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It is hard to imagine that the apparently benign unconcern for where the United States ends and Canada begins might suddenly be transformed into a pitched battle of words and deeds. And yet, that is almost certainly where these two old friends are headed.
Behind this looming turnabout is one very troubling development: Natural gas production in North America has leveled off.
Scientist publishes ‘escape route’ from global warming / Blair signs climate pact with Schwarzenegger / Potential leakage and toxicity problems with CO2 sequestration
The Get-Ready Men (Kunstler review) /
Plans begin in Maryland for looming peak oil crisis /
Oil ‘addicts’ face painful withdrawal symptoms /
Along with Peak Oil, Peak Grain and Peak Water, the world enters crisis overload /
A thirsty world is running dry (Peak Oil and nuclear in Oz) /
Notes from Peak Speak 2
Would $100 oil slam the global economy? /
Michael Ruppert’s economic forecast (transcript) /
Bankers Fear World Economic Meltdown /
Oil Exporters, With $311 Billion Excess, May Pressure U.S. Debt
Coal May Surpass Oil as Better Bet on Demand for Cheaper Fuel /
China’s coal catastrophe /
China’s breakneck growth has become globe’s pollution problem, researchers say
As we make the transition to biomass for electric power generation, the US can create jobs and wealth, export technology to Asia (China & India), mitigate climate change and take a large step toward avoiding a longer term calamitous future.
In my recent essay Vinod Khosla Debunked, I challenged Mr. Khosla to a written debate on his recent ethanol claims. Mr. Khosla e-mailed me shortly after that essay appeared, and offered to discuss the matter by phone. [Khosla is an influential venture capitalist now promoting ethanol.]
He was a frail old fellow, dressed in loose-fitting clothes, working in his garden and chopping potatoes. Less than a year before, in 1945, he was in command of one of the largest fleets that had ever been assembled by any nation. His name was Takeo Kurita, vice admiral of the former Imperial Japanese Navy.
Along with most who have read it, I was much impressed with the Chicago Tribune special segment on oil this weekend. I would highly recommend that you both read the articles and watch the hour-long video that accompanies them.
Apocalypse no! An Indigenist perspective / Converging ecological crises: are we up to the challenges? / Signs of the times
If we take climate change seriously, there aren’t many tangential issues. We emit greenhouse gases whenever we use fuel or electricity — when we drive or fly, heat or cool our homes, grow or manufacture or transport our products.
Social ecologist Murray Bookchin dies at 85 / Redefining American beauty, by the yard /
The environmental benefits of vegetarianism / Sustainability Network Newsletter #60
