Getting over picky
My kids are powerfully enjoined never, ever to complain that food is “yucky” or “gross.” They can say “this isn’t my favorite.” They can say, “no, thank you.” But the first “ugh” or “yuk” gets you a very stern warning.
Sharon Astyk
The difference between hypocrisy and unilateral disarmament
At least one prominent person in the peak oil movement says he can no longer justify attending overseas conferences because of the energy used and the greenhouse gases emitted. And yet, to forego travel and modern methods of communication altogether would be to engage in unilateral disarmament.
Transport – Jun 25
Dubai’s hot new buses
Netherlands trials free public transport at hotspots
Manchester expands security scheme for cyclists
Firms turn up heat on SNP in bid to save trams
More US commuters drive solo
Drivers unfazed by new energy bill
Solutions & sustainability – June 25
A street legal human-powered car
Michael Brownlee on relocalization
What assures consumers on climate change?
FourCorners: Ways for Australians to cut energy consumption
Peak oil & coal – June 25
Anglicans: The peak oil society
Grassroots peak oil in Albany
The coal question and climate change
Future Energy: How the New Oil Industry Will Change People, Politics and Portfolios
Peak oil is snake oil!
Oil industry – June 25
Shell head: Concentrate on energy efficiency
Exxon’s Tillerson prefers a carbon tax
Oil prices may surge as non-OPEC production peaks, BIS says
Mexico: Calderon to raise taxes to replace lost oil revenue
The ripple effect of refinery fires
United States – June 25
The Oil Drum challenge: What you can do now to change federal energy policy
Democrats move focus from drilling to conservation in new energy bill
New study: Americans skeptical about cap-and-trade
Food & agriculture – June 25
EU rules threaten Transylvanian shepherds
Milk moves from bottles to the bag
San Francisco says no to bottled water
Ag policy as if people mattered
Water – June 25
Hubs of economy face rain shortfall in Australia
California facing the ‘perfect drought’
Desalination no answer to water crisis: WWF
Climate – June 25
Warmer seas bring whales, dolphins to Scottish waters
Rich nations accused of ‘green imperialism’
Arnie’s uphill climb
The economist Tories loved, then silenced
The fight for the world's food
Population is growing. Supply is falling. Prices are rising. What will be the cost to the planet’s poorest?
Climate policy – June 23
FEASTA reviews EU’s emissions trading system
Carbon trading: Where greed is green
Exclusive global warming poll: Americans worrried
