Peak oil: Not an environmental silver bullet
Environmentalists seem to have a somewhat naive faith that once the concept of peak oil sinks in, people will move — as though by the force of tides — to support renewable, decentralized energy.
Culture & Behavior
On The Prospects Of Using AAA Type Batteries As Peak Oil Mitigation Devices
Valuable contribution to making sense of the ‘more GDP$ per barrel’ and other economic fallacies.
Solutions & sustainability – Nov 29
William McDonough on sustainable design /
Voluntary simplicity /
NJ rebates and credits fuel alternative energy /
Ted Trainer interview: what is our biggest problem? /
How China can save the planet /
“Greener” heat sources cost money, save energy
Debunking some myths about Energy and the Economy
Dmitry Debunks some well established myths on GDP & Energy efficiency, and Huber “EROEI doesn’t matter”.
Peak oil – Nov 28
Peak oil and the fear of losing immortality /
PO events in the UK for December /
Don’t dither about energy crisis /
Peoria: time running out for oil, gas reserves /
“Risk” and “probability”: MIA in PO debate /
Trafalgar Or Waterloo ? /
PO: what we know now /
NZ Greens: Surely the time is now? /
Why $5 gas is good for America
How peakniks are preparing
I’m one of a growing number of people who believe fossil fuels are going to become very expensive over the next few years… So I asked people at peakoil.com, a site that monitors energy depletion, what they are doing to prepare…
Getting there from here
Report from the front lines of the struggle against excess and consumerism.
Peak oil headlines – Nov 10
Rimini conference on oil depletion: a lost opportunity /
China continues to fill up on oil, but pace slackens /
Charles gives US a parting shot at PO/environment seminar /
We are our own worst enemies on energy issues /
New ASPO Newsletter for November /
Clean energy indispensable as oil runs low
Preparing for the big one: how long will necessities last?
Second of a series on emergency preparedness in the Willits area.
How Round Is Your Table?
Dmitry Podborits, a climate change agnostic, finds the logic of some global warming deniers cause for concern, and sets about dissecting it.
The pressure mounts
North Sea oil production has ‘peaked’ and is now declining. The same will happen soon to global supplies. John Vidal and Ian Sample examine the potential consequences of a worldwide shortage of fossil fuels.
The end of cheap oil: the consequences
Second part of The Ecologist series on Peak Oil detailing the impacts on food production in the UK. Note that this version is published on the American International Automobile Dealers Assoc. website!!
