Category: A sustainable economy

Graph of world energy consumption

Peak Oil translates to peak debt

Geoff Ebbs /16 August, 2016

An analysis of global energy prices and production released by Gail Tverberg of Our Finite World last week indicates that the Peak Oil crisis of 2007 has now translated into Peak Debt depriving governments of revenue and leading to high disatisfaction levels with governments. Her analysis shows that a number of factors have led to Continue Reading →

Local ecological food

Greenwood looks at local food laws

Geoff Ebbs /2 August, 2016

Greenwood is the latest town in the US state of Maine to consider a law protecting local food producers from State and Federal laws that favour industrial food producers. The proposed ordinance states “We hold that federal and state regulations impede local food production and constitute a usurpation of our citizens’ rights to foods of Continue Reading →

Peter Kearney leads this weekend's workshop

Biodynamic Workshop – July 16 and 17

Geoff Ebbs /15 July, 2016

This experiential two day workshop  gives you a balance of both practical and theory in a great setting on 5 acres at 7 Hogan Court, Camp Mountain, QLD. Its only 30 minutes from the Brisbane CBD and 5 minutes to our local railway station. Low cost local homestay is available. The property has very well Continue Reading →

The Arctic is heating up at twice the rate of the rest of the planet

The John James Newsletter 152

Geoff Ebbs /1 December, 2014

To subscribe or unsubscribe email John Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth and falsehood, For the good or evil side James Russell Lowell  People are lazy. With television you just sit – watch – listen. The thinking is done for you Roger Ailes A Manifesto Continue Reading →

Coal kills 22,000 Europeans a year

Neville /12 June, 2013

Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 June 2013 16.00 AEST Jump to comments (63) Air pollution from Europe‘s 300 largest coal power stations causes 22,300 premature deaths a year and costs companies and governments billions of pounds Continue Reading →

Postage costs soar by 30% as online retail booms

Neville /7 April, 2013

Sarah Whyte Consumer affairs reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald The prices of prepaid Australia Post packages have been raised by up to 30 per cent to take advantage of the online shopping boom. For the first time, most of Australia Post’s revenue comes from parcels instead of letters, and 70 per cent of parcels are Continue Reading →