Faith – Sept 16
Give the earth a Sabbath day
In Greenland, an interfaith rally for climate change
Environmental awareness taking root in conservative Christian churches
Staff
Housing & urban design – Sept 16
Live the good life in a green mansion
Overweight? Blame your ZIP code
Japan: Overcrowded from cradle to grave
Exploring options, spotlight on “Earthwise”
Interview with Lisa McCrory and Carl Russell in rural Vermont who teach a variety of skills for sustainable living, including the use of draft animals in raising organic crops.
Is peak oil a guy thing?
As the crisis deepens, those focused on spreading the word (whether in a “confrontational” manner or not) and those focused on inclusiveness and the implementation of responses will find that they need each other as much as the world needs to hear and see what both groups have to offer.
Can you spare a dime? Why we could….but won’t
We’re racing towards a wall, and not only are we not slowing down, we’re gunning the motor by doing things like expanding ethanol production and sending the next generation’s hope against malnutrition down the river, and letting the terms of the political discussion be shaped by whether or not to tighten fuel efficiency, rather than how fast we can get the cars off the road.
Food & agriculture – Sept 15
Taking a class, joining a tribe (Master Gardeners)
Sharon Astyk:
Vegeculture: Further rethinking how we eat
Taste, nutrients decline as size of crops grows
Can China clean up its food by going organic?
Farm runoff feeds dead zone
Is eating local the best choice?
United States – Sept 15
Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil
U.S. court backs states’ measures to cut emissions
Hopes dim for measures to conserve energy
Energy independence is a myth
Bartlett: We need political pioneers, not the glacier flag-planting types
Water – Sept 14
Water crisis squeezes California’s economy
Hydro hogs in Portland
Running out of water in Australia
OPEC and $80 oil
Chris Skrebowski on record high oil price
Oil closes above $80 a barrel for first time
Traders doubt OPEC’s ability to boost output
Bodman: $80/barrel prices are `troublesome’
Forget about fundamentals, this is the oil market after all
Shell CEO: “psychology” behind high oil prices
OPEC realignment reflects oil supply reality
OPEC says $80 oil won’t last due to `fundamentals’
Oil: A slippery (upward) slope
The dollar – Sept 14
IHT: Dollar’s retreat raises fear of collapse
BBC: Dollar hits new low versus euro
What’s a dollar worth?
Cold turkey for financial addiction
UK Conservatives issue green blueprint – Sept 14
Blueprint for a green economy
Alex Steffen: A ‘groundbreaking, worldchanging political work’
A quality report
Green groups attack Labour, Tories and Lib Dems on environment
Peak oil – Sept 14
CNN on peak oil
Not black and white
Queensland govt warns of `peak oil’ chaos
Andrew McNamara: Wartime mentality needed
NPC report presented to Houston petroleum engineers
Peak oil and the energy supply curve
Canada TOD round-up
Declining net oil exports vs “near record high” oil inventories: What’s going on?
ODAC News
