With the current possible sale of Saratoga Springs' sole full-service grocery store--known in the vernacular as the "Ghetto Chopper"--we could all stand to see how we got to this tipping point and what can (and... (read more)

Yesterday's (6 Feb 2008) Saratogian reported that the downtown Pricechopper on Railroad Place may soon becom a thing of the past. While no definitive word on the potential buyer of the property has been released, the... (read more)

From Christian Grieco: I just finished adding the remainder of the footage I had to a new video highlighting Harriet and David Borton's home in Troy. I will finish the Dave Smalley and Sarah Johnston's video next. Now that... (read more)

One of the things I've been thinking about is how radically the lives of women are bound to change after peak oil, and I think it bears discussing and writing about, because I think we do have... (read more)

At the meeting, Pete requested I post this in case it would be useful to someone intending to do something similar. At our town meetings there is a public privilege (5 minutes per person)... (read more)

One of the list-serves (discuss@hm.swapspace.com) I belong to has an interesting thread on bio-diesel in the wake of the opening of a B-20 station in Troy: [Jim W]: Well that was easy. We needed only to... (read more)

I attended last Friday's (21 April 2006) forum at SUNY-Albany's D'Ambra Auditorium along with about 24 other attendees. The event was sponsored by SUNY-Albany's Department of Biological Sciences, Biodiversity, Conservation, & Policy Program. Most of... (read more)

My wife doesn't follow current events as much as I do. Though I have asked her to look into the peak oil phenomenon so she could give me some independent thinking, she is not... (read more)

Courtesy of Wendy A.: Livingstone plans 1,000-home eco-estate Matt Weaver Thursday April 13, 2006 The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, set out plans today to build Britain's biggest eco-development in east London, modelled on a sustainable city being planned... (read more)

I happened to see this on the 'Events' part of the website but not in our local group part of the website.  http://www.postcarbon.org/node/2706  Anyone know anything about this group ?  I can't find anything.   -... (read more)

I emailed a 'Trip Report' to a friend of mine and posted it a peak oil discussion board.  The response of my friend and the people on the discussion board surprised me quite a bit. ... (read more)

I watched CNN Presents last nite because I just love their "news" reporting. NOT!!! I watched because they aired an hour piece (of what, I'll let you decide) on a scenario whereby the combination of... (read more)

Just back from the NOFA-VT 24th Annual Winter Conference at Vermont Technical College in Vermont. What an event! Over 850 attendees filled the VTC Judd Gymnasium to hear Jim Kunstler's keynote address "Feeding... (read more)

The EPA will require car manufacturers to more correctly estimate the fuel economy of their cars starting with the 2008 models. The 2008 cars will see their "window sticker" estimated mpgs go down by... (read more)

There is an interesting article on how public buildings are keeping city centers alive and thriving in the Planning Commissioners Journal (2003). The Saratoga Springs Post Office, City Hall, and Public Library are featured prominently... (read more)

The American Planning Association came out with an article in it's January 2006 issue of Planning magazine titled "The Not-So-Secret Code," by New Urban News senior editor, Philip Langdon. On page 28, he devotes... (read more)