Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Richard Heinberg The message is gradually sinking in: the term “Peak Oil” appears in the press with increasing frequency. For policy makers initially encountering it, four questions seem paramount…
(Excerpts from the just-released MuseLetter)
Letter to editor about Peak Oil and response from Army Headquarters Future Land Warfare branch.
Sharply rising upstream finding and development capital costs jeopardize ongoing and future oil projects. It does not appear, as most economists believe, that higher oil prices and Adam Smith’s invisible hand will bring forth abundant new oil supplies to meet rising demand.
“If ethical consumption campaigns are to succeed they need to transform the infrastructures of every day consumption rather than focusing on changing individual consumer behaviour”.
Bottled water: the triumph of marketing finally gets the scrutiny it deserves
Queensland may continue outdoor watering
Food that travels well (food miles)
A truly African green revolution
Ethanol feeds hot market for farmland
Urban farming’s time has come (eliminating restrictions)
Driving out the weak link (Smart City Brisbane)
World’s first carbon-free city … in Abu Dhabi
Net-metering and solar panels
Energy search goes underground in Basel
Making data centers greener
New front for campus activism: energy efficiency
Energy transitions past and future
Oil forecasting off-target
Bill Richardson on energy and the environment
The next energy crisis: slowly sinking in Louisiana
One of the most common assumptions about the world after peak oil is that cities will become deathtraps and only isolated rural communities have a chance at survival. Does this rarely questioned belief require a hard second look?
Insurgent American
Sharon Astyk de-constructs
The really inconvenient truth
In dusty archives, a theory of affluence
