http://www.communitysolution.org/blog What can we do about Peak Oil and climate change? The community is the solution. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:56:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 6, 2010 Pat Murphy, Executive Director Progress sometimes appears to be very slow in changing minds and attitudes relative to energy and CO2. Neither does it appear to follow a straight line – rather it seems as if little is happening and then suddenly a major shift occurs. This seems true ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=69 February 4, 2009 By Pat Murphy Executive Director, Community Solutions Carl Pope, head of the Sierra Club, in a January 22, 2009 article entitled “Moving the U.S. off Carbon with Less Pain, More Gain” takes issue with Bill McKibben’s November 5, 2008 article entitled “President Obama’s Big Climate Challenge.” (Both published in Yale ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=56 By Rob Content Program Manager, Community Solutions The details are still under intense discussion in Democratic Party power centers like Chicago and New York. But there is good reason to expect that within the coming weeks and months the Obama administration will announce a broad set of policy initiatives, likely including a ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=48 December 10, 2008 By Pat Murphy Executive Director, Community Solutions The passive house could play a major role in cutting energy consumption and offers the best way to radically alter our building practices. I have been involved with the organization promoting the concept in America – the Passive House Institute US – ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=41 December 2, 2008 by Pat Murphy Executive Director, Community Solutions As we move toward government socialism for major corporations and industries, new opportunities arise, as these corporations seem to be at a loss for any innovative ideas. This is not surprising since they have screwed up so badly in recent years and the ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=5 November 25, 2008 By Pat Murphy Executive Director, Community Solutions Our book Plan C – Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change hit the book stores in July of 2008. In that month the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the barometer of what is most meaningful in modern U.S. culture, was ... http://www.communitysolution.org/blog/?p=4