Deep thought – May 14
Peak Oil or Climate Change: Which Is Most Urgent?
On American Sustainability – Anatomy of Societal Collapse
Global Citizenship- Opportunities for Change
Coal
Never put off until tomorrow…
“Oh Lord, make me carbon-neutral, but not yet.”
— Carl Mortished in the Times Online
ODAC Newsletter – 01 May 2009
A weekly review from a UK perspective
Climate & environment – Apr 30
‘Safe’ climate means ‘no to coal’
Monbiot: The media laps up fake controversy over climate change
Climate chaos predicted by CO2 study
Peak Oil Review – April 27
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Natural gas
-Carbon
-Briefs
United States – April 26
California’s low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious
Obama’s secret weapon: the web
Congress seeks “kill switch” for Internet
Congress, EPA, EDF ignoring energy curtailment and clean-coal oxymoron
Coal – Apr 24
U.K. Says No New Coal Plants Without Carbon Capture
Monbiot: Miliband’s coal decision is cynical and meaningless
A ‘Propaganda War’ Over ‘Clean Coal’
The ‘Clean Coal’ Lobbying Blitz
Soros invests in carbon capture
ODAC Newsletter – 24 Apr
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
United States – Apr 23
U.S. Congress begins drive for climate change bill
U.S. May Never Need More Nuclear, Coal Plants, FERC Head Says
US Natural Gas Prices: “The Fix is Underway”
The peak oil crisis: capping carbon
What will be the impact of these U.S. efforts to limit emissions on the peak oil crisis?
Peak Oil Review – Apr 20
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Off-shore drilling
-EPA
-Briefs
Peak People: The Interrelationship between Population Growth and Energy Resources
This paper investigates the link between population growth, energy resources and carrying capacity at a global level, to determine if there might be dependencies and if so, how they could be modelled. Different qualities of energy resources may interact differently with population growth. Finally the implications of a peak in energy resource availability on population growth are examined.
