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This is a stream of blog posts from our on-site bloggers, and, a growing list of blogs we re-publish from Transition Voice, This Low Carbon Life, Energy Bulletin's economics feed and Transition US.

Energy - Feb 3

- Michael Lynch: The Unfounded Fear of the 'Peak Oil' Monster (NEWER)
- Science: Technology Is Turning U.S. Oil Around But Not the World's (NEW)
- Once, men abused slaves. Now we abuse fossil fuels
- Thomas Homer-Dixon: Our peak oil premium
- The End of Elastic Oil
- Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever

Is there such a thing as ethical capitalism?

In response to a growing realisation that neo-liberal capitalism is morally and literally bankrupt, Britain’s political leadership have provided three visions of ethical capitalism for us to aspire to. So, is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? And why is this question being asked now?

Poor Mitt

Mitt seems to believe what most Americans believe, which is that those on social welfare programs are doing just awesome, while the real victims are middle class Americans. This is a pretty funny idea, but it isn't just Mitt's.

Beyond the Bubble Economy

Public anger at the 2008 Wall Street bailout, concerns about debt, and a deep and pervasive fear that another financial crash is just a matter of time create an important moment of opportu

From mountain to sea: A vision for the rebuilding of Tohoku

Why would a fisher care about the forest? The person to ask is Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, an oyster farmer from Kesennuma in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture.

ODAC Newsletter Feb 3

High oil prices ensured that profits at the major oil companies rose again in 2011 – Shell’s full year profits leapt 54% to $28.6 billion while Exxon’s increased 35% to $41.1 billion.

A world with hope

Transition made me the pe

The state of the union

Peace Flag

Could the state of

Why design cannot remain exclusive

The recent political struggles between Hollywood and networked culture underscore a profoundly disruptive fact: exclusive ownership rights are no longer as valuable as

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