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
Society
Building post carbon cities
A new book on meeting challenges of peak oil and global warming shows city leaders how to create their own plans to reduce local vulnerability to rising prices and volatile energy markets.
Enhancing emotional wellness in a collapsing world
I recently had the extraordinary privilege of sitting down with therapist and mentor, Carla Royal, to talk about collapse and how we can enhance our emotional well being as we prepare for and navigate it.
Is Willits a post-peak oil paradise?
Willits has become a focal point for the peak oil movement because it is now on the leading edge of relocalization efforts. Some readers who are thinking about where they should live in the coming energy decline may be looking at Willits (and perhaps other places that are taking peak oil preparations seriously).
Peak oil – Oct 28
Complete notes on ASPO-USA conference
On the other side of the mountain (=PO)
It’s not ‘oil’, it’s ‘liquids’
Australia: the place to be
Energy & nation – Oct 27
China’s green energy gap
ConocoPhillips CEO: U.S needs decisive energy policy
Rescuers comb Gulf for survivors after Mexican oil rig collision
Geopolitical – Oct 24
Claiming Antarctica: oil, water and environmental risks
Chile to lay claim to piece of Antarctica
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):
“NATO of the East”
Media & persuasion – Oct 24
Science’s worst enemy: corporate funding
The social web ain’t rocket science
Calendar of environmental conferences and events
More on the Energy Watch Group peak oil report
Interview with Chris Skrebowski of UK Petroleum Review
EWG: Peak Oil could trigger meltdown of society
Executive summary of report
Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture
RGE Monitor (consultancy)
Other coverage
Cities – Oct 23
Vaxjo, Sweden: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
Tehran air clears with anti-pollution efforts
Egypt: Environmental make-over for an ancient industry
Bradford: the greenest city in the UK
Some cities try going ‘green’ with blackouts
Dysfunction – Oct 23
Canada: We’re the fattest nation of them all
Bob Dylan’s new ad for SUVs
Higher metal prices make theft attractive
Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids’ bodies
Continent-size toxic stew of plastic trash fouling swath of Pacific Ocean
Planet in Peril starts on CNN tonight
Beginning tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT, CNN will air a two-part documentary that takes viewers to the front lines of environmental change. It focuses on four main issues: climate change, deforestation, species loss, and overpopulation. The four-hour documentary was filmed across four continents and 13 countries. (Check local schedule)
