I’m finding lately that I’m doing more reading than writing, and I’m not updating this blog as often as I’d like. I do however, have lots of great links to share and this blog just doesn’t seem to be the right platform for it. I’ve therefore decided to create a new Facebook page. Here’s what [...]
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Posted: August 18, 2010 by Mia in Energy, Environment, Money and economics1
Australia’s first female Prime Minister
Posted: June 23, 2010 by Mia in Big Picture, Climate Change, Environment, Money and economicsPhoto from news.com.au Thank goodness for live steaming TV on the internet. I’ve been glued to the Australian news all afternoon, waiting to see if Australia was going to get it’s first female Prime Minister. Sure enough, we did. Julia Gillard was sworn into office sometime after noon local time and is now attending her [...]
I haven’t written about it until now, becuase it’s been too horrible to think about. I still have no words to articulate how I feel about this massive disaster. The news out of the Gulf continues to range from grim to grimmer. Recently, it was revealed that the spill has created an undersea plume of [...]
The Perfect Storm: Six Trends Converging on Collapse
Posted: May 21, 2010 by Mia in Big Picture, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Food, Peak OilI have an uneasy feeling lately. Everywhere I look I see signs that all is not well. Of course, I’ve been seeing those signs for a couple of years, but things seem to be speeding up and now more and more people appear to be noticing. What interesting times we live in. There are dark [...]
Has Peak Oil Hit the Mainstream?
Posted: May 5, 2010 by Mia in Environment, Money and economics, Peak OilCould this be the first time the Peak Oil discussion has occurred on mainstream media? Maybe I am being sensitive, but lots of things do seem to be going wrong lately…. slowly, and then all at once. Let’s take stock: we are on the brink of the Second Great Depression, there is sovereign debt chaos in Europe [...]
Sorry I don’t have time for anything more than this video demonstrating some really simple things we can all do to be better stewards of the Earth. If pug can do it, we can do it.
Where in the World? Eagle River, Alaska, USA
Posted: March 24, 2010 by Mia in Environment, Travel, Where in the WorldLast winter Brendan, my Sister-In-Law and I went to Alaska to visit long-time friends. Having come from Southern California (or Australia in my SIL’s case) the cold was a shock, but everything was just so beautiful blanketed in perfect snow. A highlight of our week was visiting Eagle River, named for the bald eagles which are abundant in [...]
A Farm for the Future
Posted: March 12, 2010 by Mia in Climate Change, Environment, Films, Food, Peak OilI thought I was getting better, but alas I was fooled. I’m still down with this illness, which seems to have progressed to a rotten headache and deep lethargy. I can’t find the energy to write any posts so instead, here is a video I found today at the Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op. Hope you [...]
Links – Week 9, 2010
Posted: March 5, 2010 by Mia in Environment, Frugality, Money and economics, Peak Oil, Simplicity, SustainabilityPhoto by: Papalars Blogs This week I thought I’d feature a couple of blogs which are actually cooperatives. i.e. they are written by a community of different writers. Each writer brings their own point of view to the conversation and I’ve found some great new blogs in the process. The Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op A writers [...]
Vision and Action; Transition
Posted: February 27, 2010 by Mia in Climate Change, Environment, Films, Peak Oil, Permaculture, Sustainability, Vision“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” The Transition Movement combines a wonderful vision with meaningful action. Watch In Transition 1.0 for some inspiration:
