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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, Reslience.org's news feed and Transition US.

Peak oil - May 17

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

•Supply shock from North American oil rippling through global markets •The IEA Says Peak Oil Is Dead.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/peak-oil-may-17

Mundraub.org: Sharing our common fruit

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

In a rural area in the former East Germany, late summer 2009: Shimmering heat, the intense odor of fermenting fruits is in the air. A tree covered with hundreds of juicy pears, and a foot-high layer of rotting fruit on the ground.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/mundraub-org-sharing-our-common-fru...

A Desire Named Streetcar

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

Twentysomethings are eschewing their cars in never-before-seen numbers for alternate forms of transit...

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/a-desire-named-streetcar

'Follow the Money': How Rainforest Action Network Is Beating the Corporate Giants

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

We’ve arrived at a dangerous milestone. For the first time in human history, as Amy Goodman reported this week, "the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has topped 400 parts per million."

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/follow-the-money-how-rainforest-act...

Don't Trust Your Stone Age Brain: It's Unsustainable

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

Humans have evolved to feel a single sense of self, but our emotional brain is encouraging us to pursue perceived self-interest even if it means trashing the planet, leaving our rational brain to try and justify our actions.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/don-t-trust-your-stone-age-brain-it...

Deep Green Jobs

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

America's green jobs movement parades as many green hues as our national parks, ranging from deep green work to pale green employment.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/deep-green-jobs

Why I haven’t been flying (much)

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

Over three decades I have received many requests to travel across Australia and across the world to speak at a conference, teach a course or participate in some worthy event related to permaculture.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/why-i-haven-t-been-flying-much

Unburnable: Risky Fossil Fuel Investments & Climate Crisis

Published on May 17, 2013 by Resilience

Two new reports say climate change could cause the next financial crisis.

Original article: 
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-05-17/unburnable-risky-fossil-fuel-invest...
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