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Climate – Feb 22

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Garnaut issues climate wake-up call to Australia
Consequences of changing climate on rainfall, wildfire and agriculture (TOD)
Permafrost thaw a “wild card” in warming

Oil prices – Feb 22

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The next price to watch for after $100 oil

Pickens expects oil, natural gas prices to fall
Economist: Why prices of oil and raw materials are rising
Libya’s Ghanem sees oil prices rising further

BC takes lead in climate fight

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Everybody talks about global warming, but the government of British Columbia is the first jurisdiction in Canada to take a significant step toward doing something about it. In Tuesday’s provincial budget, Premier Gordon Campbell’s Liberal government introduced the first full-fledged carbon tax in North America, thereby putting a real price on the greenhouse gas emissions that come from burning fossil fuels. (Collection of headlines)

Eugene, Oregon: Community and personal collapse preparation

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Eugene makes an interesting case-study of a mid-sized city confronting the triple threat of Peak Oil, climate change, and financial meltdown. The area seems the perfect fit for relocalization. On the other hand, there is a wide gap between adding buzz words to the city manager’s lexicon and actually changing business as usual. Food security is a good place to start. (In-depth interview with writer and activist Dan Armstrong, part 1)

Oil Independent Oakland report is released

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Inspired by Sweden’s landmark national action plan that articulates programs and policy measures expected to reduce Sweden’s oil consumption by 40-50% by 2020, Oakland (Calif.) hopes to provide a similar model for cities in the U.S. which are facing an absence of state and federal leadership on sustainable energy policy.