Hard times – June 23
Social crisis in Detroit
One question: How are gas prices affecting you?
Vermont Lt. Gov. Dubie declared an emergency in advance of this winter’s heating season.
Activism
United Kingdom – June 20
The Tory leader – maybe he really is green
Prince’s aide attacks Labour over transport
Green activists occupy land set aside for opencast coal mine
Hard times – June 18
Is America’s suburban dream collapsing into a nightmare?
Renters wary of new smart-meters
Real human casualties of the mortgage massacre
A sign of the times in Bankruptsville, USA (Vallejo, Calif)
Oil prices fuel fury from the pulpit
Media – June 17
Izzy Stone, Patron Saint of Bloggers
The Ups and Downs of Giving a Peak Oil Presentation
Broadcast Legend Bill Moyers on Media Reform
Is Google Making Us Stupid?
The Associated Press, Bloggers, Boycotts, and Copyright Issues
Blogger arrests hit record high
Community – June 16
Sandpoint becomes 2nd Transition Town in U.S.
Portland: Step program for gasoholics (Peak Oil taskforce no longer’apocalyptic’)
To hell with debate, what can the simple folk do?
38 pounds lighter, all from recycling
Community Guide to Environmental Health: comprehensive book, downloadable from Hesperian
Effects – June 16
Post Peak Iberia
Fuel Protests Intensify Across Asia
The Wal-Mart Dilemma, the Two-Income Trap and the End of Oil
Food crisis – June 3
Food production must rise by 50%, says UN chief
Need long-term solutions without ills of “cheap food era”
Food prices rocketing all over Europe
Civil Society Forum calls for rethinking of the food system
Ripples – June 1
Newsweek: How the spike in oil changes everything
How will gas prices affect the blue collar/poor
Fuel protests by fishermen in Europe
Australia: Living with petrol at $3/litre
Gates warns China not to bully region on energy
It will take a lot more than gardening to fix our food system
Only rice, wheat, corn, beans, and other grain crops are productive and durable enough to provide the dietary foundation of calories and protein. Grains made up about the same portion of the ancient Greek diet as they do of ours. We’ve been stuck with grains for 10,000 years, and our dependence won’t be broken any time soon.
Solutions – May 29
Monty Don: gardeners of the world must unite
Incentives for farmers to grow organic in Australia
Advice to teens and parents about peak oil
Sustainable Bellingham – grassroots organizing is key
United Kingdom – May 29
Gordon Brown urges increased oil supply
Strahan: Brown doesn’t get the oil crisis
UK cuts taxes on oil fields, opens areas to development
National Grid blamed for UK power cuts
Fuel protest: lorry drivers flex their muscles
United States – May 28
Rockefellers seek change at Exxon
Rare peek inside our Fort Knox of black gold
Senators question top oil execs (video)
Utah climate report adds more gloom
Midwest’s message: Hands off our lakes
