Food & agriculture – Oct 9
Revitalizing China’s dust bowl
Bird seed prices take wing
A lot of ingredients go into rising grocery bills
Staff
Peak oil – Oct 9
How global warming will save us from peak oil
Did Katrina hide the real peak in world oil production?
Oil to soar above $90 next year says Bahraini expert
Consider the Costa lack of buses [and PO]
Peak Oil questions answered in Houston
Heinberg claims NZ too dependent on oil
United States and Canada – Oct 9
Green power is new mantra in Silicon Valley
Wyoming gov. calls for energy innovation
Even CATO libertarians say energy deregulation does not work
Finance Round-Up from TOD:Canada
United Kingdom – Oct 9
Monbiot: The new coal age
Britain is second biggest consumer in the world
Greenpeace protesters take over power plant in Kent
Climate change protesters block airport entrance at Manchester
Water – Oct 9
Los Angeles warns of water cuts, higher rates
Will Southwest’s economy dry up?
Shampoo, coffee, etc., harming fish in area rivers
Bicycles – Oct 9
Safe streets: Not pedaling can kill you
Evolution of a bicycle friendly community- Davis
Big cities try to ease way for bicyclists
Peak petroleum and public health
At some point early in the 21st century, likely well before mid-century, petroleum production will peak and begin to decline. This will increase prices for petroleum and for the many goods and services that require petroleum for their production and transport. This transition will have far-reaching effects across society. Within the health sector, direct and indirect effects will be felt on medical supplies and equipment, transportation, energy, and food. Health professionals need to anticipate, prepare for, reduce, and adapt to petroleum scarcity to protect public health in coming decades. [Excerpts]
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 9
Kinsale two years on
Astoria couple throws out lifeboat of ideas to save energy, resources
Save electricity, save money and environment
Green chemistry attracts fans on campus
Can this muck save the planet? (wetlands and global warming)
Climate – Oct 8
Sudan: ‘Water is running out’
For West, climate change is about water
Inner Mongolia grasslands turning to sand
1000 SUVs in Sweden disarmed by Indians of the Concrete Jungle
Linkfest from Gristmill
Energy industries – Oct 8
Is clean coal feasible?
Documenting ravages of big oil in Ecuador
Novelist Wallace Stegner wrote story of Aramco in 1955
United States – Oct 8
Obama’s bold new energy proposal
Green collar revolution: Van Jones interview
America’s energy wars – a new front – Africa
Report questions Energy Star labels
U.S. fails to track critical minerals
China’s coming shift to regional trade
China realizes how vulnerable its export-driven economy has become, and is setting itself up as the powerhouse in a post-peak oil regional economy.
