Posts Tagged ‘Peak Oil’
Monday, May 17th, 2010
On this episode we are joined by Zaida Amaral. Zaida is a Transition trainer, originally from Brazil but now living in Albuquerque New Mexico. Zaida has traveled extensively and done trainings in numerous locations, including Brazil and the United States, as part of her involvement with the Transition movement.
We discuss the nature of transition, transition in Albuquerque, Peak Oil and denial, personal transformation, the garden as transition, resilience, and bottlenecks to transition.
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Tags: albuquerque, new mexico, Peak Oil, transition-culture
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
In this second part of a two part interview, Rob Hopkins and I discuss the apolitical nature of transition culture, the construction of parallel systems, and the potential for confrontation with existing power structures. Also discussed is the feasibility of permaculture in a suburban environment.
Useful Links Below
Transitionculture.org
Ralph Nader’s Flight of Fancy
Slow Money Alliance
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Tags: climate change, Peak Oil, Permaculture, transition-culture
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
In this episode, I am joined by Rob Hopkins of transitionculture.org. We discuss the origins of the transition movement and its practical application as a grassroots community organizing strategy. Rob shares with us some potential pitfalls, and we also discuss the differences between collapse and energy descent. This is part I in a two part interview.
For more on Charles Eisenstein, please see http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/
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Tags: climate change, Peak Oil, Permaculture, transition-culture
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
In this episode of the podcast, I welcome back the topic of Peak Wood and John Perlin’s excellent book “A Forest Journey”. This time John Perlin himself joins me to talk about his book and its many facets. Topics of discussion include the role of wood in civilization, our perceptions of forests through history, the relationship between forests and language, and the parallels between Peak Wood and Peak Oil.
Useful links included below:
John Perlin’s Website
Purchase the book on Amazon.com
Marooned in the Hard Light: An Essay by Neil Kramer
Agroinnovations Episode #66: Peak Wood
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Tags: empire, Forestry, history, john-perlin, Peak Oil, Peak Wood
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
In this episode, I am joined by Nelson Lebo, organic farmer, teacher, and Ph.D. candidate in education. Nelson and I discuss today’s crisis in education, and we reframe the debate towards one where permaculture becomes the lynch pin in a strategy to promote personal transformation through hands-on science education. Issues like Peak Oil and climate change are also addressed.
Some useful links are below.
Futurescenarios.org: David Holmgren’s excellent work on the twin crisis of climate change and Peak Oil
The End of Suburbia: You Tube version of the film mentioned by Nelson in the podcast
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Tags: climate change, education, Peak Oil, Permaculture, science
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
In this episode, I start by giving a shout-out to Duncan and Jim over at the Kunstlercast, and also by voicing support for KMO’s C-Realm. I give listeners a brief pitch for a new Permaculture-Albuquerque Meetup group facilitated by Agroinnovations.
I then go into a discussion of John Perlin’s book “A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization.” Perlin’s book illustrates nicely the concept of “Peak Wood”, a reality long before Peak Oil was even a possibility. Peak Wood is illustrated in different historical and imperial contexts, including Rome, England, and North America. Peak Wood and Peak Oil are sure to interact in the near future, and we must reassess our relationship to wood and forests so that we can manage our forest resources in a sane and reasonable manner.
Links:
Kunstler Cast: Food in World Made by Hand
Permaculture-Albuquerque Meetup Group
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Tags: civilization, empire, Forestry, history, Peak Oil, Peak Wood
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
In this interview with Ben Falk of Whole Systems design we discuss permaculture design, plant guilds, permaculture as an animal rights strategy, nitrogen use efficiency, energy descent, and the use of forests as a an energy source.
Links below:
Whole Systems Design
Future Scenarios
The Omnivore’s Delusion (article by Blake Hurst)
Death on a Factory Farm (HBO Documentary)
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Tags: climate change, forest, nitrogen, Peak Oil, Permaculture
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
For Episode #49, I interview KMO of the C-Realm podcast. Another creative collaboration, KMO and I are releasing concurrent episodes where we interview one another on our respective podcasts. Topics for this episode include the origins and themes of the C-Realm, Peak Oil, the relationship between food and shifting consciousness, and many others.
I will be appearing on episode #150 of the C-Realm podcast. Click on the link and have a listen.
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Tags: c-realm podcast, KMO, malthusian correction, Peak Oil
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
In the second part of our interview with Bill Mollison, Bill’s humor, wisdom, and philosophy are on display as he opines about Peak Oil, global warming, and the future of our planet. This one is not to be missed.
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Tags: australia, design, Farmers, mollison, Peak Oil, Permaculture, tasmania
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