Category Archives: Peak Oil

Powerdown Toolkit

Posted on 22 January 2009 by Graham

Over the past year or so I have been working with Davie Philip of Cultivate on the Skilling Up for Powerdown program, a learning resource in support of Transition Initiatives in Ireland. The course has been run in Dublin and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Long Descent

Posted on 11 December 2008 by Graham

The Long Descent- A Users Guide to the End of the Industrial Age John Michael Greer New Society Publishers 2008 John Michael Greer has written a fascinating and engaging, but also contradictory and perplexing account of how he sees the … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, collapse, consciousness, Human Ecology, Overshoot, Peak Oil, Science and Rationaltiy, Tools and technology | 12 Comments

Book Review: Plan C

Posted on 21 November 2008 by Graham

Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak oil and Climate Change Pat Murphy New Society 2008 Pat Murphy is the Executive Director of Community Solutions who produced the seminal film “The Power Of Community” which charts Cuba’s transition to a … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Eden Project

Posted on 15 August 2008 by Graham

The Eden Project in Cornwall was established 7 years ago and has become a world famous visitor attraction with its iconic huge bubble-wrap domes providing the closest you’ll get to an experience of the rain-forest this side of the Amazon. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Environment, Food, Gardens, Peak Oil, Permaculture | 1 Comment

Reinventing Collapse

Posted on 27 June 2008 by Graham

Book Review Reinventing Collapse- The Soviet Example and American Prospects Dmitry Orlov New Society 2008 When I met Bill Mollison at the International Permaculture Convergence in Croatia three years ago, all he wanted to talk about it seemed was cannibalism. … Continue reading →

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Crash Course- Preparing for Peak Oil

Posted on 23 June 2008 by Graham

Book Review Crash Course- Preparing for Peak Oil by Zachary Nowak Green Door Publishing 2008 Peak Oil is upon us, and collective action on a large scale seems unlikely. Technical solutions are chimerical. Each of us must decide what the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Green Building, Overshoot, Peak Oil, Permaculture, Powerdown, survivalism | 1 Comment

Energy Famine

Posted on 16 June 2008 by Graham

Essential reading: Rob Hopkins Interviews David Fleming. David Fleming, creator of Tradeable Energy Quotas (TEQs) and author of “The Lean Economy” gives the most enlightening and clear explanation of how nd why oil prices are being driven skywards, what we … Continue reading →

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Future Scenarios

Posted on 26 May 2008 by Graham

Thanks to Adam Grubb (Fenderson), founder of Energy Bulletin for sending me the link to David Holmgren’s new site Future Scenarios- Mapping the cultural implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change, which is launched today. You can read the press … Continue reading →

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Transition Town Kenmare

Posted on 2 May 2008 by Graham

There was a great turn out for the first meeting to start the Transition process in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, which took place Thursday night May 1st at the Brooklane Hotel. The meeting was organised by Oonagh Comerford who did a … Continue reading →

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Powerdown TV Show

Posted on 2 March 2008 by Graham

I have not been posting very regularly recently and part of the reason is that I have been very busy moving into the now (mainly) finished timber cabin. I am delighted to have moved into this cosy space. Warm, functional … Continue reading →

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