Antarctic ice sheet decline startles scientists
The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world’s ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years.
Kentucky college to host sustainability conference April 21-23
Seven Kentucky colleges and universities, along with 13 state and community organizations, have organized a conference that speaks to the severe and imminent threats to sustainability that face our nation.
Solutions & sustainability – Mar 4
Japan: The slow life – Tune in, drop out, grow rice /
18 months in a retro-Amish-Mennonite community (Eric Brende interview) /
Oops, we helped ruin the planet:
Guide owners join to discourage ‘casual flying’ /
All the organic broccoli in the world won’t be enough to save the planet /
I’m lovin’ it: Falling sales force closure of 25 UK McDonald’s branches
Other energy – Mar 4
Renewable energies to transform farmers into ‘energy moguls’ /
Russia challenged by nuclear woes /
U.S. eyes Alberta oilsands as key part of supply /
ExxonMobil drilled dry North Sea well off Norway /
Tough talk about oil (“Children of the Sun” book review)
L.A. South Central Farm receives 3-day eviction notice
Immediate action required to save model for post-peak sustainability in cities. “The relevant question is not whether this urban farm should be preserved… The question is, rather, how can we best help multiply urban farms like this one throughout Los Angeles and cities of the Americas and the world.”
OSS CEO comments on Exxon mis-information (or active lies) to the public with respect to peak oil
The [Exxon] advertisement [contradicting Peak Oil] is at best mis-information and at worst a complete pack
of lies. Sadly, this advertisement will be read by Members of Congress and
their staff, and by well-intentioned people in the Administration who do not
have time to read books or talk to real experts, and they will believe this
mis-information.
Scientific American: Facing the facts on oil
On the Op-Ed page of today’s New York Times is a large ad-ed placed by ExxonMobil. Titled “Peak Oil? Contrary to the theory, oil production shows no sign of a peak,” the piece blows smoke at the growing consensus among serious petroleum geologists that production of the cheap oil on which all modern economies are based is fast approaching the day when it stops growing to match demand, levels off for a while, and then inexorably falls….The facts suggest otherwise [than Exxon’s ad].
Peak oil, deep oil and son of the evening star — part I
Intrepid columnist explores the abiotic oil theory.
Politics & economics – Mar 3
Venezuela cautions U.S. it may curtail oil exports /
Americans are cautiously open to gas tax rise, poll shows /
Abqaiq’s warning: attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facility is ominous /
There are good reasons Venezuelans like Chavez /
Putin: the big three for the G8 /
Nigerian oil crisis spreads from Shell to Chevron
Peak oil – Mar 3
Why peak oil is probably about now /
Exxon ad is skeptical: “Peak oil?” /
The Oil Drum meets Philly regional planning /
OilCrash: a 90-minute PO documentary from Switzerland /
Challenger for Maine governer runs on energy platform /
PowerSwitch: Game over for fossil fuel addiction /
Preparing NYC for the coming energy crisis
NY Times: The end of oil
When President Bush declared in his 2006 State of the Union address that America must cure its “addiction to oil,” he framed his case largely in terms of national security… He failed to mention two other good reasons to sober up. One is global warming… The second reason is just as unsettling, and is only starting to get the attention it deserves. The Age of Oil — 100-plus years of astonishing economic growth made possible by cheap, abundant oil — could be ending without our really being aware of it.
Environment – Mar 2
Climate change forecast getting worse (NZ round-up)/
Ice cubes & bad news about global warming /
‘Rapid warming’ spreads havoc in Canada’s forests – tiny beetles destroying pines /
Consensus grows on climate change (new IPCC report)
