The Ways of the Force by John Michael Greer
Luke Skywalker had to master the ways of the Force to save the galaxy. We face a similar challenge -- mastering the ways of energy, which are surprisingly counterintuitive to people raised in current ways of thinking -- in order to make use of the limited options still open to us in an age of declining energy supplies.

Our Tails Get in the Way: The Problems and Principles of Energy Descent by Sharon Astyk
Let us imagine human beings climbing up a rather steep and precarious tree, boosted up by fossil energies into a place we simply could never get to without them. The problems we are facing right now all originate in our fundamental inability to voluntarily set limits - that is, at no point did most of us even recognize the basic necessity of stopping at a point at which we could get down on our own, without our petrocarbon helpers.

Review of the Must Read Book: Merchants of Doubt by John Atcheson, Climate Progress
In Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway take us on a fascinating trip down what they call Tobacco Road. Take the journey with them, and you’ll see renowned scientists abandon science, you’ll see environmentalism equated with communism, and you’ll discover the connection between the Cold War and climate denial.

Sailing the Salish Sea: Passenger Service in B.C. by Jan Lundberg, Culture Change
Carson Tak has made history as the first known modern-era sail-powered passenger service captain/entrepreneur... Such a life as Carson Tak's is enviable. However, what he's doing for a living is more than just float and gloat. He raises awareness on the world's oil crisis every time he hoists his sails, and on land as well as sea he participates in sustainable economics: utilizing and promoting the gift economy. 

(Reprinted from Futurewise.org: http://futurewise.org/whatcom/advocacy/news_item.2010-07-12.7135989598)

Seeking the Gaianomicon by John Michael Greer, the Archdruid Report
One of the enduring archetypes of popular culture is the quest for some lost tome of ancient and forgotten wisdom. Ironically, books that fit that description tolerably well are among the core resources for a "green wizardry" that could revive the old appropriate technology movement for a world on the far side of Hubbert's peak. The Archdruid explains...

The Spill and You by Hans Noedlner, Entropic Journal
The blogosphere overfloweth with indignation and facts and advice for third-persons regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. So let's get personal instead. Consider for a moment the various ways which WE (that would be you and me) might choose to relate to it. Ready?

Dear Candidate: What Will You Do if Growth is Over? by Nate Hagans, The Oil Drum
To me, one of the most surreal phenomena one encounters these days is that no country, no established economic research institute (that I'm aware of), and no international organization (such as the IMF) publicly discusses scenarios that don't plan for a return to stable economic (GDP) growth. Even Greece's government, after 2012, expects growth, which would allow the country to slowly reduce its monster debt load. Similarly, the U.S. government forecasts annual average (real) growth rates of 4.4% for the years 2012-2014, and 2.4% thereafter until 2020. This theme is globally ubiquitous.

Lighting the Way to a New Economy by David Korten, Yes! Magazine
Listen carefully. This is serious. We seek: Within a generation, a global system of human-scale, interconnected Local Living Economies that function in harmony with local ecosystems, meet the basic needs of all people, support just and democratic societies, and foster joyful community life.

Michelle Long: How Locally Owned Businesses are Starting to Change the World - audio by Equal Time Radio
Michelle Long, executive director of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies), explains how BALLE communities are using locally owned businesses to create a safe space outside the dominant system for the next economy to develop. She spoke at Shelburne Farms on June 11 at the Inspired by Slow Money conference.

Peak Oil - A Crisis Postponed by Dave Cohen, Decline of the Empire
Making Sense of the Financial Crisis by Stoneleigh at the 2010 Transition Network Conference, Audio
Shaun Chamberlin on Stoneleigh's Peak Oil/Finance Talk, by Shaun Chamberlin, Transition Culture
Reflections on Stoneleigh's Talk (see above) by Rob Hopkins and Peter Lipman, Transition Culture/YouTube Video
Towards a New Economy and a New Politics by Gus Speth, Solutions
BP-style Extreme Energy Nightmares to Come by Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com

Getting At A Tiny Portion of the Truth in Obama's Speech by Sharon Astyk, Causabon's Book
PDRs AND TDRs (and the difference between them) by Tim Johnson, Cascadia Weekly
A Mighty Wind: Community Concerns Create a Hurdle for Clean Energy Systems by Tim Johnson, Cascadia Weekly
Peak Moment TV: Transitioning to the Elm St. Economy

EVERYTHING NEW IS OLD AGAIN by Tim Johnson, The Gristle (Cascadia Weekly), June 1, 2010
EIGHT-BALL ENGINEERING by Tim Johnson, The Gristle (Cascadia Weekly), June 8, 2010
Peak Water? by Lakis Polycarpou, Columbia University Water Center
Why Anger Towards BP Is Largely Misplaced by Erik Lindberg, Transition Milwaukee
The True Value of Energy is Net Energy by David Murphy, The Oil Drum
Lloyds on Peak Oil, Climate Change, Resource Depletion...A Historic Publication by Rob Hopkins, Transition Culture

The Great Unleashing of Transition Whatcom, by TransitionWhacom, YouTube
Does the Oil Spill Buck Stop with Us? by Warren Olney, NPR's To the Point (Audio broadcast)
Dying, dead marine wildlife paint dark, morbid picture of Gulf Coast following oil spill by Matthew Lysiak and Helen Kennedy, New York Daily News

Our Fix-It Faith and the Oil Spill, by Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times
A Sense of Home and a Sense of Place by Olga Bonfiglio, Energy Bulletin
The World After Abundance by John Michael Greer, The Archdruid Report
The Need for Growth by Paul Kingsnorth, Dark Mountain

The Relentless Pursuit of Extreme Energy by Michael Klare, Tom's Dispatch
Blue Bayou by Olga Bonfiglio, Energy Bulletin
Gulf Spill Reminds America: The Era of Easy Oil is Over by Shashank Bengali, McClatchy Newspapers