Other energy – Mar 31
Americans at “tipping point” about energy – poll /
Yankelovich on tipping points in “Foreign Affairs” /
Whipple: Gas prices rising! /
Bulls from the sea: ancient oil industries
Other energy – Mar 31 pm
Iranian commander warns against threats to Iran nuclear sites /
Exxon’s new CEO: the new face of an oil giant /
Can we afford to go nuclear? (UK) /
Companies going green with energy alternatives /
Senate Foreign Relations Cmte: “The hidden cost of oil”
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 30
Toll for driving in downtown San Francisco? /
The Meatrix II /
Delaware Valley officially plans for post-peak /
The American Prospect special issue on “Green economy: after oil”
Peak oil – Mar 30
Canadian tar sands: the good, the bad and the ugly /
Orion interviews with Kunstler /
Global Public Media: Jan Bosak, Ray Anderson, Simmons, Ireland and PO /
La Fin Du Petrole (Oil No More) on Australia TV April 1 /
Recent PO publications in Dutch
Environment – Mar 30
Gordon Brown and the carbon cop-out /
Wired interviews Elizabeth Kolbert /
Books, films and a slick ad campaign make global warming the topic du jour /
Was confusion over global warming a con job? /
In the world’s slums, the worst of poverty and environmental degradation collide
Other energy – Mar 30
Big Oil’s big windfall (inadvertent subsidies) /
Pentagon seminars seek solutions to U.S. oil ‘addiction’ /
Biotech crops will hurt family farmers and deepen the energy crisis /
Agriculture interests push ambitious renewable-energy goal /
Daylight Savings – A drop in the Oil Drum? /
New fuel economy rules issued to auto industry
The oil in your oatmeal – A lot of fossil fuel goes into producing, packaging and shipping our breakfast
Before I put spoon to cereal, what if I consider this bowl of oatmeal porridge (to which I’ve just added a little butter, milk and a shake of salt) from a different perspective. Say, a Saudi Arabian one.
Environment – Mar 29
Biodiversity meets the bottom line /
Brides shun Orissa’s beach boys /
Science fact or science fiction? /
BuzzFlash interview: Elizabeth Kolbert /
Global warming: Your chance to change the climate
Peak oil – Mar 29
The global oil disaster scenario /
Global Public Media: Savinar, Maori Party, Bartlett, Cooke, Wright, more /
When will peak oil tip? (from backwardation to contango)
Carbon: too much, not too little
Suppose that availabilty of oil is going to decline to levels far below those of today. The question is, so what? The US has enough easily accessible coal to supply hundreds of years of consumption at current rates, and the same is true of the rest of the world.
Can We Use Fear as a Motivator for Change?
Rob Hopkins asks the question, to what extent should we use the fear of Peak Oil as a tool to motivate change in people?
Beyond petroleum?
In Bush’s state of the union address we all heard him say the words “addicted to oil”. I was elated for the rest of the week. I know, I know. This doesn’t mean he’ll actually do anything about it, but at least we can now hear the problem addressed from all fronts.
