PERMATOPIA a graceful end to cheap oil

Permatopia highlights solutions to Peak Oil, Climate Change and ecocide.

The companion website OilEmpire.US is focused on understanding the politics behind these problems that prevent implementation of the solutions.

Road-Scholar.org examines the rush to massively expand highway systems as the world passes Peak Oil, and offers some tools to thwart these plans.

PERMACULTURE
PATTERNS
local, bioregional,
global solutions

permaculture for nine billion

Permatopia dictionary:
permanent place [topia]
permaculture utopia

documents:
Hirsch report
Pentagon climate change study

environmental patterns
dominant paradigm
limited hang out / greenwash
ideal direction
disinformation
philosophy - groups - toxics - food safety - energy - global warming - forest

Permatopia topics

energy
97 quads
conservation for renters
renewable energy
solar power
wind energy
microhydro
biofuels
hydrogen
free energy?

beyond oil?

oil depletion protocol

climate change

Greenwash
carbon neutral isn't

transportation
car culture
highway expansions
100 mpg cars
car sharing
transit & trains
bicycles
internet not jets

food
organic
urban gardening
vegan diets
buy local
solar drying
solar cooking
sprouting
fermentation
Peak Grain
food irradiation
genetic phood
mad cow disease
toxic fertilizers
nutrition

water
rainwater harvesting
graywater
filters, solar distillation
drip irrigation
boycott bottled water
blue gold

shelter:
weatherization
green building
natural building
urban planning

community
consciousness
spiritual resources

money:
community currency
cooperatives
precious metals?

health:
single payer

permaculture:
principles
courses
references

environmental education

waste:
a terrible thing to mind
reuse, not recycle
humanure
waste prevention

forests:
deforestation
clearcuts & climate change
selective forestry
non-timber products

biomimicry

detoxification:
bioremediation
mycoremediation

the end of growth

communication

primitive technology

homesteading

eco-cities

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Guides to better decision making, democracy and dialogue

Tom Atlee * The Co-Intelligence Institute * PO Box 493 * Eugene, OR 97440
www.co-intelligence.org * www.democracyinnovations.org
Read THE TAO OF DEMOCRACY * www.taoofdemocracy.com
Tom Atlee's blog www.evolvingcollectiveintelligence.org

www.treegroup.info

Tree Bressen's group facilitation website - lots of resources on consensus, good group process and conflict resolution

Xerocracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerocracy

Non Violent Communication

www.freedom-project.org
nonviolent communication and mindfulness trainings
for prisoners, returnees to the community, and their families

www.orncc.net (Workshops and practice groups in Oregon).

www.nonviolentcommunication.com (info about books available)

www.cnvc.org (email discussion groups, national and international contacts, purchase books and tapes)

www.empathy-conexus.com (Workshops with John Cunningham from Oregon)

www.baynvc.org (Workshops and practice groups in Bay Area)

www.psncc.org (Workshops and practice groups in Seattle area)

nvctraining.com - NVC Academy (on line training)

dcnvc.com - Washington DC NonViolent Communication