ODAC Newsletter – August 29
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
Staff
United Kingdom – August 29
Fuel prices drive cars off the roads
Safe in our cages
Rush for oil reaches Britain’s fields
Geopolitics – August 29
Russia may cut off oil flow to the West
Georgia crisis could thwart EU project to bypass Russia for natural gas
EU concerned over Russia’s possible plans for critical neighbors
Climate Wars: Gwynne Dyer interview (audio)
Transport – August 29
We drive as we live
It is time for the US to sell its highways?
As Americans fill trains, frustration grows
United States – August 29
NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad
US study suggests high petrol prices leading to safer roads
California moves on bill to curb sprawl and emissions
Deep Thought – August 29
The Myth of the Tragedy of the Commons (updated)
Against all the odds, the world is becoming a happier place
Lessons from Climate Camp
The fastest way to put the brakes on global heating (it’s not George Monbiot’s)
Peak Oil & Supplies – August 28
Energy price prediction `more difficult,’ EIA’s Caruso says
Bioplastic – better living through green chemistry?
Could $100 oil turn dumps into plastic mines?brScrapping fuel subsidies can help climate: U.N. study
Solutions & sustainability – August 28
Cultivating a suburban foodshed (audio and video)
Talking directly, and kindly, to believers in the eco life – (profile of “Ask Umbra”)
Little Farm in the City(text and video)
Climate & environment – August 28
West Africa’s coastline redrawn by climate change: experts
Report: Climate shift could profoundly alter Md. shore
New Mexico: Feel the heat
Trash – August 28
Call to tackle UK business waste
Save your trash: An interview with Ari Derfel
Eric Lombardi’s zero waste park
Peak Oil Notes – August 28
A mid-week update on peak oil, including:
– The hurricane and prices
The peak oil crisis: summer’s end
While waiting to see how much damage this week’s hurricane will do, it is a good time to review recent developments in the world’s petroleum and economic situations for their relevance to peak oil.
