Water – Oct 15
Hidden wells, dirty water
Bottled water versus tap: Which is safer to drink?
Bottled water firm steamed about Miami-Dade water ads
Water: a source of Middle East peace?
Consumption & Demand
Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming
Is global warming really the ‘best thing that has happened to the culinary world in a long time’ as chef Laura Stec suggests? The discovery that our food choices can reduce global warming as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient vehicle inspires new strategies towards creating a more sustainable world. What we eat does have an impact on our planet and you can eat better tasting, higher-vibe food and find solutions for the global warming diet through Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. (Excerpts)
Dysfunction – Oct 13
The frugal teenager, ready or not
China lung disease ‘to kill 83m’
Nonprofits, charities brace for the worst
Peak oil & prices – Oct 10
James Taylor Prepares For Peak Oil, Fears Collapse Of Society
Oil has fallen to the lowest price in a year meaning respite for consumers as food prices are coming down
Finding Energy to Beat a Recession
Peak oil & prices – Oct 9
Say Goodbye to Peak Oil
Meeting the Energy Challenge-Heinberg & Darley (video and audio)
Oil Prices in 2009 – two views
US oil production at lowest level since 1946-gov’t
Peak Oil Notes – Oct 9
Mid week update including:
– Financial turmoil
Economic Meltdown in America Saves the World from Peak Oil
It had seemed abundantly clear over the year beginning mid 2007 that rampant economic development in less developed countries, along with the maintenance of economic development in more developed countries, spooked the oil markets. After all both China and India were growing economically at around 10% level.
However, that may be changing.
Energy industry – Oct 8
Electric Utilities Unlikely to Spend
Coal Seam Gas Producers – The New Masters Of The Universe?
Energy’s Future in Latin America
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 7
I challenge you to buy sustainably
The carbon footprint of divorce
Finding opportunity in peak oil
A green path out of the red
Roberto Perez’s visit to Totnes
The geeks were right
Peak textiles – Oct 7
Make Your Own Homemade Natural Dyes
Woody Harrelson’s view of hemp farming: strong fibres, and cuts pesticides
From Recycled Scraps To Museum-Quality Quilts
United States & Canada – Oct 6
NYT’s Friedman discusses solutions to world’s climate, energy, and population problems (video & transcript)
Politics of drilling, financial bailout heading into elections (video & transcript)
Fukuyama: The Fall of America, Inc.
Ok, Now What?
Atlanta Q&A: Why gasoline supplies went south
Transport – Oct 6
How Can We Cut Our Energy Use for Commuting?
How Low-Carbon Can You Go: The Transportation Ranking
As international airfares soar, Americans stay in USA
