Environment

PARK(ing) Day: A Celebration of Public Space

by Joshua on September 17, 2010 · 0 comments

Today is Park(ing) day, a day where hundreds of parking spaces in cities around the world will be overtaken by the people, turned into public, park space. This is a wonderful idea – taking back car space for the people and the planet. As the campaign website states it, “PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide [...]

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How Much Is Left?

by Joshua on September 6, 2010 · 0 comments

I’m taking the week off to head out of town with the family. I’ve got some drafts in the works, but it won’t be until I get back before I finish them. Expect some posts next week sometime. Until then, enjoy this great interactive inforgraphic… I’ve been discussing limits in the last few posts. Here [...]

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Earth Overshoot & Natural Debt

by Joshua on August 21, 2010 · 5 comments

Today is the official day of Earth Overshoot: the first day of the year our natural capital spending is in the red. This type of natural debt is far more destructive than its monetary counterpart (natural debt meaning debt owed of natural capital, not a debt that is natural – there is no such thing). [...]

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Resiliency & Peak Oil

by Joshua on July 19, 2010 · 8 comments

Something I have been thinking a lot about lately is resiliency, both personal and communal. It’s a main topic in the book of the month, The Transition Handbook, too. What is resilience? It is the ability of a system to absorb or adapt to external changes and shocks. Essentially, it’s the ability to roll with [...]

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BP Coffee Spill

by Joshua on June 15, 2010 · 2 comments

A little humor is always refreshing in all the news of the ever expanding Gulf oil spill. I couldn’t resist posting this hilarious video Climate Progress pointed me towards. Enjoy. Available to view on YouTube here.

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The Earth Bleeds Out

by Joshua on June 2, 2010 · 14 comments

If only the words “back from whence ye came” could really have magical powers and plug the mortal wound we have inflicted upon the Gulf of Mexico (and soon her bigger cousin, the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Coastline). Whilst our human brains convince us over and over again that we are above nature, can outsmart [...]

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Obama, Lead Us To Clean Energy Now!

by Joshua on May 19, 2010 · 1 comment

God love the actor who stands up for the environment, but there is something a little more significant (for me at least) when if comes from Robert Redford. (Maybe because he’s one of my favorites and one of the most respectable actors in Hollywood) See his challenge to President Obama: Way to go, Mr. Redford! [...]

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Four Years. Go.

by Joshua on May 14, 2010 · 3 comments

We have four years to set how the quality of life will be for the 1000 years on this planet. These next few years represent the most pivotal in the history of humankind. We have significantly altered the face of our planet and it is coming down to the wire: we only have a short time before [...]

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