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Tropic of Chaos: a book review
“Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer lies what I call the Tropic of Chaos, a belt of economically and politically battered post-colonial states girding the planet’s mid-latitudes. In this band, around the tropics, climate change is beginning to hit hard. The societies in this belt are heavily dependent on agriculture and […]
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Freiburg, Germany: A model sustainable city [SLIDESHOW]
There are few better examples of a living, breathing sustainable city than Freiburg, Germany. It’s one of the most livable urban environments in the world, thanks to a deep respect for cultural and architectural roots coupled with bold and unconventional planning decisions. Take a look.
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Local ownership means local love for wind power
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. A new article in the journal Energy Policy supports the notion that local ownership is key to overcoming local resistance to renewable energy. The article summarizes a survey conducted of two towns in Germany, both with local […]
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Deep trouble: American cities, water, and climate change [SLIDESHOW]
A new report from NRDC, “Thirsty for Answers: Preparing for the Water-Related Impacts of Climate Change,” looks at how cities large and small around the country will have to grapple with droughts, floods, and severe weather in the years to come.
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Green crush: Love for LES Girls Club
Author and food activist Anna Lappe shows her appreciation for the Lower East Side Girls Club with an acrostic.
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Critical List: DeChristopher gets two years; cities are screwed by climate change
A Utah judge sentenced climate activist Tim DeChristopher to two years in prison. A few people were a bit pissed off by this, and 26 protesters were arrested.
A new NRDC report concludes that cities are going to be screwed by climate change.
The Department of Energy is funding a $85 million project to study carbon sequestration in an underground rock formation called Kevin's Dome. Injecting CO2 into the porous rock could be a way to store it harmlessly. -
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More links and thoughts on the medium chill
David Roberts has gotten all kinds of great feedback on his "medium chill" post. Here's a round up of links and stray thoughts.
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Tim DeChristopher sentenced to 2 years in prison, taken immediately into custody
(Cross-posted from peacefuluprising.org) Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to 2 years in prison today at the Salt Lake City federal courthouse. He was taken immediately into custody, being denied the typical 3 weeks afforded to put his affairs in order and say goodbye to his friends and family. Federal prosecutors asked for Tim to receive an […]
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Nissan Leaf Orphan Finds New Home
You can read my earlier Leaf posts here, here, here, and here. The Leaf I ordered is not due to arrive for another two months. Another engineer that I work with called me up (while he was on vacation) to tell me that he had just test driven an orphaned (the ordering party decided not […]
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Universal health care and the medium chill
Is U.S. economic policy currently biased against medium chillers? Or is it biased against killers? Or both? The big problem is health care.
