Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Staff Russia’s largest oil discovery in a decade /
Exxon comes to Madagascar /
Arctic defrost opens resources and divisions /
Thailand: gasohol pumps may soon run dry /
Energy research sputters /
Ethanol and the environment /
Bush speech to outline energy alternatives
The hippies were right all along about happiness /
The end of suburbia – or the beginning of widespread permaculture? /
McKibben on eating local for the winter /
Saving small farmers /
Miguel Altieri on industrial agriculture and agroecology /
Magazine “reap/sow” for young food activists /
Bat or badger? It’s the roadkill recipe book
A senior White House aide I spoke to over the weekend says the president will focus on new energy technologies, which means alternatives to oil production.
Palm Oil — TOD Southeast Asia Report
Business Week: Food vs. Fuel
Biofuels could damage environment, stymie development, says report
Fueling a New Farm Economy
Squeezing the last drop of oil /
Radio Ecoshock covers peak oil /
Oil reserves discussed on Radio New Zealand /
The carbon economy – in-depth /
Iran and energy news roundup /
Iran: Of nukes and oil /
The guerrilla oil cartel /
Chavez on Peak America
Scotland and North Sea: Pouring oil on troubled borders /
NG costs draining farms /
How the US fell out of love with its cars /
Is a run on the (resource) bank behind rising inequality? /
Italy shivers as Europe’s cold spell hurts gas supply /
Saudis, Chinese agree to landmark energy accord /
Ford: Explorer era nearing a close /
Pricey oil is deflationary, not inflationary threat
Loss of faith in national currencies could lead to economic paralysis. Local currencies can provide solutions while stimulating local trade and relocalisation efforts. Renewable energy backed local currencies may be an important economic invigorator in a post-peak world.
Entrepreneurial optimism and a positive attitude have been the seat of success for visionaries in this land of opportunity, so where does the bad news of the planet fit into this be-positive, ever uplifting, inspirational, don’t-bum-me-out chatter?
Is the threat of an Iranian oil bourse trading oil in euros the real reason for the possible military attack of Iran? First, we must understand exactly why central banks keep foreign exchange reserves explains Cóilín Nunan.
Yale study raises questions about sustainability of metal resources /
Globalization raises globalized risks – study /
India, China and the Asian axis of oil /
IMF’s Rajan: can’t rule out a run on the US dollar /
Suburban sprawl an irresistible force in US /
Sugar prices turn sour for consumers [ethanol fallout]
Cheap flights threaten UK targets for carbon emissions /
Good climate-change journalism: Jane Kay (SF Chronicle) /
Climate expert says NASA tried to silence him /
Debate on climate shifts to issue of irreparable change
News from sustainable Willits /
Germany agonises over 30% childless women /
It’s better to green your diet than your car /
Bringing global warming home /
Paved paradise in Berkeley /
EU legislators approve tough mining waste laws
