United States – Dec 4
Tension over oil at the edge of Alaska
Auto industry backs CAFÉ deal
Lawmakers to raise fuel efficiency
The candidates on energy
New push for ‘green collar’ jobs
Petrodollar greenfare
The Finance Round-Up
Staff
Climate – Dec 4
50 years on: The Keeling Curve legacy
Thomas Homer-Dixon: We may have to ‘geo-engineer’ the climate
Earth’s tropics belt expands
Call to save Himalayan glaciers
Durham NC may face water crisis
Australia and climate – Dec 4
Rudd’s warm Kyoto reception
The global warming battle: united we stand, divided we fall
Australia signs up to Kyoto deal to end 10-year exile
Climate campaigner’s road from ‘raving idiot’ to Australian of the year
Remembering and learning from a legend
Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari, one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject of peak oil, died suddenly and unexpectedly on October 30 of a heart attack. During this century he spoke out and wrote early and often about the subject of peak oil and its looming consequences.
Peak Oil Review – December 3rd, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– The OPEC Meeting
– The Venezuelan Election
– Energy Briefs
Climate policy – Dec 4
Der Spiegel: US seeks alliance with China and India to block climate protection
Canadian government hiding damaging climate report: critics
Air travel and Bali climate conference
China, India urged to curb energy use
Environmental group claims responsibility for bogus USCAP release
Peak oil – Dec 4
Does the latest IEA number matter?
Trends directing flow of capital into oil markets
World likely to rely on Saudi oil
Hirsch warns about peak oil
Of hierarchies, thresholds and oil
Peak oil in the Australian media
ODAC news
Peak Oil Review from ASPO-USA
Solutions & sustainability – Dec 4
Practical tools to grow an intentional community
Permaculture pathways to a low carbon future
O.U.R. ecovillage
Renewables – Dec 3
Implications of biofuel production for US water supplies
How Africa’s desert sun can bring Europe power
Micro-wind turbines often increase CO2
Economics – Dec 3
Krugman: Innovating our way to financial crisis
Jeff Rubin: Corn for ethanol- an inflation crop
Nate Hagens: Global economy under stress
Food & agriculture – Dec 3
A dirty way to fight climate change: Store carbon in the soil
Ending famine by ignoring the experts
Fertiliser at a price – if you can get it
Co-operatives: alternatives to industrial food
Easy way to start a grove of trees (with black walnut jam cake recipe)
I find in my tree sanctuaries what no king or CEO (today’s version of a king) can buy for any amount of money: tranquility.
