Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
One of the reasons a great many people, policy makers and leaders find it impossible to face the issue of peak oil is because it challenges the very beliefs that we argue are a priori truths about industrialised western societies, without requirement for justification, our fundamental birth-rights.
Untapped fossil-fuel reserves could be hidden deep within our planet.
High international oil prices mean that Brazilian ethanol is rapidly winning a place in new markets, according to findings by consultant Júlio Maria Borges, director of the JOB Economy & Planning consulting firm in Brazil.
If the matter of America’s energy dependence is not answered in the next few decades, costs could grow faster than expenses related to health care.
Labratory experiments reveal the possibility that large amounts of methane may be generated in the Earth’s mantle. Unfortunately the reaction is likely to occur at a depth of 100-200km.
Even remote patches of oil are starting to look more and more attractive.
Even $50 a barrel can’t wean the world from oil. Only government can do that.
Storms, skyrocketing fuel prices, cutthroat competition and labor costs have shaped turbulent times for US airlines, and the troubles are starting to trickle down to the low-cost carriers.
More than 6,000 species of butterflies and other insects, as well as mites, fungi and assorted unloved but important species, will also be wiped out when listed endangered species go extinct, scientists said.
Fresh Aire’s Terry Gross interviews ‘Blood and Oil’ author, Michael Klare
The tragic milestone of 1,000 U.S. deaths in the Iraqi quagmire should cause introspection about why the United States really went to war and whether it has been worth it.
A Report on the Second California Community Food Security Summit.
