Geopolitics – Oct 28
The emerging Russian giant (part 2): Washington’s nightmare /
Hunting Hugo /
‘Tupperware navy’ to protect Gulf oil route
Society
Geopolitics – Oct 25
Foreign Affairs: The new Middle East /
Bush’s petro-cartel almost has Iraq’s Oil #2/
Putin gets mugged in Finland /
TOD comments on Gazprom /
Water wars
Population – Oct 23
Author of ‘The Population Bomb’ Revisits Predictions /
Booming Populations Threaten East Asian Coasts /
As Europe Grows Grayer, France Devises a Baby Boom /
Lester Brown: US population no cause for celebration
Dollar politics – Oct 23
America’s acupuncture points: Attack on the dollar /
Crisis of the U.S. dollar system /
How does the US dollar defy the law of gravity? /
Dollar falls as Russian central bank will boost yen reserves /
Australian treasurer seeks orderly $US withdrawal
New hippies are fighting to replace oil
The generation of activists who fought for civil rights, against an unpopular war, and started the environmental movement is poised for one last hurrah, one more attempt to cure the ills of American society. They’re older now, and perhaps a little wiser. They’re settled into their communities, some of them already retired. And they’re scared as hell about the lives facing their children and grandchildren once the oil runs out.
The Post Carbon Church
Everything will relocalize as our easy-motoring way of life persistently constricts after Peak Oil, including how we do church. What will the Post-Carbon Church look like?
Public Health: Slow Motion Disaster
Collapsing public health forms one of the least recognized and most worrisome dimensions of the peak oil predicament. In a world without cheap abundant oil, the return of infectious diseases as a major factor in everyday life will be almost impossible to prevent.
(post-)Hydrocarbon Aesthetics
Richard Heinberg reflects on humanity’s aesthetic past, present, and post-peak future.
Oakland aims to be oil independent by 2020
The city council of Oakland, California yesterday unanimously passed legislation, inspired by Sweden, making Oakland the first city in the U.S. to aim for oil independence by 2020.
Air travel – Oct 17
Curb cheap flights, urge climate researchers
For the super-rich, it’s time to upgrade the old jumbo jet
Sending ailing workers to India for cheaper medical care
Consumerism & population – Oct 17
The Inuit and the cure for affluence
Albert Bartlett and the 300 million
The next 100 million and the face of America
An elephant crackup?
Transport – Oct 17
Columbia, transportation and the politics of happiness
Bus rapid transit (BRT)
The O-Bahn busway
Americans commute earlier and longer
