Remember, remember the 5th of September, 2000
How rising fuel prices in the year 2000 sparked the protest of British citizens and brought the entire nation to a halt by stopping the flow of petroleum products for nine days.
Year: 2006
Why the Survivalists Have Got It Wrong.
I have very little time for the survivalist response to peak oil, and on the back of a new article about it, Preparing for a Crash: Nuts and Bolts by Zachary Nowak, perhaps it is time to deconstruct the whole survivalist argument, which is still a strong theme in the peak oil movement.
Geopolitics – Sept 4
US Army journal says ethnic cleansing works
Chavez’s whistle-stop world tour
Pakistan to develop coal as gas pipelines stall
Other Energy – Sept 4
Is The NYMEX Oil Market Being Manipulated?
Re-inventing nature for cheaper solar power
Plasma arc vanishes garbage
Electrical outages hurting Austin manufacturers
Solutions and sustainability – Sept 4
A market-based approach to America’s Energy Crisis
Confronting Today’s Oil Crisis in the U.S.
Consumerism – Australia’s national religion
UK’s fossil food
Green Consumer choices in the current economy
Green consumer: these two words paired together seem oxymoronic. With a lot of hype surrounding the so-called new green movement, we need to determine how we can use our time and money wisely, instead of impulsively, to make a legitimate difference to the environment, the economy, and to our wallets.
Coal – Sept 4
Bangladesh cans UK firms coal mine plans
China to make olefins from coal
Coal keeps US economy burning
Rail seeks ways to haul more Wyoming coal
Texas’ coal-burning question
Climate Impacts – Sept 4
Another El Nino looking likely
Ozone-layer fix adds to global warming
CO2 makes seas sick
Scientists ‘surprised’ on climate change
Population – Sept 4
Alarm sounds on US population boom
Canary Islands alarmed by refugees
Population explosion threatens to trap Africa in cycle of poverty
Peak Oil – Sept 4
Thriving in the Age of Collapse
CEO of Sharp says fossil fuels ‘totally out’ by 2030
Conveniently, we’re seeing the hard truth
The End of the Oil Era Looms
The Demise of a Techno-fix Psyche
I would describe myself as a recovering engineer. Technology has been an integral part of my life. At one time I had viewed advancing technology as the answer to all of our problems and the only tool necessary in improving our relationship with the natural world. The last several years have changed that.
Urgent action is needed to avert the looming oil wars
While the world’s attention is focused on the aftermath of the Israel-Hizbollah war, more far-reaching and dangerous threats to global security are growing dramatically. In July, Samuel Bodman, US energy secretary, said that for the foreseeable future “we’re going to see oil demand exceeding supply”.
