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How Cuba survived when the oil stopped flowing

Many people are seeing Cuba’s response to its oil embargo as a lesson we need to learn from.

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Al Gore’s brand new slide show

In Al Gore’s brand-new slideshow he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of “generational mission”—the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement—to set it right. Gore’s stirring presentation is followed by a brief Q&A in which he is asked for his verdict on the current political candidates’ climate policies and on what role he himself might play in future.

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God and World in the Old Testament - A Relational Theology of Creation by Terence Fretheim

Much Christian thinking about creation has concentrated on trying to squeeze the juice out of just a few words in Genesis. This book opens up a whole world of creation thinking in the Old Testament

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Surprised by Hope by Tom Wright

Ever thought that the church might have got something wrong? Tom Wright is convinced that we are all wrong in our thinking about heaven. This book will change things about the way Christians see the earth today.

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A Rough Guide to Climate Change by Robert Henson

Looking for a simple introduction to climate change by someone with no axe to grind? Robert Henson’s book covers the whole field from earth history to present realities and future predictions. He makes the science simple while retaining accuracy and his tone is gentle and open-minded, not afraid to confront irrational scepticism while admitting what we don’t know.

The Last Oil Shock by David Strahan

A very helpful introduction to Peak Oil, reviewing world oil stocks, how we are using them and why it matters.

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Biofools

The rush to Biofuels may be a knee jerk reaction of a society that does not want to change the way that it lives.

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Living in a Prophetic Age

A crisis is coming on the earth - even now we can see its outline. But will we respond in time? What are the secrets of living in a prophetic age?

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The forests are still falling

Despite enormous sympathy for the rain forests and their indigenous peoples, the industrialised world is still colluding in their destruction. We must review the way we view land as property.

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The weirdest story from 2007

It is time that human beings grew up and recognised that the planet is something we share - planting flags under the arctic is supremely silly

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