Biofuels – Nov 21
Right to eat comes before fuel, Swiss minister says
South Korean company takes over part of Madagascar to grow biofuels
Cutting Emissions in Rural China
Consumption & Demand
Transport – Nov 21
A sea of unwanted auto imports
Moore: Automakers never listened to workers, consumers
Bill Rees blasts auto industry bailout talk
California officials unveil plans to turn San Francisco into electric car capital
Coming to a store near you: chainless bicycles
Top 7 Reasons to Buy Used Goods
If you need to buy a consumer good, remember that buying USED is the most environmental choice you can make in almost all cases. If you’re preparing for peak oil, you might want to practice buying used goods- they might be all that’s available in a post-peak economy.
Climate & environment – Nov 19
Emissions up in developed nations
Geoengineering ‘no substitute’ for climate targets, UK minister warns
The greenhouse gas that nobody knew
Stuff
For someone who is hostile to consumption, I have, well, a lot of stuff.
United States – Nov 19
Michael Pollan for Secretary of Agriculture (Wendell Berry Senior Adviser)
In the Reality Lounge
Opportunities for clean energy in stimulus (video and transcript)
Transport – Nov 19
Cyclists pulling huge cargo loads (YouTube)
6,000 bikes in 400 locations: Boris Johnson’s bike-hire scheme
The car club that’s joined the fast lane as drivers go without their own set of wheels
Does Amtrak want the good news or the bad news first?
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 19
Poverty an asset; assets a burden
The Guardian’s sustainability vision
New York City streets: Utilitarian corridors or livable public space (YouTube)
NY City: On the street – clear sailing (slideshow with audio)
‘One planet’ pledge for Wales
Peak oil – Nov 18
ASPO-USA: IEA acknowledges ‘patently unsustainable’ trends in global energy supply and consumption
TOD:Europe on the IEA report
Sticking to the Diet
United Kingdom – Nov 17
Transition: gearing up for the great power-down
Fruit and veg boom needed to feed Britain
Strahan: Letter to the Energy Secretary
Homes with no electric shocks from the bills
Peak oil review – Nov 17
A weekly review including:
– Prices and production
– The Next OPEC Meeting
– The IEA Report
– Venezuela & the price drop
– General Motors
– Briefs
ODAC Newsletter – Nov 14
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
