Solutions & sustainability – Apr 17
Cascadia: More than a dream
It’s all about distribution
Peak oil and “Little Miss Sunshine”
Kickstarting communications for a PO world
Welcome to Appropedia
Society
Is sustainability a drag?
Only when others see with their own eyes that those seeking sustainability are having enjoyable lives will the switch seem worth making. Just one shot of genuine cheerfulness, humor and even exuberance goes much further than a year’s worth of pious sermons.
Geo-politics – Apr 12
The Saudi paradox
Russian trans-Balkan pipeline to skirt Turkey
Russian general says U.S. continues preparations for military action against Iran
Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84
American writer and humorist Kurt Vonnegut has died at age 84. About energy he wrote, “We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.”
The Design Imperative
Our quality of life, both collectively and individually, is more dependent on how we use our energy than on how much of it we use. We can better influence our quality of life through improving technics than through increasing energy.
Transport – Apr 4
Stay on Track
China tests for sixth railway speed boost
UK government U-turns on Gatwick Express
Mitsui wins $763 million order for Saudi railway
IT in public transport integration
Geopolitics – Apr 3
Risks of rising oil nationalism
Puplava: The politics of energy
Venezuela signs oil deal with China
Intentional community pioneer Albert Bates on surviving peak oil
Bates’s new book delivers a concise summary of the problems of peak oil and climate change followed by chapter after chapter of ideas to prepare yourself and your family to live more self-sufficiently… I have not yet tried his recipe for grasshopper quesadillas.
Peak oil, public health, and vulnerable populations
The awareness of a future decline in world oil production needs to be incorporated at the local level in public health systems planning. Here in Oregon, Portland’s Peak Oil Task Force is the first in the nation to identify likely impacts from Peak Oil.
Peak oil – April 2
Peak oil: Why smart folks disagree (#2)
Bakhtiari: End of peak oil’s modeling phase
Review of Crude by Sonia Shah
Suppressed news – April 1
Drugs to fix peak oil, climate problems
Major oil deposit found beneath Manhattan
UN Panel says climate skeptics stuck closer to data
The Oil Drum editor actually a high ranking administration official
Middle East – March 30
Iran vulnerable on oil product imports: US
Jeff Vail: Stormy weather
Russian military sources: US attack on Iran planned
