Peak oil – May 11
‘Era of cheap energy is over,’ says Buckee
Rep. Bartlett commemorates Admiral Rickover’s 1957 speech on energy
DOE says computer tools to extract more oil
The sustainable marriage
I’ve heard over and over about marriages struggling when partners have different ideas about the right thing to do about peak oil/sustainability/climate change. There are real and serious reasons that people are better off going into hard times with stable marriages and good support systems.
Dysfunction – May 10
Texas House favors gas tax break
40 percent of babies watch TV, study finds
Review of Consumed by Benjamin Barber
Peak oil – May 10
Oil minister: Saudis may not need to raise oil capacity after 2009
Nigeria escalation
Wildcats & tigers: China’s oil acquisition strategy
Peak Oil as a behavioral problem (scholarly publication)
Climate – May 10
Dismay over nuclear ‘solution’ to climate problem
NASA warns climate change could cook Atlantans (110 degrees?)
China says threat from global warming ‘urgent’
Climate change issue heats Capitol Hill
Lovelock: Fiddling with figures while the Earth burns
Greens praise Murdoch’s News Corp climate pledge
Solutions & sustainability – May 10
21 Worldchanging principles in 21 days
Astyk:
Starting the riot for austerity
Lester Brown:
Momentum grows to “Ban the bulb”
For a warmer future, Australia employs Aboriginal wisdom
Energy sources – May 10
Greenhouse crackdown scuppers Kipper gas field (Australia)
U.S.’s thirst for liquid natural gas growing
The cost Of coal on the environment
Energy policy – May 10
World Bank: A world of difference in energy access
IEA:
Outlining the options for our energy future
Castro on energy and biofuels
Religion and peak oil: The next spirituality
Whatever religion or combination of religions rises to prominence as industrial society slides down the far side of Hubbert’s peak, the religious dimension will very likely play a massive role in the way today’s society’s adapt to tomorrow’s world of harsh limits and harsher choices.
Cornucopian catechism: Notes from Pittsburgh
Trying to bring peak oil to the hometown. An example of the Semmelweis Reflex.
The peak oil crisis: The summer ahead
From unusually low gasoline stocks in the spring to frenzied Chinese economic growth later in the year — all seem destined to play a role in how much money you will be leaving at your favorite gas pump later this year.
Electrifying change
The electricity industry is building momentum toward its next evolutionary leap — to an electronically-enabled electric grid delivering digital-quality power. This shift … will have the most profound effect on the electricity industry in its history.
