The Five Stages of Collapse - What are they and what can you do about them?
Dmitry Orlov's long awaited, The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors' Toolkit is now off press. Note the position of …
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Earth Repair
A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes
Millions of acres of land have been contaminated by pesticides, improperly handled chemicals, dirty energy projects, toxic waste, and other pollutants in the United States and Canada. This toxic legacy impacts the environment, our health, our …
related subjects: Environment & Economy
The Art of Social Enterprise
Business as if People Mattered
The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-challenged and rely …
related subjects: Conscientious Commerce
The Nature of Business
Redesign for Resilience
Nature has already shown us the way to solve many human problems, from deciphering simple engineering puzzles to unlocking the mysteries of flight. In The Nature of Business, author Giles Hutchins makes a compelling case for applying the same …
related subjects: Conscientious Commerce
Financing our Foodshed
Growing Local Food with Slow Money
In towns and cities across North America, a quiet revolution is underway. Fed up with sending their money off to make a fast buck in faraway markets, people are putting their money to work where they live, in markets they trust and understand - …
related subjects: Environment & Economy
Supply Shock
Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution
Politicians, economists, and Wall Street would have us believe that limitless economic expansion is the Holy Grail, and that there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment. Supply Shock debunks these widely accepted …
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Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings - 10th Edition
Save Money, Save the Earth
Increasing the energy efficiency of your home can save you money, help the environment, and enhance your comfort, but how do you decide which improvements are the most beneficial and cost-effective? Completely revised to incorporate the latest …
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Occupy Money
Creating an Economy where Everybody Wins
As a medium of exchange, money is one of the most ingenious inventions of mankind, as it facilitates the trade of goods and services and allows for specialization and the division of labor. However, compound interest and inflation have caused our …
related subjects: Environment & Economy
The Resilience Imperative
Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy
We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place compelled by the intertwining forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (Social, …
related subjects: Environment & Economy
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