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
Society
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
Plastic – May 19
Portland ponders: Paper or plastic?
The teeming plasticized masses’ awakening
Dysfunction – May 18
Pivotal moment in the green scare
Dmitry Orlov: Civilization sabotages itself
Ten lessons from Katrina on our [in]ability to cope with crises
Dysfunction – May 16
Polymers are forever
Frenetic lifestyle puts the boots to leisurely strolls
The view from the grassy knoll
Some leading authors on peak oil insist that US government complicity in the 9/11 attacks is crucial to understanding the subject. How relevant are these claims to the predicament of industrial society?
Peak Oil Review – May 14
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective.
Also, a commentary by Matthew R. Simmons: “Gasoline Picture Looking Grim for Dog Days of Summer.”
