How cities are preparing for global warming & peak oil
Special issue – one of the best yet from HopeDance. All articles are online and free.
Society
A party plan for raising peak oil awareness
Fun motivates.
Andi and I immediately recognised a novel way to catch people’s interest and a good hook for motivating people to become involved. Put the focus on what we are creating – not what we are leaving behind.
Peak oil in Boston
“A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil,” a peak oil conference sponsered by ASPO-USA and Boston University, is set for Oct 25-27.
Why the Survivalists Have Got It Wrong.
I have very little time for the survivalist response to peak oil, and on the back of a new article about it, Preparing for a Crash: Nuts and Bolts by Zachary Nowak, perhaps it is time to deconstruct the whole survivalist argument, which is still a strong theme in the peak oil movement.
The Demise of a Techno-fix Psyche
I would describe myself as a recovering engineer. Technology has been an integral part of my life. At one time I had viewed advancing technology as the answer to all of our problems and the only tool necessary in improving our relationship with the natural world. The last several years have changed that.
Climate Impacts – Sept 4
Another El Nino looking likely
Ozone-layer fix adds to global warming
CO2 makes seas sick
Scientists ‘surprised’ on climate change
Population – Sept 4
Alarm sounds on US population boom
Canary Islands alarmed by refugees
Population explosion threatens to trap Africa in cycle of poverty
Solutions and Sustainability – Sept 2
Conscience Consumers and the New Austerity
Green Wave Surges onto Pop Culture’s Shores
These books are free
Peak oil – Aug 31
Von Hoffman: Honey, we killed the planet
BBC series on peak oil starts Sept 4
Entrepeneur T.J. Rodgers on solar & peak oil
Will the end of oil be the end of food?
Peak oil and permaculture
Steep decline in UK oil production (2)
Oil producers – Aug 30
Gadaffi scolds Libyans for reliance on oil
Chad orders foreign oil firms out
Bolivia’s Morales replaces head of state oil firm
Bicycles – Aug 30
Shanghai by bike:
Dodging cars as China drives
toward development
Safety and righteous fun for bicyclists
Maps to prevent bike accidents
Housing & group living – Aug 29
Flash! – communes on the rise again
Think small, think local (Earthaven)
Real estate: smaller to become better
Curbing the big, the bad, the ugly in L.A.
