Social Futures, Peak Oil, Relocalization
Economics as brain damage
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Economics as Brain Damage*
Karl North 2004
On the first day of my first formal introduction to economics as an undergraduate, the professor defined the discipline as the scientific study of the distribution of scarce resources. But the course from then on was concerned only with such matters as market variables like supply and demand, and market [...]
A sustainable agriculture research and education agenda to address a gathering crisis
Sunday, January 31st, 2010A Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Agenda to Address a Gathering Crisis
Karl North 2002
The Crisis, in its multidimensionality, with likely multiplier effects across its elements:
Exponentially rising energy costs for coming decades as currently foreseeable alternative energy technologies fail to compensate for the end of cheap oil;
Gradual loss of most of the energy-intensive inputs that currently [...]
How Does This Happen?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008How does this happen?
Abandoned Farmstead – Andalucia, Spain
How does this happen?
Healthy Farmstead – Freetown, New York, USA
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