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Last login: 4 hours ago1StrawRevolution: Rob is a 34 year old married guy from Madison, Wisconsin, USA.; Likes 335 pages, 22 videos, 1 photo • 58 fans • Received 9 reviews; Member since Dec 02, 2007

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Worldwide battle for water: Aug 19, 2:24am 1 review environment, poverty, sustainability
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7569453.stm; Chipper little video to one of the more pressing "Peak Moments" we will experience in our lifetimes -this one concerns water. In addition to Oil and Water, we also need to be acutely concerned with "Peak" Topsoil and "Peak" Food. Thanks again to the BBC for covering topics that get skipped in American "media".

Soccer Moms Rejoice! Hybrid Minivan on the Way. | Hybrid Cars: Jul 22, 5:08pm 1 review cars, environment, sustainability, hybrids
http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-drivers/soccer-moms-rejoice-hybrid-minivan-w...; Sounds like it is a loooooong way off -no prototype yet- but it is good to hear loud rumors of some kind of more fuel miserly people mover. One can dream of a plug in diesel hybrid Mazda 5 that is WVO ready right? Make the plug in and WVO as options rather than navigation and 8 spkr systems...

Plug In, Drive On: The Promise of Next-Gen Hybrids : NPR: Jul 22, 4:58pm 4 reviews cars, environment, sustainability
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92792068; Glad to see this getting more media coverage!

Interviews and Profiles :: RailRiders - The Toughest Clothes on the Planet: Jul 19, 8:52pm 1 review agriculture, sustainability
http://www.railriders.com/interview-down-the-farm-maine-a-51.html; Interesting successful farm family from Maine. Never know what you might find looking for a good shirt!

Smaller Than Smart Car, Coming in 2011 | Hybrid Cars: Jul 10, 7:33pm 1 review cars, environment, sustainability, hybrid-cars
http://www.hybridcars.com/carmakers/smaller-smart-car-coming-2011-0709.html; I like the "Cradle to Grave" design even more than the 80mph top speed and 75mpg estimate.

Victory Gardens an Idea Whose Time Has Come&8212;Again | Boise | New West Networ…: Jun 22, 4:39am 1 review gardening, sustainability
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/victory_gardens_an_idea_whose_t...; A well written piece that is even more poignant today than in 2006. (re)Learn Self Reliance to "Win the War"

ENN: Water shortages and drought are the next scourge, warns US group: Jun 3, 3:35pm 1 review environment, water, sustainability
http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/37014; From the page: "The move by GE comes as scientists are warning that 50% of the world's nations will be hit by water shortages by 2025 and 75% by 2050. Barcelona is already importing water from France."

The Slow Cook: Weekend Update: Mar 30, 5:06am 1 review agriculture, environment, politics, sustainability
http://theslowcook.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekend-update_30.html; From the page: " You may be thinking, That's all fine and good for farmers with land to sell. But what could this possibly have to do with global warming? Well, it turns out there is a connection. Part of the funding in the U.S. farm bill pays farmers to hold acreage out of production for conservation purposes. But with commodity prices reaching the stratosphere, and that same government priming the pump for ethanol production, farmers are finding they can make more off the land than what those conservation grants are paying. " ++++ Very good food & environmental blog overall and this post was particularly poignant.

Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide: Mar 24, 4:21pm 1 review agriculture, sustainability, organic-farming
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/marketgardening.html; Interested (like me) in starting a Market Garden? Here's your How To -or at least the abstract thereof. As with everything on ATTRA it rocks in Real World info and a myriad of resource links.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Property plans low carbon goal: Mar 15, 6:44am 2 reviews environment, sustainability
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7288320.stm; Article focusing on the "low hanging fruit" f reducing the energy use of our Built Environment. Advantages are that the ROI of efficient buildings is often much better than say, a hybrid car, in the current situation. Both would benefit immensely from a carbon tax or cap/trade that would put at least some environmental damage back on the books.