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Peak
Everything
by Richard Heinberg
Peak Everything addresses many of the cultural, psychological, and practical
changes we will have to make as nature rapidly dictates our new limits.
This latest book from Richard Heinberg, author of three of the most important
books on Peak Oil, touches on the most important aspects of the human
condition at this unique moment in time.
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Eating Fossil Fuels by Dale Allen Pfeiffer
The miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil
fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation.
Estimates of the net energy balance of agriculture in the United States
show that ten calories of hydrocarbon energy are required to produce
one calorie of food. Such an imbalance cannot continue in a world of
diminishing hydrocarbon resources.
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The
False Promise of Biofuels
A report from the International Forum on Globalization points out that the current ethanol movement may cause more harm than good. Download PDF
Gardening for the Future of the Earth
by Howard-Yana Shapiro, Ph.D.,
Agricultural Director at Seeds of Change,
and John Harrisson
- Garden planning and design that saves work and water
- Composting and other methods to build soil without chemical fertilizers
- Planting and pruning techniques for dramatically increased yields
- The pleasures of seed saving--and even breeding your own varieties
- Exploring the richness of biodiversity through kinship gardening
- And much more
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