Energy Headlines – Apr 30, 2005
Background on PO from PowerSwitch / Oil companies doing GREAT / US economy doing not-so-great / More skeptics about US energy plans / Global warming measured / Haybales may save us / Giant NZ diary turns to renewables
Audio: Utopia by Necessity featuring Julian Darley and Charles Stevens
A two hour radio show featuring an interview with Julian Darley of the Post Carbon Institute and a presentation on the ‘New Agrarianism’ from the First National Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions by Charles Stevens.
CSA farmer Jay Martin on Sustainable Food Systems
I see food as a powerful unifying force in society, it has been so throughout our history….
Food is the vehicle, community is the destination.
I look forward to the day when farmers claim their rightful place in society as the first line of defense in our health care system and are properly compensated for their work.
Climate change poses threat to food supply, scientists say
Worldwide production of essential crops such as wheat, rice, maize and soya beans is likely to be hit much harder by global warming than previously predicted.
Some Thoughts on “Peak Oil” as a “Disinformation Campaign”
If [peak oil] appears to have suddenly “burst” onto the scene it’s due to two principle factors: 1) the “tipping point” is only now fast being realized, and 2) the rise of the internet has given the public a comprehensive, responsive and uncensored media forum in which to recognize it….the case for Peak Oil has been slowly pieced together by a kind of open committee of researchers–some admittedly dubious or ill-informed, but many quite well-informed and highly regarded.
Energy Headlines – Apr 29, 2005
MSN-Money discovers PO / 8 pages on Edinburgh Conference / Jason Bradford talks PO to Rotary / Skeptical responses to Bush’s energy plan / Economist magazine tells why oil prices may drop / Britain going nuclear? / Chalabi in charge of Iraq oil / more
Experts highlight oil supply problems
A conference on oil supply difficulties just held in Edinburgh, Scotland, witnessed a lively a debate about supply and demand in energy markets.
High gas prices really sting low-wage workers
…sky-high gas prices are rippling through the Seattle economy. Not everyone is getting pushed to the brink — some drivers are just canceling vacations or taking the bus. But those with low-wage jobs or little financial cushion can face dramatic lifestyle changes, especially if they have no choice but to drive to or for their jobs.
Navajos ban uranium mining, oppose federal subsidies
The Navajo Nation Council passed a new law banning the mining and processing of uranium on the Navajo Nation, which if signed by President Joe Shirley Jr. will bring an end to the legacy of uranium mining death for Navajos.
The Politics of Peak Oil and Fascism
At the recent “Peak Oil UK” conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, one attendee stood out from the usual peak oil crowd: Nick Griffin, chairman of the far-right British National Party.
Bush Is Blowing Smoke on Energy (Commentary)
Hitting all the points in a noted GOP pollster’s playbook, the President’s plan is driven by politics not policy. Worse, it won’t cut oil dependency.
A Community Solution to Peak Oil: An interview with Megan Quinn
Megan Quinn is the Outreach Director of Community Service, Inc. Community Service is a non-profit organization founded in 1940 that has advocated for small, local communities as the most fulfilling, healthy way to live. Its lastest program, The Community Solution, seeks to bring about the re-emergence of the small community and a more agrarian, low energy-use way of life, as the solution for “Peak Oil.”
