The PlanetShifter Interview: Oakland Whole Foods Market Manager Earl Brizee by Willi Paul
Organic bananas, compostable forks, face painting and BBQ parties! PlanetShifter.com Gets Local with Oakland Whole Foods Market Manager Earl Brizee. Note: I enjoy the wireless, caffeine feed and groovy baristas (almost) every morning at my neighborhood Whole Foods Market on Bay Street, Oakland. How... Read more
An electric plan for energy resilience
The fastest way to reduce America's dependence on oil imports is to convert petroleum-driven miles to electric ones by retrofitting the SUVs and pick-ups now on the road with rechargeable batteries. Here's how. December 2008 • Andy Grove and Robert Burgelman Every president since Richard... Read more
Peak Moment: The Twilight of an Age - Global Public Media
Peak Moment: The Twilight of an Age Global Public Media John Michael Greer | 25 Dec 2008 Audio File / Stream: In his book, The Long Descent, John Michael Greer observes that our culture has two primary stories: "Infinite Progress" or "Catastrophe". On the contrary, he sees history as cyclic:... Read more
A commencement address by Paul Hawken
: To the Class of 2009 University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 http://www.paulhawken.com/paulhawken_frameset.html When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was "direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and... Read more
Waste to Energy? Europe Leads USA - Green Hands Down! GNewsRelay from PlanetShifter.com
Waste to Energy? Europe Leads USA - Green Hands Down! GreenNewsRelay from PlanetShifter.com The lawyers and engineers who dwell in an elegant enclave here are at peace with the hulking neighbor just over the back fence: a vast energy plant that burns thousands of tons of household garbage and... Read more
John Muir
, 1838-1914 A Brief Biography - Ecology Hall of Fame http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/muir/bio.html The Global Network http://www.johnmuir.org/ National Historic Site http://www.nps.gov/jomu/ In the spring of 1868, a young man came to Yosemite and changed the world. Muir had just... Read more
Several good summaries of the energy-related provisions in the stimulus bill
Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program 13 February 2009 The $787-billion stimulus bill (HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that emerged from the joint House-Senate conference committee this week provides funds for a large range of... Read more