Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Striking in its omission is debate about the largest creations of our species: cities. Could it be the most basic solution is redesigning them for people instead of cars? Presto, both [global warming and peak oil] solved in the same stroke and in a more fundamental way than by just trying to tune up the same old infrastructure, always trying to get a little more juice out of the planet, a little more sprawl-inducing mileage out of our cars.
How a plant taxonomist discovered PO / How far we’ve come since the 1st Earthday (NOT!) / Indian business magazine on global energy / China says it’s turning to renewables / Brazil will clean up with ethanol / more
Environmentalist David Suzuki on PO / Bartlett says no to energy bill / Anticiper la fin du pétrole / The green dream is alive / The (oil) quicksand trap / Bill McKibben says we’re in denial / House energy bill is no big shakes / The Saudis make promises / Indonesian president wants renewables / Bill McKibben looks for enviro-conscious art / Wangari Maathai says to take hope / more
PO means we need to get out of our cars / IMF urges oil data transparency / Energy bill full of pork / Underwater crystals may yield energy / India loves its trains / Eat local / Cross between car and bike
NG industry insider talks / CS Monitor: Good-bye cheap gas / America’s peak experience / PO a myth, says OPEC / Farmers hear about PO / ODAC report / Greenspan wants an energy policy / Republican says hydrogen is B.S. / more
NYT: We need an energy strategy / US is an oil-addict / NZ Greens keep PO in news / Analyst Roach sees $ woes ahead / The Goldman Sachs analyst who predicted $105/barrel oil / BC scores badly on Cascadia scorecard / Where would ANWR oil go? / Maybe oil prices aren’t so bad / China low on fuel / Matt Simmons has a new book / more
Interview with New York Times columnist and “geo-green” advocate Thomas Friedman
The New Zealand Green Party in anticipation on an election this year, is beginning to prepare by advertising on billboards throughout the country about Peak Oil.
What will [Peak Oil] mean for a country as dependent on oil as Ireland (Ireland has the 7th highest consumption per person of any country in the world, the USA is 30th)? We import over 80% of our food, and over 85% of our energy. How can we become more self-reliant, and thus less at the mercy of international events?
Special issue on Peak Oil. Some articles are online now, others will be put online later.
Thackara is interested in more than analyzing efforts and predicting trends. He wants design to help create a better future. But many trends and opportunities to build what’s necessary for that future converge in the local.
Japan has begun allocating gas exploration rights in an area of the East China Sea also claimed by China.
