United States – Oct 8
Obama’s bold new energy proposal
Green collar revolution: Van Jones interview
America’s energy wars – a new front – Africa
Report questions Energy Star labels
U.S. fails to track critical minerals
Society
Of doomers, realists, powerdowners and fantasists
A response to the recent article on Stuart Staniford’s holiness, with musings about the "doomer’s" soul, as well as remarks on hope as an idol.
Media & persuasion – Oct 5
New ‘positive change’ magazines thrive
Scott Adams (“Dilbert”): So you think you have an energy policy
Noam Chomsky on changes in the media
Cities – Oct 5
Gas tax in SF Bay Area?
Global warming requires local solutions
Congestion relief = climate relief?
Geopolitics – Oct 5
Geopolitical feedback loops in peak oil
The E.P.R. targets Mexico’s energy industry
Japan finds it hard to tap Africa for oil, gas
China and the competition for energy resources
Russian oil industry: Foreign, domestic interests
Oil prices – Kenya & Africa due for crude awakening
The holiness of Stuart Staniford
Ruminations about Stuart Staniford’s work at The Oil Drum from a Christian perspective, why he exhibits some religious virtues and why the doomer perspective does not.
Transport – Oct 3
S.F. catching up with European bike-share programs
Todd Litman: saving gas, lives & the environment
The moral dangers of adventure tourism
Happiness – Oct 3
Is great happiness too much of a good thing?
Against happiness
On average, religious people are much happier than nonreligious ones
Traditional dance as way to fight addictions
Marital spats, taken to heart
Deep thought – Oct 2
Nate Hagens at ASPO-6
Vandana Shiva: How to address humanity’s global crises?
Sharon Astyk:
Collateral damage
11th Hour offers solutions to inconvenient truths
Transport – Oct 2
We paved paradise (parking lots)
Good and bad news on US fuel-economy trends
Hauliers threaten blockades as Brown’s 3 tax rises bring petrol to £1 a litre
Housing & urban design – Oct 1
New era of tribal living has arrived
In heart of Texas, drumbeat for green (Austin)
To go green, live closer to work, report says
San Francisco takes action on climate change
Birth of EcoDensity backlash in Vancouver
Solutions & sustainabiity – Oct 1
Lifestyle changes prepare Boulder for energy changes
Shut up about the deckchairs! (ASPO and eco-villages)
Gaviotas: The village that could save the planet
Families bond over green choices
Transforming a community through local business
