Solutions & sustainability – June 5
Transition Conference in UK: “feels historic”
What you can do about Peak Oil
Citizen media
The future of philanthropy: Innovation, networks, thought leaders and the fringe
Society
900 miles per gallon
What if I told you I had invented a vehicle that ran on organic vegetables, got the equivalent of over 900 miles per gallon, was completely carbon neutral, and produced no toxic by products.
Communication – Jun 3
A Note to Writers: Choose Your Voice and Your Media Carefully
Communication Tools: Make Them Simple and Ubiquitous or They Won’t Be Used
Not everyone’s a Feynmann
Road to nowhere?
Below are comments I presented before my local transportation planning agency concerning its 2030 plan [in which I question the assumption that liquid fuels will remain abundant and cheap]. I hope these comments will provide some ideas for those who want to comment on plans in their own locales.
The American Planning Association talks sustainability
As green building and alternative energy enjoy a new surge of interest and investment, planners have an important role to play in making sustainability possible in cities.
Solutions and sustainability – May 28
Green jobs, good jobs on the way?
Small housing is beautiful
Energy software programs for educational use
Online: The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and The Renewal of Civilization
Environment – May 27
Common chemicals pose danger for fetuses
Three Gorges Dam Causes Downstream Erosion
Mud volcano threatens endless ruin as magical solutions fail
From the blogs – May 26
how i became a peak oiler
To all the geeks, gamers, and non-attention payers
Denial
Awakening to the threat of excessive material consumption
Urban & transport – May 26
Mayday 23: world population becomes more urban than rural
Density, compact communities and smart growth
NYT: Get moving on traffic relief for New York City (congestion pricing)
Urban & housing – May 22
Why are they greener than we are?
Kunstler: Congress for the New Urbanism
Green groups hit out at UK planning reforms
Middle East – May 21
Oil law gives intl. oil cos. too much- Iraq VP
Kuwait drops peg in body blow to Gulf currency union
Traditional production unfit for half of Kuwait’s oil reserves
Heinberg on Iran: Now we know
Transport – May 21
Emissions-free travel way of life for globe-trotting B.C. couple
Paradise lost: the downside of travel
Freight train usage keeps rolling higher
Bicycles beat subway as fastest mode of travel in NYC
