More, more, more – Feb 10
Retail therapy: Does sadness mean spending?
My cortex made me buy it
Slow sex: Moving toward informed pleasure
The perpetual state of desire that we call ‘human nature’
The ecological economy
Staff
Rep. Bartlett – Talk to your Representative about peak oil!
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett has made about 30 speeches to the House about peak oil, and a book is in the works. In an interviewer with an Energy Bulletin contributor, he suggests raising the peak oil issue with your Member of Congress.
Climate Code Red: The case for a sustainability emergency
Why peak oil and climate change must be treated together.
ODAC Guest Commentary – BP Marathon oil find
Around 95% of UK oil production has come from the North Sea. A little oil is also produced from onshore and the Irish Sea off Wales and near to 10% of output now comes from the southern part of the Norwegian Sea, west of the Shetland Isles but in total the UK has seen declining output since 1999.
ODAC Newsletter – Feb 8
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Peak oil address to House of Representatives
Ny wife tells me I shouldn’t be talking about these things because don’t I remember that in ancient Greece they killed the messenger that brought bad news. I tell her this is a good-news story. The sooner we start, the easier the trip will be. I’m really exhilarated by this.
Hard times – Feb 8
Tajikistan ‘facing catastrophe’
Frozen Tajikistan pleads for energy aid
Pakistan industry warns of economic turmoil due to energy crisis
Botswana power shortage a serious obstruction to growth
South Africa energy crisis – Feb 8
Energy lessons from South Africa
Crisis spreads to fuel and gas supplies
Recycling can alleviate energy crisis
The South African butterfly (platinum)
Urban design – Feb 8
How global forces are affecting cities
UK’s rules for front gardens to fight floods
In many communities, it’s not easy going green
Geopolitics – Feb 8
Internet interruption in the Middle East looks fishy (Iran oil bourse)
Spying against oil-rich Norway
Gazprom: gas talks with Ukraine end in failure
Chalmers Johnson: Oil wars and overreach
Venezuela’s U.S. assets too hard to freeze: Exxon
Oil resources at stake in Chad conflict
Peak oil – Feb 8
Oil sector’s problem replacing reserves could worsen
Big picture Russia: oil production & taxes
CERA oil conference: the $22 trillion question
Deffeyes: the second Great Depression
Gail Tverberg’s PO tutorial (part 2)
Keeping the oil flowing
Sheryl Crow’s apocalyptic peak oil song
Climate – Feb 8
New Carbon Equity report: climate code red (discusses PO)
Deep-sea collapse
Geologists: Has Earth entered a new epoch?
Georgia lawmakers want border redrawn for some Tennessee water
Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki
