Energy policy – Jan 3
Reserves divided between 2 superpower blocs; war over underwater reserves?
Bush to talk tough on energy but snub Kyoto
Will new Congress change our disastrous energy policy?
Climate – Jan 3
Himalaya’s receding glaciers suffer neglect
Australia warming faster than world
NYT’s Revkin: New middle stance in climate debate
Science activists blast ExxonMobil on warming
Solutions & sustainability – Jan 3
Perils and rewards of carless parenting
He’s still following the sun
Surprising secret to a long life: stay in school
Black earth
Urban & housing – Jan 3
Interview with “Subdivided” filmmaker
Revenge of the small
Chicago architects envision the future city
Parin Shah on urban environmental accords
Principles for sustainable tech
Comparing a slide rule with a pocket calculator suggests a set of four principles critical for selecting technologies meant to survive peak oil and function in the deindustrial age that will follow it.
Biofuels and agriculture – Jan 3
Biofuels 2006: How is the value chain shaping up?
Animal fat as biofuel?
Corn faces ethanol challenge (switchgrass)
Iowa faces fuel vs. food dilemma
Soybeans may grow scarce
Poor harvests to push bread prices up
Fuelling a Food Crisis: The impact of peak oil on food security
Dwindling oil stocks and EU trade and energy policies threaten food price hikes – and could cause the UK to be vulnerable to food shortages for the first time since the Second World War, according to a new report by Green Party Euro-MP Caroline Lucas.
The peak oil story during 2006
An executive summary of major developments in peak oil for the year.
Peak oil and healthcare
America’s healthcare predicament will be resolved in the context of the worldwide energy emergency known as “peak oil.” The era of cheap, abundant fossil fuels is entering its twilight and medicine – virtually cut-off from this awareness – is exposed to the consequences.
Seattle “peak-oilers” prepare for a world without petroleum
Food shortages, cars abandoned, another depression. It’s the stuff of nightmares — and the type of future an eclectic group of engineers, computer experts and others in Seattle believe could await us.
Energy sources – Dec 31
Wind: It’s free, plentiful and fickle
Australian PM puts faith in nuclear power
Biofuels may cut into Carolina cotton acreage
Transport – Dec 31
Woolsey: Gentlemen, start your plug-ins
NYT: travel habits must change to make a big difference in energy consumption
Forbes: Energy will color auto world in 2007
Train travel takes off in Ann Arbor
