Sustainability

Permaculture has been mentioned regularly on this site and others as a sustainable way to live on the earth, a way in which to limit our environmental impact whilst using the earth’s resources. It is noticeable, however, how large a breadth of alternative visions are held by those practicing or praising Permaculture .

This and similar sites promote Permaculture in the context of Dismantling Civilisation, whilst most use it as a way of making Civilisation more sustainable. We believe that Permaculture is at its most useful and beneficial applied to Rewilding, rather than limiting it to reforming Civilisation. Read the rest of this entry »

You may have come across the term peak oil recently in the mainstream press.

To help understand the present human situation, the ant nest and sugar metaphor is useful:

What happens if you put a kilo of sugar beside an ants nest? 

When the ants discover it, the ant nest population will explode, the area around the nest will be cleared bare by the activity of the newly increased ant numbers.

At some point the ants will be using more sugar than they are discovering (that is where we are with oil – peak oil ), and the supply of sugar will start to rapidly dwindle. Eventually the sugar will be Read the rest of this entry »