Dismantle Civilisation

William Kotke’s article on Carolyn Baker’s Truth to Power website could have been written by us.
Since Babylon, the type of human culture that we live in has featured an emperor or surrogate who is surrounded by a handful of wealthy militarist/financiers. These people own and rule the realm. This class has historically gained their power … Read more »

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Another fabulous post from Sharon Astyk. Good advice.
1. How not to panic.
2. How to learn things - and how to teach them.
3. How to get along with everyone else.
4. How to deal with an immediate medical crisis in an emergency.
5. How to feed yourself.

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An excellent introduction by By Aaron Newton & Sharon Astyk.
needs and wants locally would reduce our dependency on oil and natural gas in advance of their inevitable decline in availability. One obvious benefit will be the enormous amount of fuel saved by reducing the amount of food shipped all over the country. Fewer refrigerated tractor […] Read more »

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Paranoid? We don’t think so. Conspiracy? Well, no, its just a system that engineers us all to think the same, put money before truly good things like health, community, fun, joy and love, and rewards the people who subscribe to this worldview the most with positions of power, privilege and wealth.
As Mike Adams, on Natural […] Read more »

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Sharon Astyk tells us why we should be paying attention, and thinking about peak oil and climate change in the present tense.
So I thought it might be good to do a post not so much on what peak oil is (if you scroll down there’s some resources in the sidebar that can help there) but […] Read more »

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Riane Eisler spotlights gender inequalities in the US, on alternet.org
Nothing, for example, has been said about the fact that poverty in this wealthy nation disproportionately affects women, so much so that, according to U.S. Census figures, women over the age of 65 are twice as likely to be poor as men over 65. Nor have […] Read more »

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Thought provoking article on from the wilderness.
We quote the ending comment:
THE FAILURE OF COMPETITION
In the competition for declining oil reserves, ultimately everyone will lose. In the process of struggling for world domination and energy domination, both militarily and economically, we will drain the world’s remaining energy supplies without preparing for the coming transition. The net […] Read more »

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More to think about from Sharon Astyk.
1. Shoes - I have a thing about shoes. You see, I have crappy eyesight, and there is zippo chance I will ever shoot a deer for moccasins. I’ve made felted boots and slippers, and could put old tires on the bottom of them with some work. […] Read more »

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Is the title of a new book, by award-winning photojournalist Ed Kashi with the geopolitical insights of UC Berkeley professor Michael Watts. Interview on Alternet.
They are wars that are already well under way. In mid-June, a Shell facility was attacked by local militants, disrupting production and sending the already sky-high price of oil to further […] Read more »

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