Society

Energy Descent Action Plans – a primer

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An Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) is a local plan for dealing with Peak Oil. It goes well beyond issues of energy supply, to look at across-the-board creative adaptations in the realms of health, education, economy and much more. An EDAP is a way to think ahead, to plan in an integrated, multidisciplinary way, to provide direction to local government, decision makers, groups and individuals with an interest in making the place they live into a vibrant and viable community in a post-carbon era.

Politics & Economics – Jun 6

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Gas fuels new cold war in the Arctic /
Iran threatens oil shipments if attacked by US /
USA out-flanked in Eurasia Energy Politics? /
Iran lawmaker urges re-examining OPEC membership /
Japan: Pouring oil on troubled waters /
Japan Curbs Oil Imports From Iran on Concern Over Disruptions /
Plenty of Oil, but Few Refineries for Iran

What we choose

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One day soon, America will wake up from its infotainment-fueled sleepwalk and start desperately looking for answers to the predicament it finds itself in. A lot of that will revolve around the basic question of where we live, and how things in it are arranged. When that wake-up occurs, the New Urbanists will be ready, reliable, confident, and congenial as always — something like our country used to be.

Preparing for the Post-Carbon Age

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What must it be like, do you suppose, to be a fireman rushing though a burning building, coming across a wealthy gentleman in his grand apartment who insists that, well, this is nothing, there is often smoke in the halls this time of the week – it is likely Mrs. O’Reilly burning her biscuits again.

Politics & economics – June 1

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Lugar: energy more important than Al Qaeda / Chomsky: Why it’s over for America (energy & imperial overstretch) / Africa battles ‘oil curse’ / Greenspan to testify June 7 on oil and the economy / Matthew Modine: Tinseltown’s rainbow warrior / Robert Redford: Kicking the oil habit/ Iran’s territorial disputes with its Caspian sea neighbors

Post-Petroleum Woman

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We’ve often heard that Peak Oil will mean the end of the three-thousand mile Caesar salad, but what about the end of the three-thousand mile tampon? In this essay, Carolyn Baker turns her considerable analytical skills to what Peak Oil will mean for women—its spiritual, psychological, and practical ramifications, and offers a few suggestions regarding women’s preparations concerns.