Readings: Recent Fare from Orion

Two pieces from Orion within the last eight months,

Where Have All the Joiners Gone? by Bill McKibben, from the March/April 2008 issue. A meditation on peak oil, the importance of neighbors, and the idea of "embracing nonindependence."

Horse Power by Dick Courteau, from September/October 2007. A small farmer with a lifetime of horse experience explores whether, in the days of environmental crisis and peak oil, horse power could once again fuel the American farm. I'm a life-long horse lover myself, and when I was a child I always used to fantasize about using horses instead of cars.