SNAKE OIL: Chapter 5 – The Economics of Fracking: Who Benefits?
When we inquire who benefits from the fracking frenzy, the intuitively obvious answer is, “the oil and gas industry, of course.” Yet this may be a simplistic assumption.
Richard Heinberg
Giftivalve: A Reflection on Istanbul’s Recent Gift Economy Festival
I attended a unique event in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 11-14, 2013, called “Giftival,” a neologism combining gift and festival.
How to Start a Community Land Trust
The CLT model works by purchasing land on behalf of the community and holding it in trust in perpetuity.
Why Food Should be a Commons not a Commodity
Food is treated as a private good in today’s industrial food system, but it must be re-conceived as a common good in the transition toward a more sustainable food system that is fairer to food producers and consumers.
SNAKE OIL: Chapter 4 – Fracking Wars, Fracking Casualties
Why has there been such a massive grassroots backlash against fracking? In this chapter, we’ll look at the evidence for fracking’s impacts on water, air, land, and climate. Reader warning: it ain’t pretty.
Join the Sharing Cities Network
Imagine a city where everyone’s needs are met because people make the personal choice to share.
SNAKE OIL: Chapter 3 – A Treadmill to Hell
Hughes notes that individual shale gas well decline rates range from 80–95% after 36 months, in the top five US plays.
A Decade after the Take: Inside Argentina’s Worker Owned Factories
In Argentina, worker ownership requires trust against all odds.
12 Policies to Boost Innovation, Resilience & Prosperity in Cities
Cities are ripe with sharing opportunities.
This is What Peak Oil Looks Like
Even if forecasting the exact date of the peak is a fool’s errand, only a fool would miss the signs that the world oil industry has entered a new, desperate era. Discoveries are down, costs are up. Production has flatlined, environmental impacts from petroleum operations are soaring.
A Front-Row Seat at the Peak Oil Games
The notion that fossil fuels are supply-constrained has gone from being generally dismissed, to being partially accepted, to being vociferously dismissed. Who are the players in this game, and who’s winning?
Coliving Takes Coworking to the Next Level in Rural Italy
But what if coworking was a slower, more spacious affair that offered a respite from the everyday grind and included meals, walks and intentional collaboration?