Futures – May 11
A green industrial revolution?
Videos: Cuba’s green revolution
Biofuels and the rise of nationalistic environmentalism
Staff
United States – May 11
How to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
U.S. security linked to our ability to withstand shortages
NRDC’s Lashof: carbon allowance proposals
Senators probe restructuring of FutureGen
Water protection for carbon sequestration
What we don’t know
John Michael Greer is quite correct that historically humans have met resource declines with struggles to adapt, and that these efforts have changed the dynamics of the decline. But I think he is too dismissive of those who worry about a rapid, steep decline.
ODAC Newsletter
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Cities and transport – May 11
Summitgoers push for sustainable cities
Gas prices send surge of riders to mass transit
Los Angeles: Fuel prices a driving force for change – away from autos
Planes fly more, emit less greenhouse gas
DIY biofuels – May 10
For sale: machine to make home-made ethanol
A green-built, solar-powered, biofuels station
At 15p a litre, home-brew biodiesel is fuel of the future
Food & agriculture – May 10
Dharma in the dirt
Global food crisis
How potatoes could save the world
Food security expert: broken food system
Food fears (Vancouver)
Community solutions – May 10
Many hands make light work of saving energy
Community gardens grow communities
Biodegradable home products, ready to rot
Building an ecologically sensible home
Nature & survival – May 10
Before cyclone hit, Burmese delta was stripped of protective trees
Economic risks from species loss
For the love of trees: watershed protection
Conservationists make most of real estate crisis
Deep thought – May 10
Interview with Mark Anielski: The Economics of Happiness
Return of the population timebomb
Consumerism: curses and causes
United States – May 10
Robert Baer: Playing the Iraq oil card
$200 scheduled for 1/20/09 – what US can do
Liberal think tank: Up, up, and away?
The false lure of lower gas prices
Gas prices hit hard – USA Today special report
Energy industry – May 10
Oil lobby reaches out to peeved citizens
Colbert takes on oil lobby
Ensuring the future of the industry – workforce
Chevron: 1,100 employees eliminated
Fresh interest in L.A.’s oil wells
Coal situation worsens at India thermal stations
