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
Society
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
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?
Dysfunction – May 16
Polymers are forever
Frenetic lifestyle puts the boots to leisurely strolls
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.”
The sustainable marriage
I’ve heard over and over about marriages struggling when partners have different ideas about the right thing to do about peak oil/sustainability/climate change. There are real and serious reasons that people are better off going into hard times with stable marriages and good support systems.
Dysfunction – May 10
Texas House favors gas tax break
40 percent of babies watch TV, study finds
Review of Consumed by Benjamin Barber
Religion and peak oil: The next spirituality
Whatever religion or combination of religions rises to prominence as industrial society slides down the far side of Hubbert’s peak, the religious dimension will very likely play a massive role in the way today’s society’s adapt to tomorrow’s world of harsh limits and harsher choices.
