The silence of the bees – March 2
Big Gav on the silence of the bees
NYT:
Honeybees vanish, leaving keepers in peril
Bee here, now – victim of industrial agriculture
Honeybees dying at alarming rate
State insect at risk
Deaths of honeybees puzzling
Food & agriculture – March 2
Cambodians make big gains with organic farming
Food of the future, and the future of food
Exploring a free kitchen in Delhi
Appreciation: The Soil and Health by Sir Albert Howard
Nuclear – March 2
Practical fusion, or just a bubble?
TOD: Is nuclear power a viable option?
Australian PM denies nuclear inquiry linked to Walker’s plans
U.S. – March 2
GAO: Govt routinely misses energy deadlines
Congressional hearing actually makes progress on energy (“Mr. Peak Oil”)
Help needed to draft U.S. energy proposals
Seattle’s
Nickels warns U.S. Senate to not rein in cities fighting global warming
House Democrats unveil new energy plan
Peak oil – March 2
TOD: Saudi Arabian oil declines 8% in 2006
Brunei thinking about life after the peak
Texas oilman Pickens says global oil production at its peak
Geopolitics – March 2
Iraq: Who will get the oil?
Cuba oil boom may complicate U.S. embargo
Hugo Chávez exploits oil wealth to push IMF aside
Nat’l oil cos crimping long-term crude supply
Iran considers petrol rationing as UN sanctions loom
The failure of reason
As we approach the peak of world oil production, and proposed solutions proliferate, the social momentum of the industrial world moves the other way. The connection between the two sides of this paradox may be closer than it appears.
The future – hopes & grim visions
Tony Juniper: Climate change & technofixes
Review of documentary: “What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire”
World’s youth demand a nuclear and fossil fuel-free future
Energy as the catalyst in the punctuated equilibrium of population growth
Myths of the global market
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 1
Kretzmann: New stirrings & targets for activism
Julian Darley: “Relocalize now!”
Astyk: All the news [& what to do about it]
Green tech: Silicon Valley’s new bubble?
Top five US cities for Cleantech
US Congressman says GAO report points to arrival of peak oil
A draft US Government Accountability Office report finds that, though it is difficult to assess whether the world has reached “peak oil,” a large number of experts surveyed for the report believe the world may have reached the peak for conventional petroleum supplies, said Representative Roscoe Bartlett, Republican-Maryland. [excerpts]
Energy policies & impacts – Mar 1
Moscow switching to energy-saving light bulbs – a long way yet to go
Fuel price hike sounds death knell in Zimbabwe
U.S. military: Oil free by 2050?
China aims to diversify oil sources
Energy’s role in Europe’s trade deficits
Transport – Mar 1
U.S. ‘stuck in reverse’ on fuel economy
Put the ‘public’ back in public transport
Car mpg ratings going down
Seattle-L.A. train nation’s worst for on-time arrivals
