UK & Europe – June 9
European communist parties on energy
German regions selected for electric mobility pilots
Economy Shows Cracks in European Union
Alistair Darling says Labour to blame for BNP poll success
Culture & Behavior
Waste & recycling – June 9
World’s poor overwhelmed by rubbish
Converting Garbage into Fuel
Recycling revolution begins in blood and guts
The Top 6 Ways to Convert Poop Into Electricity
News business – June 9
Newspapers must stop taking advertising from environmental villains
Funniest award of the week
Ehrenrich: Welcome to a Dying Industry, Journalism Grads
Deep thought – June 8
Apocalypse now
Peak Oil, Sustainability and the Problem of Freedom
Coal, Oil and the Human Difficulty of Grasping Long Duration Problems
War, what is it good for? It made us less selfish
Geopolitics – June 8
Krieg um Öl: Ein Erdölimperium als deutsches Kriegsziel 1938-1943
The Geopolitics of Global Energy
Developed countries responsible for climate change: Chinese expert
Peru: Police, Indigenous Indians Clash in Protests Over Resources
Renewables & efficiency – June 8
Antibiotic problem haunts biofuels
Cool Proposal (artificial photosynthesis)
Green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment, says UN
Solutions & sustainability – June 8
A Green-Powered Trip Through Ecotopia
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
Sustainability Toolkit
Pedaling Produce for Village Building Convergence, Portland
Peak Oil Review – June 8
A mid-week review, including:
-Prices and production
-Airlines under pressure
-Update on China
-Briefs
Food & agriculture – June 5
Phosphorus Famine: The Threat to Our Food Supply
Revealed: The Bid to Corner World’s Bluefin Tuna Market
Bob Shaw: Have you hugged your bag of NPK and S today?
Community Kitchens
Fighting for the right to grow food in L.A.
Frugal foods
Energy descent and transition in Mexico, part 1
“In Mexico nothing happens, until it happens.” This is an old proverb here, and it can also easily apply to the current situation. Everything feels tranquilo and smooth, as if it is nothing out of the ordinary. However, as history shows us, once something begins in Mexico, it generally develops rapidly, and can end up being intensely spectacular.
Solutions & sustainability – June 5
Passing of Father Thomas Berry, noted ecological thinker
It Isn’t Nice
A Promise to Be Ethical in an Era of Immorality
Climate & environment – June 5
It matters to us and to the 1.5 billion people in Asia: Dixit
Forest carbon market already shows cracks
California forests hold one answer to climate change
Nicholas Stern’s heresy: conceding the West’s climate burden
