Civilization and succession
One of the basic concepts of ecology — the process of succession — casts an unexpected light on the contemporary crisis of industrial society. Is the industrial world an early stage of succession soon to be supplanted?
John Michael Greer
ASPO conference confirms a peak in global oil production by 2012
A range of speakers stated that current trends in bringing new projects onstream indicate that global oil production would peak on or before 2012, a forecast that coincides with the latest announcement from International Energy Agency.
Food & agriculture – Sept 26
Rise of the anti-restaurant
Factory farming hard on the planet
Frog deformities linked to farm pollution
Only a handful are lords of the food harvest
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 25
Planning for hard times: The Community Solution
The end is nigh. Be positive
Paul Hawken, Bill McKibben on blessed unrest and deep economics
Permaculture for the post carbon transition
Peak oil – Sept 25
Ray Leonard (Kuwait Energy) at ASPO 6
“We Are All Peakists Now”
The ASPO Conference – a comment
United States – Sept 25
Oil is up, and this time the dollar is down
Iraq oil deal gets everybody’s attention
Naomi Klein debates Alan Greenspan
What would William Appleman Williams say now?
Climate – Sept 25
Is global warming drowning Africa?
Corporate giants face up to climate change
BBC poll: Man causing climate change
White House worked to scuttle California’s climate law
Peak Oil Review – September 24th, 2007
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– ASPO-6 last week; ASPO-Houston next month (Oct 17-20)
– Production and Prices
– The Dollar Falls
– Energy Briefs
Peak oil conspiracies
Ancient peoples often imagined that any calamity natural or otherwise was the work of displeased gods. Today, we are more enlightened. When we suffer misfortunes such as rising energy prices, some of us immediately imagine small secretive groups in high places engaged in elaborate conspiracies.
Declining net oil exports–a temporary decline or a long term trend?
The current decline in world net oil exports is probably the start of a long term trend, as a result of declining production and/or increasing consumption in key exporting countries.
Geopolitics – Sept 24
Protests swell against Burma’s military regime
Greenspan, Kissinger: oil drives U.S. in Iraq, Iran
Trade warning over ‘green’ product standards
Peak oil – Sept 24
Economic impact of peak oil #2
Analysts wince as Mexico’s oil supply dwindles
ODAC News
Peak oil made me do it
PO could be a blessing in disguise for Sri Lanka
Peak oil and the Fermi Paradox
