Was Jimmy Carter right?
The former oilman who occupies the White House today shares a problem that plagued Carter, a former peanut farmer and naval nuclear engineer: How to solve an energy crunch in a nation utterly dependent on fossil fuel?
Are we stuck on cars? The mass transit alternative
Not even the staunchest public transit advocates believe that the bus or train will become the dominant way to get around Northeast Ohio – even with sharply higher gas prices. Too much is stacked in favor of the car.
Food and class
Historically, people of limited means have tended to scrape by on what’s locally available, while the wealthy have used their resources to draw in fancy food from far away. Now, that situation has turned upside down.
Peak Oil Headlines – 13 October, 2005
Oil Depletion? It’s All In The Assumptions — Part 2 / IEA report ‘Resources to reserves’ deeply flawed / If oil is the problem, what are the solutions? / Energy independence requires a multifaceted approach / Iran shutting down some heavy? / Report on the Peak Oil conference in Ohio
Environment Headlines – 13 October, 2005
Experts Link N.M. Tree Die-Offs to Warming / The connection between me and a receding glacier / Business leaders, scientists warn about global warming in Oregon / Amazon Rainforest Suffers Worst Drought in Decades / More energy security vs. hazy views in US parks / Study Shows Wyoming Gas Projects Harming Mule Deer
Solutions and Sustainability Headlines – 13 October, 2005
Car-sharing service saves 1 million gallons of gas / Energy Conservation Is Back. What’s Your Company Doing? / Greenpeace: EU ready to lead the way to a clean energy future / Learn ’em right – “avoiding diapers is organic” / Eternally Yours: Time in Design / Don’t be duped by bottled water
Other Energy Headlines – 13 October, 2005
UK: Coldest winter for decade could spark energy crisis / UK Energy: The Winter Outlook & Energy Trends / An Energy-Emitting . . . Backpack? / A pellet heating champion / Pessimism surrounds falling oil production in Iraq / MP’s clean coal energy solution / Big oil getting desperate: Making oil with nuclear energy
The Peak Oil War: A World Peace Story
Pat Murphy, provides us with a compelling fictional resolution of the Middle East conflict, and climate change.
San Francisco in a post-oil future
Acres of chard and lettuce in Golden Gate Park? The Marina Green with community gardens? Wind turbines on top of the Bank of America Building?
Peak oil Headlines – October 12, 2005
Peak Oil for real estate professionals / Oil Depletion? It’s All In The Assumptions — Part 1 / A greener [EV] world – a possible dream / Peak Oil goes mainstream in Sweden / Kurt Vonnegut interview / The ‘Energy Police’ Are Coming!
Politics and Economics Headlines – 12 October, 2005
Chavez’s strong oil card is a bluff / Smugglers cash in on oil subsidies / Sugar prices soar on biofuel prospects, fund flows / Higher gas prices hit rural Americans hard / Pain at the pump, Profits in the boardroom / Is the U.S. on the verge of a natural gas crisis? / Fearing Heat Costs, Many Take Preventive Action / Living too large in exurbia / Bike seller leaps on oil price opportunity / Governors abandon SUVs /
Energy crisis unfolds in Pakistan / Cuts in Energy Spending May Prove Elusive / Alaska Threatens To Yank Leases from idle oil companies
UK Energy Part 2: 2005 Quarter 2 Update
Two interesting reports have been published recently, Energy Trends from the DTI updated with 2005 Quarter 2 data and Winter Outlook Report 2005/06 from Ofgem. These two reports contain a wealth of data on the UK energy market past, present and looking forward to the winter. However I am less impressed with the analysis and conclusions drawn from the data. This is part two of the article and discusses the Energy Trends report, in part one I discussed the Winter Outlook Report here: UK Energy Part 1: The Winter Outlook.
