Background Resources

If you've found this blog, chances are you have some understanding of Peak Oil, peak resources in general, climate changes and the need for communities in industrial/industrializing countries to begin their transition to far more sustainable patterns of living.

If you're not current on peak oil and/or climate change, here are a few starter resources:

Any books by Richard Heinberg, especially The End of Growth, and The Party's Over.

Books by Jeff Rubin, Tim Flannery, Michael Klare, Bill McKibben, Thom Hartmann, Chris Martenson, John Michael Greer, Andrew Bacevich, Andrew Nikiforuk, Gwynne Dyer, James Howard Kunstlet.  Most of these people have blogs worth following.  I especially like:

http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/
http://ourfiniteworld.com/
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/issue/
http://www.resilience.org/
http://www.theoildrum.com/

There are many videos on YouTube.  Just search for "peak oil".  This is one of the best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjvSQzYj_Oc

Start with that one...

And do not miss The Crash Course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0WuQ5-t3xM

Sites focusing on the Transition are not hard to find.  Here is a start:

http://www.transitionus.org/
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html
https://www.transitionnetwork.org/

Unsurprisingly, the best resources are on the Internet, in books, and maybe even in your community.  Avoid TV, radio and most mainstream media.  They rarely offer unbiased information.  And avoid any visits to apocalyptic "preper" sites.