Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Canada: To sow the oil, or give it away?
Australia’s energy future more costly
Russian spending spree is fueled by oil and gas
Venezuela minister on the effect of Chavez’s re-election on energy policy
Chavez wants to build longest gas pipeline in the world
Michael Klare: the post-abundance era
ASPO Newsletters for Nov and Dec
Mystery Cassandra
Renewable resources: investment hedge against peak oil
My point is not that Peak Oil doomerism is wrong. We face enormous crises and we have the tools to end civilization. But remember, as you feel yourself drawn to the apocalyptic story, that it is the natural place to go in uncertain and dangerous times. We are culturally programmed to do it.
Affluenza, Prozac and Pavlov’s dog
Conspicuous consumption comes out of the closet
Asian affluence: going, going, going up
The rich vs. the filthy rich
Dare to consume less
Monbiot: In praise of coaches [buses]
Vietnam gets richer, locals trade bikes for cars
So how about public transit?
With little media fanfare, a heavyweight think tank has released a major report on energy security which paints a more urgent picture than most research coming out of Washington.
Rhizome-based structures need to replace hierarchical ones, Vail argues, in all areas of our society — social, political, economic, educational etc. to entrench the power and sustainability of self-sufficient communities and render them invulnerable to re-expropriation of that power by hierarchies.
Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture recently asked, could pervasive peak oil pessimism be the result of men realizing we are ill-equipped to handle what is coming? The answer is yes. We need new skills and new tools.
The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, according to a new study by a UN research institute.
A Grist special series on biofuels
Algae: Companies convert CO2 to auto fuel
Expert: Careful on biofuel subsidies
I have come to think that part of the reason behind the “die-off” perspective … is in fact that a generation of men are coming to realise on some level that they are almost entirely unequipped to face the challenge that peak oil creates.
Prince Charles seems to be way ahead of other public figures, not only in terms of taking a stand on global warming, but also in making changes to his personal life.
Articles:
Charles comes clean on his carbon realm
Prince recruits Gore for ‘green’ campaign
The greening of Highgrove
Queen upset at Charles’ “green” replacements
The prince and the peak
