Wanted: a new global paradigm
The destructive search for military control amid acute environmental constraint highlights the prescience of pioneering work on global sustainability. (The Club of Rome and The Limits to Growth )
Society
Geopolitics – Nov 8
High-priced oil adds volatility to power scramble
A map of the oil world
Iraq oil production and export hit new high
Skepticism greets new US Africa Command
How to be a good source of environmental (or peak oil) news
No more complaints about the media! Read this so you’ll be ready when a reporter calls. Or if you want to write better articles.
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 5
How to save the planet – did they get it right?
A Code of ethics for sustainability professionals
What future Brighton?
Lay Catholic community Agape
Let’s play “Peak Oil Shock Me”
An increasingly popular parlor game among peak oil activists is to see who can serve up the most shocking morsel of peak oil news at any one sitting. There are now plenty of morsels to choose from on an almost daily basis.
Housing & urban development – Nov 2
Isle of Wight: eco trailblazer
Green roofs start to sprout on urban homes
U.S. mayors meet in Seattle to push for a green revolution
Washington’s largest prison gets green certification
Bicycles – Nov 2
Compact bike folds in 5-25 seconds
Portland is not so bike-friendly, but it could be – here’s how
Recycling with ‘Bill the Bike Man’
Bartlett talks to the House about peak oil
The indefatigable Congressman from Maryland gives another educatioinal talk to the House, touching on M. King Hubbert, energy bills before Congress and the Chinese response to peak oil.
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 2
50 things that will save the planet (better than the usual list)
Astyk: Acts of non-consumption and the riot for austerity
Open access to research funded by U.S
Warning: The mining boom is fading fast
An Australian environmental engineer has warned in a new report that mineral resources are running out, excavation costs are escalating and the environmental costs of mining are devastating.
Deep thought – Oct 30
Monbiot on The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Fat Man, the Population Bomb and the Green Revolution
Peak oil and famine
Greening the city – Oct 30
Remaking the built environment by 2030
Cities see benefits of going green
Inventing a sustainable Iowa City
Report takes aim at smog-causing speed bumps
Philly CarShare a success after 5 years
