Keyword: post carbon

Peak Everything
Waking Up to the Century of Declines
by Richard Heinberg
foreword by James Howard Kunstler

The 20th century saw unprecedented growth in population, energy consumption and food production. As the population shifted from rural to urban, human impacts on the environment increased dramatically.
The 21st century ushered in an era of declines, …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Independence Days
A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage and Preservation
by Sharon Astyk

Hard times aren't just coming, they are here already. The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to being poor, and from poor to hungry. At the same time, the idea of eating locally is shifting from …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

The Long Descent
A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age
by John Michael Greer

Americans are expressing deep concern about US dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices and the threat of climate change. Unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, however, there is a lurking fear that, now, the times are different and the crisis …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Plan C
Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change
by Pat Murphy

Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially.
Mainstream solutions still assume a panacea that will cure our climate ills without requiring any serious modification to our way of life.
Plan C explores the risks …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

How to Build With Grid Beam
A Fast, Easy and Affordable System for Constructing Almost Anything
by Phil Jergenson, Richard Jergenson & Wilma Keppel

Grid beam is a modular, reusable building system that is fast, easy, affordable and virtually goof-proof. Ordinary people, with few skills and even fewer tools (all you need is a wrench!) can tackle projects ranging from furniture and shop benches …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

Post Carbon Cities
Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
by Daniel Lerch

Post Carbon Cities examines how peak oil and global warming are creating new uncertainties for cities of all sizes. It explains how local decision-makers can address the energy and climate challenges of the 21st century by:
• breaking community …
related subjects: Urban Issues

The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook
Recipes for Changing Times
by Albert K. Bates

Over the coming years we will need to move from a global culture addicted to cheap, abundant petroleum to a culture of compelled conservation, whether through government directive or market forces. The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook …
related subjects: Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil

EcoCities
Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature (Revised Edition)
by Richard Register

Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention.
EcoCities is about re-building cities and towns based on …
related subjects: Urban Issues