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ALOHA FROM KAUAI Real Meaning of Peak Demand  The real meaning of Peak Demand and why there will be no economic recovery. It Came From The Sea  Interview qith J. Craig Venter on the search for biological energy replacements. Tsunami on the Hanapepe  There were three tsunami waves that came up the Hanapepe River on February 28th. Small biofuel farm bears fruit  In Hawaii acres of now-fallow sugar cane land will be growing crops again. Jatropha for fuel. PMRF expansion comment period  Military continues expansion of weapons development at PMRF. Comment deadline 3/22. Then All At Once  I could easily envisage no cars with sumacs popping through fissures in the pavement. Waiahole Dream  Culture and agriculture, through the eyes of one farmer on Oahu's windward side. Various Bubblings  The drivers of civilization collapse are in now progress. Earth, meet Venus. Iceland rejects debt settlement  Iceland voters join the Greeks - Tell Europe's global bankers to 'Shove It'! Off the shelf electric vehicle  The making of a two-seat off-the-shelf solar photo-voltaic electric vehicle. Guilt Free Cold Beer  Dedicated solar PV rig to refrigerate green beer in New Zealand. Learn how. HECO fights private solar power  Hawaii electric utilities make their play to ban renewable distributed solar PV power. Henry Curtis energy interview  Life of the Land’s executive director on what to look for in the current legislative session. Food Security and Peak Oil  Our modern industrial food system is fragile, perilously complex, and ultimately doomed. Together we will - talk to Mayor  Speak to Kauai Mayor Carvalho during call-in show on KKCR on March 18th, 4:00pm. The Century of Famine  Without ample, free-flowing petroleum, a population of several billion won't last for long. Resistance Resisters  Keeping the planet alive. It's time to lead, follow, or get out of the way. America, the Fragile Empire  Here today, gone tomorrow -- could the United States fall that fast? That's what empires do. Greek crisis coming to USA  Germans to debt-ridden Greeks "Sell the Acropolis. And a few islands." Earth has its own set of rules  Our view of nature is based on our human desire for more, and that economic model is broken. The Five Year Plan  A modest plan for self-sufficiency in a reasonable time could be an act of personal revolution. Gobal Weirding - Exergy Crisis  Why haven’t solar hot water heaters blossomed like daisies atop homes across the country? The Infinite Energy Machine  It’s delusional and ultimately dangerous to expect to maintain our current industrial lifestyles. Industry's Parting Gift  Will we be able to use industrial capacity to make those things we will need in the future? Your Gifts Better Be Edible  Jobs making tools that last a lifetime would not make a difference, unless the crash is slow. Anti-War Rally on Kauai  Anti-War demonstrations in support of education scheduled for Kauai 3/13/10. E KOMO MAI Help direct our focus on the issues at hand with your ideas. Consider submitting articles to post by email to our staff. We encourage you to comment on articles that are posted. The comment feature has been underutilized and we urge you to add your thoughts to what passes by on our site. Simply enter your comment through the link at the bottom of each post, and then hit the "Post Comment" button. We appreciate if you leave a name, even a made-up one. If you want to simply give a post a "Thumbs U"p or "Thumbs Down" we have added a check box for each at the bottom of the post. Vote with your mouse! Also,
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ISLAND BREATH NEW ARCHIVE OLD ARCHIVE NAVIGATION This "Home" page previews and links to selected recent articles posted on our blog. The "Newest Content" link displays the current week's articles in reverse order (most current first). The "Title Listing" link displays an RSS preview feed of the month's posts (without graphics). The "Currently" menu has news from the world and Kauai and sometimes "Up Coming" events. The "Archived" menu links to several other subject menus that link to our archived material between (2004-2008) as well as "The Gobbler" archive (1993-1999). Also burried in the "Archives" are some other special links to outside sources. The "Referenced" menu has information on weather, government agencies, No-GMO groups, Hawaiiana, agriculture, etc. MISSION Island Breath is an online publication dedicated to people interested in the well being of the island of Kauai. For us sustainability is crucial. Kauai is often called the "Garden Island". It is lush and fruitful - yet threatened. If this island cannot be self-sustaining there is little to hope for the rest of this world. We define sustainability as: Sustainability is not, however, a means for the continuatiing the status quo. We have named our website “Island Breath” or “Breath of the Island” because in Hawaiian that phrase would be... “Ea o Ka `Aina” "The Spirit, Life or Sovereignty of the Land” In fact, for many years the motto of Hawaii has been... "Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono" CONTACT We invite articles submitted by our readers.You can add an article (subject to editorial approval) by emailing what you want to say to one of our staff. Email us by clicking on a staff member name above. |