Staff

United States – Sept 5

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Thomas Friedman: And then there was one
The unusual challenges Palin faced in Alaska
Palin’s connection to ‘big oil’
Where climate/energy issues stand in the Democratic Party
Conventions, prominence of energy and climate
Stepping off the gas (WaPo on gas tax)

Peak oil notes: Gustav and prices

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As it became apparent that hurricane Gustav would cause minimal damage to the Gulf oil infrastructure and that any lost production would be made up from emergency stocks, oil prices began to drop and continued dropping all week. … [However] Gulf and east coast gasoline supplies are getting very close to the level at which shortages could begin.

Responding to various critiques of Transition

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[In] much of the alternative/protest movement… we take up a position outside of mainstream culture, use language, dress codes, behaviour and forms of protest which at best bewilder and at worst enrage mainstream society, yet we expect them to see the error of their ways and the validity of ours and embark on a radical decarbonisation. What failed to come through in [these approaches] was any sense of humility, any sense that the answers might be found anywhere other than in their fondly held beliefs.

The post-petroleum job ads

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While the end of the age of cheap energy will change many dimensions of our lives, one thing will remain — the timeless necessity of making a living. What options open up once we look past popular narratives of sudden collapse and explore the implication of the slow, uneven process by which civilizations actually fall?