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Local self-reliance? Fine. Localism? Don’t Buy It.
Leave a commentApril 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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Is There a Ration Card in Your Future?
1October 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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DIY Disaster
Leave a commentAugust 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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Letter from 2071: Life after the exit ramp
Leave a commentJuly 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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Farm Bill Follies
Leave a commentJuly 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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Guest blogger, Mother Earth News
Leave a commentJuly 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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Audiobook released
Leave a commentJune 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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Mad Max, Ecotopia, or Some Other Future?
Leave a commentMay 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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America’s food-ration system swimming in soda
Leave a commentMay 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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The book: early media
Leave a commentMay 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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