1. Local self-reliance? Fine. Localism? Don’t Buy It.

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    April 12, 2014 by losingourcool

    Growing some of one’s own food, conserving and generating the home energy supply, being part of a thriving local economy, …
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  2. Is There a Ration Card in Your Future?

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    October 2, 2013 by losingourcool

    Presentation by Stan Cox to the 2013 Prairie Festival – 28 September – The Land Institute Our assignment this weekend …
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  3. DIY Disaster

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    August 4, 2013 by losingourcool

    There are way too many do-it-yourself disasters these days. From Al Jazeera English: Recently, Astronomy magazine asked, “Is this our …
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  4. Letter from 2071: Life after the exit ramp

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    July 29, 2013 by losingourcool

    A recurring feature in the journal Solutions is a message from the future, describing how we managed our way through …
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  5. Farm Bill Follies

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    July 29, 2013 by losingourcool

    The Farm Bill remains under siege—at least those parts that provide for low-income food security and conservation. Some background: A …
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  6. Guest blogger, Mother Earth News

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    July 5, 2013 by losingourcool

    I’m now a guest blogger at Mother Earth News, contributing once every week or two. My first posts were on …
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  7. Audiobook released

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    June 11, 2013 by losingourcool

    This week we have the audio release of Any Way You Slice It. It’s read by one of the best …
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  8. Mad Max, Ecotopia, or Some Other Future?

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    May 23, 2013 by losingourcool

    On May 13, I had a discussion about rationing with Tom Ashbrook of NPR’s On Point. Steven Kotler joined the …
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  9. America’s food-ration system swimming in soda

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    May 20, 2013 by losingourcool

    An article on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), run today by AlterNet and Salon, is my attempt to untangle …
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  10. The book: early media

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    May 11, 2013 by losingourcool

    Any Way You Slice It in the media: NPR’s On Point: Rationing in Our Future? Listen The Brian Lehrer Show: …
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