The Community Solution. Many excellent resources are
available through the website of this US based
organization "dedicated to the development, growth and
enhancement of small local communities... that are
sustainable, diverse and culturally sophisticated." The
Community Solution have organized two recent grassroots
Peak Oil conferences, and have developed a case study of
Cuba, a country which has relatively successfully
adapted to an artificial oil peak.
www.communitysolution.org
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Permaculture:
Permaculture is a 'design science' which can allow us to
live in relative abundance with minimal resource use.
Permaculture principles can be used to functionally
redesign social systems, built environments, ecological
and agricultural practices for energy descent. David
Holmgren's recent book, Permaculture: Principles and
Pathways Beyond Sustainability, deals explicitly
with the global oil peak and proposes permaculture as
the best set of strategies for dealing with 'energy
descent'.
www.permaculture.org.au
www.holmgren.com.au
Sustainable Living & Simple Living Resources - Find
sustainable ways of simple living for a healthy
environment, spirit, home and planet. Information on
sustainable living, healthy eating, wellness, organic
gardening, voluntary simplicity, the environment,
holistic parenting, Homeschooling, home business, energy
efficient housing, intentional communities, grassroots
politics, eco travel, socially responsible business,
appropriate technology and alternative energy sources.
Intentional Communities: Intentional Community (IC) is
an inclusive term for eco-villages, cohousing,
residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban
housing cooperatives and other related projects and
dreams... ICs represent one of the sanest ways of
dealing with energy peak.
www.ic.org
gen.ecovillage.org
www.cohousing.org