Culture Change

Clean Cars: Salvation or Problem?

Alternative energy cars: will they be our salvation, or will they perpetuate auto-dependency? Jan Lundberg critiques the Sierra Club's longstanding priority on increasing fuel efficiency.

May 2, 2010 - Culture Change

Is Petrocollapase The Only Way To Control Overpopulation?

A columnist examines the challenges of overpopulation, food planning, and the housing bubble, and concludes that the only event that can correct our environmental overindulgence is a collapse of the oil industry.

December 15, 2005 - Culture Change

Grim Future after Age of Oil

The end of cheap oil -- and with it, our present food production and distribution system -- will bring catastrophic changes, writes Jan Lundberg.

June 21, 2005 - Culture Change

Cities Urged to Place Fees on Plastics

San Francisco is the first city to consider joining a new grassroots campaign against plastics.

February 9, 2005 - Culture Change

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