be nullified by our endless pursuit of growth?
imagine the Earth as a business and you're a shareholder. We're all shareholders. Future generations are entitled to a share too. How do we maximize the benefit every shareholder receives from the Earth? How do we maximize human wellbeing? Earth, Inc. helps answer this most important question
shifting public policy to achieve a sustainable economy, a healthy environment and a just society
Transition initiatives
the sustainable way forward
Going to the movies ...
www.climatecrisis.net (An Inconvenient Truth)
Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The END of SUBURBIA explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet enters the age of Peak Oil.
In ESCAPE From SUBURBIA director Greg Greene once again takes us “through the looking glass” on a journey of discovery – a sobering yet vital and ultimately positive exploration of what the second half of the Oil Age has in store for us.
www.oilcrashmovie.com (a crude awakening)
Oil Crash tells the story of how our civilization’s addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled.
http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/mainsite/site.html (11th Hour)
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating documentary explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal ecological consciousness.
What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire
Radiant City: a documentary about urban sprawl. Sprawl is eating the planet. Across the continent the landscape is being levelled - blasted clean of distinctive features and overlaid with zombie monoculture. Politicians call it growth. Developers call it business. The Moss family call it home ...
Recommended listening: discussions on how our world could be (MP3 files) ...
Robert Costanza: Ecological Economics - Principles for a Sustainable Society
What is ecological economics? Dr. Robert Costanza, an internationally renowned ecological economist, presents an overview of the key concepts - notably, how ecosystems and their functions provide vital goods and services that directly benefit people, and how the valuation of ecosystem services gives critical economic justification for ecological sustainability. He also discusses how the framework of ecological economics promotes and sustains human health and well-being.
James Howard Kunstler: End of the Age of Oil
From the Long Emergency to new measures after Peak Oil
The Reality Report: Mary Wood on Government as the Trustee of Common Assets
Law professor Mary Wood explains how the US government, acting as trustee of the atmospheric commons, is obligated to deal realistically with climate change science. As a trustee, the government has no political discretion to permit the destruction of the atmosphere, and is therefore obliged to take account of scientific information about climate change and formulate policies that protect our life support system. She is authoring a forthcoming book, The Dawn of Planetary Patriotism: A Citizens’ Call to Climate Defense
The Reality Report: Low energy methods for home food preservation and storage
The Reality Report interviews Sharon Astyk— writer, teacher and subsistence farmer, and the author of two forthcoming books on Peak Oil and Climate Change — Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front (Fall ‘08) and A Nation of Farmers (And Cooks) (Spring ‘09), the latter co-authored with Aaron Newton. The show discusses low energy methods for home food preservation and storage
Jason Bradford, founder of the Willits Economic Localization (WELL)
Jason Bradford speaks with Global Public Media’s David Room about climate change, oil peak, and how Willits is preparing for an energy-constrained future. He discusses how WELL got started, the efforts of the group, and their progress
Brian Czech talks to Jason Bradford
Jason Bradford, host of "The Party's Over" on KZYX-FM in Mendocino, CA, talks to Brian Czech, President of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy and author of "Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train."
Nate Hagens on "The Party's Over: Going Local"
Former Wall St. investment manager Nate Hagens of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont discusses fossil fuel declines, alternative energy, market reactions, our growth-addicted culture, and relocalization with Jason Bradford
Jamie Henn talks to Jason Bradford
The Reality Report interviews Jamie Henn of 350.org, a creative new initiative formed following the scientific understanding that atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations need to be reduced to at most 350 parts per million.
– why aren’t you fishing?, said the industrialist.
– because I have caught enough fish for the day.
– why don’t you catch some more?
– what would I do with them?
– earn more money. Then you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go into deeper waters and catch more fish. That would bring you money to buy nylon nets, so more fish, more money. Soon you would have enough to buy two boats even a fleet of boats. Then you could be rich like me.
– what would I do then?
– then you could sit back and enjoy life.
– what to do think I’m doing now?’
Quoted in Timeless Simplicity
by John Lane
Tim Bennett,
What a Way to Go