Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Australia’s drought – situation grim
British Gas sees billions in green
Peaking of world oil production: Recent forecasts
Gasoline price rises as supply falls
The Peak Oil Crisis: Have the Troubles Begun
China turns net coal importer
China: Half of natural gas imported by ’20
East Siberian-Pacific Ocean pipeline struggles
Russians get rid of weakening dollar
Community Solutions on “The smart jitney: rapid, realistic transport”
Congestion fee proposed by New York mayor
Californians driving toward global warming: Solution? Smarter land use
Carbon tax threatens to ground Asia tourism
Making online maps bike-friendly
I dream of “green” schools in my community; of parents, students, teachers, and administrators working together to make our children’s education sustainable and earth-friendly.
Tory transport policy to make rail a priority
New Yorker: The soul of the commuter
GM puts brakes on new rear-wheel drive vehicles
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
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.
The Saudi paradox
Russian trans-Balkan pipeline to skirt Turkey
Russian general says U.S. continues preparations for military action against Iran
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.”
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.
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
Risks of rising oil nationalism
Puplava: The politics of energy
Venezuela signs oil deal with China
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.
