Other energy – Apr 13

North America – the energy picture II (govt study) /
Coal converts /
Clinton calls biofuels key to creating jobs /
Europe urged to curb demand for oil and gas /
It’s still about energy (oil to go up) /
Ready for $262 a barrel oil? (Soros) /
Gas prices climb as summer driving season nears

Peak oil – Apr 13

WCCO scoops networks on energy coverage / Pat Robertson’s CBN on peak oil / On production rates and refinery capacity /
Saudi Aramco boosts drilling efforts to offset declining fields (8% gross declines) /
Peak oil: the inflationary case /
Laherrère: When will oil production decline significantly?

Envisioning a hamlet economy: topology of sustainability and fulfilled ontogeny

If the average American could live the “good life” of living in a stereotypical Tuscan villa, and if they are shown how they, too, CAN have this lifestyle, then people will literally flock to this structure. Ultimately, this is a POSITIVE vision of the future—not a reversion to feudal serfdom, but a progression to a more egalitarian and human-compatible life…