Lawn to farm: suburbia’s silver lining
I look at the empty countryside around our farm and can’t help but wish it were as thick with people as when my grandparents made a living here.
Wylie Harris
The peak oil crisis: The future of cars – part 1
Since the end of World War II, the private gasoline-powered automobile has become the center of life in America. There are few other cultures in the world today that are not trying to emulate America as soon as their economic circumstances permit.
Mental – Jan 24
U.S. voters show darker mood than in 2000 – unsettled, powerless
I’m a brilliant scientist and I fear for the world’s fate
Public vs. private commitment
Peak oil as obsessional neurosis
Davos 08: Reasons to be anxious
Biofuels, transition and divergent visions of the future of farming
It was fascinating to see the enthusiasm among the farmers for a more localised approach to farming. Perhaps the National Farmer’s Union should be figuring out how it can best support their wish to create and sustain local markets rather than continuing to focus on an approach whose benefits to the climate are questionable at best, and which at worst, would continue the erosion of soil, resilience and the local economies we will become increasingly dependent upon.
Transport – Jan 23
Commuting in the liquid lane (bicycling on the water)
Fuel hikes won’t spur public transit
Shipping’s impact on the air
Car plague – Jan 23
Creating a car culture in China
Saudi Arabia about to allow women to drive; car industry expects windfall
Building the new ‘people’s car’ in India
Canadians’ dependence on cars rising
Detroit car show- An unconvincing shade of green
Fuel prices – Jan 23
Nepal: Massive hike in prices of diesel, kerosene, LPG
Nepal students burn tyres to protest fuel hike
High gas prices: Recession-proof
Peak oil – Jan 23
Sharon Astyk: Is relocalization doomed?: a response to Stuart Staniford
Mexico’s crude oil production fell 5.3% in 07
$100 oil – futurist revisits predictions
Is PO good news or bad for hydro and seismic operators?
The end of cheap oil: Are you ready, supply chain managers?
United States – Jan 23
A political speech the West needs to hear
US censors Arctic scientists’ findings as it prepares for oil and gas auction
U.S. oil dependencies (Spiegelman cartoon)
Energy tax incentives for economic stimulus package
Environment, rich and poor – Jan 23
U.S. given poor marks on the environment
Environment damage of rich countries on poor
Elites vs. greens in the global South
Coal – Jan 23
Coal is no longer on front burner
James Hansen: The need for an international moratorium on coal power
China’s coal
Life cycle comparison of coal and natural gas
Food & agriculture – Jan 23
The lowdown on dirt: it’s disappearing
Cow-belching study aims to cut methane
FAO sees record world food prices staying high
Long period of rising food prices forecast
Care about the environment? Eat less meat
