Peak oil review – May 4
A weekly peak oil review, including
-Production and prices
-Iraq
-Detroit
-Briefs
Tom Whipple
Transport – May 4
The problem with lithium
Boris Johnson unveils blueprint for London’s ‘cycling revolution’
Fatal Pace
Economics – May 4
Chinese subsidies boost rural consumption
It can be done but what is it we are doing?
Prosperity without Growth? – The transition to a sustainable economy
Climate & environment – May 4
An Affordable Salvation
Climate crunch: A burden beyond bearing
A new reality check on the the global carbon emissions budget
United States & Canada – May 3
Weak economy prompts Canadians to change way of life
Fred Astaire in the White House
U.S. lawmakers discuss more government power over grid
EB contributor John Gear runs for transit board in Salem, Oregon
Geopolitics – May 3
While we moan, the Chinese get on with it
China tightens grip on rare earths
‘Failing state’ Yemen may send terror to Gulf as economy fades
Food & agriculture – May 3
Report: “Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops” (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Biochar good news, bad news
Brazil slave labor complaints rise (sugarcane ethanol)
Egypt orders slaughter of all pigs over swine flu
Renewables & efficiency – May 3
Bringing efficiency to the infrastructure
Military embraces green energy
A potential breakthrough in harnessing the sun’s energy
The cost of wind, the price of wind, the value of wind
Solutions & sustainability – May 3
Nature’s success (despite us) inspires green-building mimics
New Post Carbon fellows: McKibben, Farley, Karlenzig, Martenson
Redbook: What does living ‘green’ look like?
Addicted to the daily grind (and the virtue of sloth)
Energy industry – May 3
Exxon has biggest profit drop in 5 years as oil falls
Royal Dutch Shell’s profits fall 58pc on oil price slide
Could energy innovation create a ‘green bubble’?
Peak oil and mass communication
The most important task of the entity charged with coordinating and executing any mass communication strategy will be to boil down the peak oil message into a few slogans and visual illustrations. That won’t be easy. And, once that’s done, having the discipline to repeat those slogans and spread those illustrations often and everywhere will be even harder. But with what’s at stake, the peak oil movement must find that discipline or continue to limp along on the edges of the mainstream media and public consciousness.
Health – May 3
The ethics of environmentally responsible health care
The Oil Drum ponders H1N1 CLZ5 NGZ2 (swine flu)
Global health expert Laurie Garrett discusses swine flu
Why can’t we concentrate?
