December 17, 2010. Astoria, OR. From Portland we headed to the far northwest tip of Oregon to meet Caren Black and Christopher Paddon at the Titanic Lifeboat Academy, whose brilliant name has intrigued me since I'd encountered their website in 2005. Christopher and Caren … [Read more...]
Daniel Lerch and The Post Carbon Reader
December 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
December 15, 2010. Seattle, WA. The final week of our 2010 Pacific Northwest Tour. We left Seattle December 15th amid pouring rain and packed freeways a bit before the so-called rush hour, reminding us why automobile-dependent suburbs and outlying areas will have the … [Read more...]
Stirring the Pot with the Filmmaker of “How To Boil a Frog”
December 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
December 5, 2010. The conversation I had with Jon Cooksey, the writer-director of "How to Boil A Frog," was a torrent of serious content, humorous side notes, and laughter spilling over the edges. In his film Jon dares to cover the biggest, hardest stuff: overshoot, global … [Read more...]
Applying the “Peak Oil Filter”
November 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
November 27, 2010. When financial consultant Jim Hansen talks about putting every investment choice through a "peak oil filter," he means investments not just of money. He advises first investing in yourself and your lifestyle, while thinking about how constrained oil … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving from the Other Side
November 26, 2010 by 5 Comments
On one side of Thanksgiving, there's the gratitude of desperate pilgrims without sufficient food and resources to make it through the winter — gratitude to the indigenous people for sharing from their store of sustainable sufficiency. On the other side, there's the thanks … [Read more...]
Snow in Seattle
November 22, 2010 by 2 Comments
Robyn and I stepped out of the "little house" this morning to a great surprise - snow overnight! It snowed all day, blanketing the city in magical white. Now, this evening, winds are howling and rocking our "little house" tucked beneath the big conifer in Marita's front … [Read more...]
Claiming the Commons — Food for All on Haultain Boulevard (185)
November 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Claiming the Commons — Food for All on Haultain Boulevard (185)
November 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Getting My Official Undriver License™
November 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
November 13, 2010. Robyn and I biked with our friend Marita across Seattle to get our Undriver Licenses™ at a Liveable Streets event held at the University of Washington, with lots of groups tabling there, low-cost helmets, and more. We made a beeline for the Undriver … [Read more...]
Haultain Common: A Garden on Public Land Where All May Harvest
November 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
September 12, 2010. Beware the subversives on Haultain Boulevard in Victoria, B.C. The friendly women gardening in their edible front yard greet all passers-by with conversation and invitations to harvest food. Guerrilla gardeners Rainey Hopewell (photo top) and Margot … [Read more...]
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