The Post Carbon Church
Everything will relocalize as our easy-motoring way of life persistently constricts after Peak Oil, including how we do church. What will the Post-Carbon Church look like?
Year: 2006
Climate – Oct 20
How close is runaway climate change? /
Siberian fires ‘could spark UK heatwaves’ /
Antarctic ice collapse linked to greenhouse gases /
Climate change blamed for legionnaires’ disease surge
Geopolitics – Oct 20
Bush’s Petro-Cartel Almost Has Iraq’s Oil \
Iraq: US May Have Weeks, Not Months, To Avert Civil War \
Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite? \
Bush signs torture bill; Americans lose essential freedom \
The Day the American Empire Ran Out of Gas
Climate: Australian drought – Oct 19
Aussies busy battling worst drought ever /
Wheat harvest forecast slashed /
Plan to ship water /
Farmers told to move north ‘where water is’ /
When all the rivers run dry /
Australian farmers driven to suicide by drought
Public Health: Slow Motion Disaster
Collapsing public health forms one of the least recognized and most worrisome dimensions of the peak oil predicament. In a world without cheap abundant oil, the return of infectious diseases as a major factor in everyday life will be almost impossible to prevent.
EU energy crisis – Oct 19
EU unveils energy plan /
Europe faces threat of power shortages /
Experts Predict Black-Out Winters in Europe /
EU losing faith in Russia energy charter scheme /
Putin v. Europe /
Who controls EU gas transit?
Nuclear – Oct 19
British Energy to shut plants after finding cracks /
Industry: Nuclear needs ‘huge expansion’ /
More threat than panacea /
Nuclear energy has record of safety and security
Oakland aims to be oil independent by 2020
The city council of Oakland, California yesterday unanimously passed legislation, inspired by Sweden, making Oakland the first city in the U.S. to aim for oil independence by 2020.
Renewables – Oct 18
Standard offer contracts – the future for renewable generation? /
Bush at renewable energy conference /
St Louis Renewable Energy Conference – Day 2
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 18
E.O. Wilson on environment and religion /
Seattle City Light fights climate change /
Green living takes root in Sweden /
Integrating energy, transportation & land use /
Certified 100% fair trade organic pre-composting material in biodegradeable packaging
Oil – Oct 18
Pombo pushes for lower oil fees /
Costs rise for Petro-Canada to refine oilsands feedstock /
Stranded oil recovery and American energy independence /
OPEC to discuss output cut Oct. 19
Energy policy – Oct 18
Talk of raising gas tax is just that /
LA Times: Curing the world’s oil addiction /
Decent US energy policy on its way – via Europe /
Oil major CEO calls for demand reduction
