Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
‘Devastating’ winter ahead, says UK chemical giant / US Gov. to announce energy measures within weeks / IEA warns of 50% oil price rise by 2030 / Alt.energy not in cards at ExxonMobil / Palm oil seen playing role in EU biofuels / Hydrogen researchers step on the gas [2] / Can hybrids do it?
Indonesia’s inflation soars after fuel price hike / Bulgaria faces energy pinch / Amnesty: Nigeria must end army killings in oil delta / Energy prices push up IT salary adjustments / US car sales hit brakes after storms, discounts / Oil execs to be asked to justify profits / Passamaquoddy groups sue US Bureau of Indian Affairs over LNG project
New Orleans’ toxic soup is served up all over America / Study shows climate change to impact health, envrionment and the economy / Climate change linked to rise in malaria, asthma / Drilling in ANWR? It’s closer than ever
The predicted decline of the oil-based economy is an opportunity to replace TINA (there is no alternative) economies, that enrich global corporations, with LOIS (locally owned import substitution) economies, that create prosperous communities.
Chatting with Komanoff I quickly realized that these were the kinds of pragmatic but forward-thinking conversations and policy ideas that were missing from both conferences. Both conferences seemed intent on paralyzing their audiences into inaction by suggesting that all they could really do is wait. Wait for the Petrocollapse or wait for Amory Lovins’ 66 mpg SUV’s.
Round-up of peak oil coverage in the mainstream press.
UK environment secretary Margaret Beckett declared that technology would be essential in making the transition to a low carbon economy – which might ameliorate, if not eliminate, the ills of climate change… Just a quick bicycle ride away, British scientists and engineers were gathering to showcase and debate some of these technologies…
Study warns of total loss of Arctic tundra / Interpol links environmental crimes to mob / Blair crumples on climate change / Australia opposes post-Kyoto limits / Bruce Sterling: The planet *is* an ark / Calculating climate change / UN: poverty as world’s lakes evaporate / Hurricanes spawn oil industry scams / Canadian Cheifs warn of nuclear waste plans for native territory
Polyculture ‘modules’ for small farms, suburbia / Heavy metal bioremediation / A sustainable-ag champion gets plowed under at Iowa State / Bill Mollison interview / Los Angeles: trading the car for the train / Ocean aquaculture conference
The state of the world’s oil supply is rapidly declining, and the world economy is not ready for the backlash, according to two speakers at a lecture presented by the SMU Environmental Science Program and the Greater Dallas Planning Council.
The US elite are getting serious about energy, as shown in this Senate testimony by Robert Ebel, energy expert for CSIS, an influential think tank.
Peak oil debate in Canada newspaper:
Energy policy or disaster / A tax on imported crude oil? / Pfeifer: Peak Oil in 2005? / Peak oil now in Dutch mainstream press / Morning rememberance: Richard E. Smalley
