We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Monday, November 4, 2013

Fossil Fuels Dominate Primary Energy Consumption

Click here to access article by Milena Gonzalez and Matt Lucky from Worldwatch Institute.

The article provides updated and valuable data on the production of fossil fuels which puts the lie to propaganda about efforts to curb its use. One surprising finding is about the worst fossil fuel of all--coal:
In 2012, coal remained the fastest-growing fossil fuel globally....