Biofuels – Apr 19
Chavez backpedals on ethanol; car buff says ethanol is insanity
Ethanol may cause [slightly] more smog, deaths
Competition between food & fuel, expert warns
U.S. needs to perfect cellulosic ethanol – can it?
Staff
Oil companies – Apr 19
Exxon: The defiant one
Target global warming, target Exxon
Energy policies – Apr 19
Trade-off looms for arid US: water or power?
EU should not discard military to secure oil, US expert says
European energy security: A bear at the throat
Climate expert urges dropping clean coal
Egypt weighs domestic energy needs as export demands grow
Housing & urban – Apr 19
Model of urban future: Jersey City?
Top 10 US cities in use of renewable energy
Food & agriculture – Apr 19
Boom in oilseed rape – a blessing or a curse?
Save our oceans, eat like a pig
Are mobile phones wiping out our bees?
Climate – Apr 19
Climate could trigger ‘boom and bust’ population cycles, lead to extinction
Global warming may put U.S. in hot water
Smog, heat waves may contribute to big rise in illness
Climate policy – Apr 19
World to US: We demand ‘climate justice’
Ex-U.S. military chiefs warn warming worsens security
Climate change threatens security, UK tells UN
The relocalization of sport
I’m a jock and a fan; I live and die with my beloved Canucks. But the dangers from climate change and peak oil are so serious that the current pro sport configuration is a luxury we can no longer afford. So when Dr. Suzuki edits the Vancouver Sun on May 5, will we see the relocalization of sport discussed?
Albert Bates, guide for our post-petroleum, globally warmed future
“We have an individual preparedness to be concerned with, and that involves securing a supply of food, water, shelter and other basic needs for yourself and your immediate community. And then we have a larger social preparedness, without which there is no hope for the individual to survive.”
Water in Australia – Apr 19
Australia to turn off the tap on farmers as drought bites
Murray-Darling plan hits impasse
Turnbull fails to convince farmers
Deceit, fiddling and featherbedding
Premier “Not Surprised” by water theft
You are now entering an oil-free zone
Some towns in the UK aren’t waiting to see whether there will be alternative energy sources when the oil runs out – they’re already trying to do without it. (Transition Towns)
Transport – April 18
Tory transport policy to make rail a priority
New Yorker: The soul of the commuter
GM puts brakes on new rear-wheel drive vehicles
