Printing problem – fixed
“Printable version” is now working at Energy Bulletin.
Society
Ethical consumption: consumer driven or political?
“If ethical consumption campaigns are to succeed they need to transform the infrastructures of every day consumption rather than focusing on changing individual consumer behaviour”.
Water – Aug 8
Bottled water: the triumph of marketing finally gets the scrutiny it deserves
Queensland may continue outdoor watering
Urban design – Aug 8
Driving out the weak link (Smart City Brisbane)
World’s first carbon-free city … in Abu Dhabi
Oil producers – Aug 7
Struggle for Iraq’s oil as Kurds open doors to foreign investors
Power cuts worsen as Iraqi grid nears collapse
Chávez taps oil wealth to build socialism
Report: Venezuelan oil subsidies to Cuba top $3 billion
Escape From Suburbia: beyond the American dream
A review of the new Peak Oil documentary and an interview with its director.
The name is blog, peak oil blog
High rollers trying to cut consumption
My name is Randy… and I support Al Franken
What about the Third World?
Rock music for when the grid goes down: Celtic battle music
Community – Aug 5
BBC: Towns prepare for ‘peak oil’ point
Review: Escape from Suburbia
In pursuit of sustainable communities
Health – Aug 5
Scientists issue warning on chemical found in plastics
Dengue fever rages across Asia
Global health report rejected by Bush administration for not being political
Transport – Aug 4
Why they fight… the Heathrow airport expansion
Japan’s hybrid train hailed as the future of rail travel
$100m a year call to boost pedal power in Melbourne
How arch rivals colluded to hike up cost of air travel
Media – Aug 4
YearlyKos: Blogs vs. MSM!
Behold the 15-minute publisher (getting around commercial book publishers)
Deep thought – Aug 3
Harvard Business Review: Six rules for effective forecasting
The island of Naura- poster child for resource depletion
Focus on carbon ‘missing the point’
The terrifying prospect of a post-oil future: no more ready meals, traffic jams or lonely nights in front of TV
JM Greer’s fiction about the deindustrialzed future
