Haulier strike could halt UK, says report
We are so dependent on “just in time” deliveries that a strike by hauliers could halt factories, offices, shops, pubs, hospitals and waste collections, and bring Britain to a standstill within days.
Society
Cuba: No throwaway society here
If you were an object – a steering wheel for example or a cafeteria tray – where would you want to live? Me, I’d choose Cuba.
Fighting Oil with Oil in Venezuela
Facing off against such an administration, Venezuela is alone but for Cuba after the ‘Left’ presidencies of Lagos in Chile, Kirchner in Argentina, and Lula in Brazil have all cut their deals with the US. If the BolÃvarian revolution is to advance in such an atmosphere of American hegemony, Chávez has apparently recognized the sagacity of fighting oil with oil.
Oil makes U.S. raise military stakes in Colombia
The Iraq war may have knocked Colombia off the front page, but Mideast chaos has made South America’s energy resources more strategic to the United States….Meanwhile, the oil industry has charted a new thrust into the Amazon regions of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia – countries all now receiving U.S. military aid…
OPEC will stick with dollar, president says
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries would not adopt the euro to replace the US dollar as the currency for oil sales, the body’s president, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, said yesterday.
Prices and Production over a complete Hubbert Cycle: the Case of the American Whale Fisheries in 19th Century
Grasping the reality of Hubberts peak is difficult for many, possibly because crude oil may be the first nonrenewable resource to pass through such a peak. But a resource does not need to be a nonrenewable to show a Hubbert curve. A biological resource which is exploited much faster than it is replaced may also follow a bell-curve, and the whaling industry of the 19th Century a good example.
Traffic, Cars and Peak Oil
The National Roads Authority (NRA) forecasts for the traffic levels and the total number of cars in Ireland are flawed because they do not take into account the looming issue of Peak Oil. The growth for the number of cars is based on the rising population, GNP and a rising car per capita rate. This was a reasonable assumption up to now, but Peak Oil changes everything and this continued growth is very unlikely to come to pass.
First U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions
Summary of talks at the conference, emphasizing “the magnitude of the coming change and the realization that it is unwise to rely on high tech solutions.” Slides and other material can be downloaded from the original article.
Russia Weighs Shifting Its Holdings to Euros
The euro rose to another record high against the dollar today after the Russian central bank said it might increase its euro holdings in an effort to insulate itself against further weakness in the American currency.
Pentagon turns heat up on Iran
Washington and European Union on collision course over how to neutralise Tehran’s nuclear capabilities
The End of Oil and the Inevitable Road to Sustainability
Hopedance devotes its Nov/Dec issue to peak oil. In his Introduction, publisher Bob Banner writes: “Oil depletion takes everything to a different level….”
What Kinds of Livelihoods will be Vital?
I was recently asked,"What sort of livelihoods would you like to see people preparing for and getting involved in now so that we have a stable infrastructure or community in place when things go for the worse?"
