WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE

Big Picture

The Parting of the Ways | The Archdruid Report, June 13, 2012

Dark Ages Redux: American Politics and the End of the Enlightenment | Common Dreams, June 18, 2012

Feeling peaky — The economic impact of high oil prices | The Economist, April 21, 2012

Peak oil: has it arrived? | Cassandra's Legacy, June 18, 2012

Financial

Fed report shows: Crisis has thrown back US families 20 years | Global Research, June 13, 2012

Black is White, Hedges are Bets, and Your Money is Mine | Of Two Minds, June 14, 2012

Capital Flight, Capital Controls, Capital Fear | The Automatic Earth, June 18, 2012

End of Growth update: The sun also sets | Post Carbon Institute, June 18, 2012

Greek Theater Double-Feature: A Farce and a Tragi-comedy | Of Two Minds, June 19, 2012

Practical Preparation

Home Remedies for Poison Ivy (Including Plain Hot Water?) | The Survival Doctor, June 14, 2012

Swiss Water Bladders | Preparedness Advice Blog, June 13, 2012

The language of food storage | Peak Prosperity, June 17, 2012

Preserving Corn — Canning, Freezing and Recipes | American Preppers Network, June 15, 2012

How to Make a Refrigerator and Survive Diabetes in a Disaster | The Survival Doctor, June 19, 2012

Cheap Gardening Containers: How to Find and Use Them | Mother Earth News, June 13, 2012

Electric Cars: A Shopper's Cheat Sheet | Sightline Daily, May 30, 2012

Environmental News

What San Francisco would look like after a 200-foot sea-level rise | Grist, June 14, 2012

Climate hell and saving energy: A few words to the wise | Transition Voice, June 14, 2012

Arctic Vegetation Changing in response to warming | Environmental News Network, June 17, 2012

Death Spiral Watch: Arctic Sea Ice Takes A Nosedive | Think Progress, June 17, 2012

Warmer forests expel carbon from soils creating "vicious cycle" | Environmental News Network, June 25, 2012

Health

How to Work Outside (Even If You're a Desk Jockey) | Mark's Daily Apple, June 13, 2012

How to Fuel Ultra-Distances: The World's Toughest Mudder | Mark's Daily Apple, June 14, 2012

Is It Time to Retire the Low-Carb Diet "Fad"? | Mark's Daily Apple, June 18, 2012

Protein Limit & Toxicity — Episode 137 | Robb Wolf, June 19, 2012

Why are Americans Growing Obese? Blame Richard Nixon and Earl Butz | AllGov, June 17, 2012

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