Geopolitics – August 8
It’s official: The Caspian is a terrorist target
Peak oil and energy imperialism
Analysis: energy pipeline that supplies West threatened by war Georgia conflict
Staff
Prices & supplies – Aug 8
The great oil bubble has burst
‘The Coming Oil Supply Crunch’ – report from Chatham House
Surviving the oil crisis: Simmons and Lerch
‘Psychology of shortage’ remains in oil markets
Researchers chart fuel-rich areas in Arctic for first time
Solutions & sustainability – August 7
Students pass project torch to neighbors
Carpooling numbers on the rise
The medieval marvel: 14th century Hungarian stove cuts my monthly gas bill to just £5
The peak oil crisis: masking the peak
As world oil production has never peaked before, there is no historical basis for making informed judgments as to what is going to happen.
Peak Oil Notes – August 7
A mid-week update on peak oil, including:
– Production and prices
– US Imports
– Electricity Shortages
Reviving the Household Economy, Part Two: The Decline and Fall of Home Economics
Behind the collapse of the household economy in modern American society lie sweeping changes in social roles and the collective imagination. Can those forces be harnessed to deal with the challenges of a world in the wake of peak oil?
Geopolitics – August 6
Russia takes control of Turkmen (world?) gas
Chavez calls for Russia alliance
Arctic Map shows dispute hotspots
Globalization – August 6
Shipping costs start to crimp globalization
Could globalization be going in reverse?
A new paradigm of globalization
Coal – August 6
Dirty tactics to defend a dirty industry
The stakes could not be higher. Everything hinges on stopping coal
Coal’s future is safe – but what about the climate?
Green groups drop opposition to Texas coal plant
Housing & urban design – August 6
Foreclosures forcing commuters from San Joaquin Valley back to Bay Area
Little house on a small planet (video and audio)
SF Mayor signs tough green-building bill
Good news, bad news
I starting reading the news, and following links, and reading a backlog of articles I’ve been meaning to read, and lo and behold, I noticed a pattern. Our society is changing. We rely so much on oil, that as the price skyrockets, we have no choice but to change. Are you noticing a shift?
Redefining Normal
The last couple of days I’ve been struggling with how to begin the Green Your Insides Challenge. And then it hit me that I needed to address this: the reason it is so difficult for anyone to green themselves, inside or out, is that society is constantly pushing us in the other direction. We have learned since we were wee tots that we are supposed to want more, want better, want now now now. And usually, we can have what we want… so we do.
