Peak Oil UK – entering the age of oil depletion
A conference will be held in Edinburgh April 25 to discuss the impending peak then decline in global oil production and its implications for the UK.
Superspike report raises questions
A widely reported briefing by US investment house Goldman Sachs alerted markets to the possibility of an oil price superspike – a spike as high as $105 per barrel.Yet the full report, obtained by Aljazeera.net, paints a more complex and volatile picture.
Japan’s sustainable society in the Edo period (1603-1867)
What would a society look like without fossil fuels?
Japan lived almost exclusively on solar energy during the 265-year Edo period.
Retrofitting the suburbs for sustainability
A permaculture response to Peak Oil. There’s hope for the suburbs yet!
Higher prices, lower profits
As fuel costs skyrocket, many businesses are struggling
Oil Price Stoke Push for Policy
Congress begins work Tuesday on a bill to boost production and conservation.
Avoiding the Energy Issue
A bad program with serious design flaws is threatening to crash the whole energy system. Do we choose to fix it or not?
New Zealand: No easy solutions in sight to keep oil prices in check
During the debate about the 5c-a-litre rise in petrol excise, politicians and commentators have suggested deferring the increase until oil prices stabilise at lower levels. No one, however, has been able to offer a valid reason why prices should come down.
US in race to unlock new energy source
Green groups warn against moving methane hydrates from beneath seabed
From Cleopatra to Columbia
Our world is so dominated by machines and motors (fifty in a typical home) that it’s easy to forget that most of human history has been powered by muscle.
A model alternative-fuel strategy for U.S.
Andres Oppenheimer argues that the US should follow Brazil’s example in starting a massive biodiesel and fuel ethanol industry.
IEA warns against possible acute oil shortage
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has come to the conclusion that the world economy is facing a serious threat of acute oil shortage.
