Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
“The idea of scaling back is a real difficulty for these growth-based medical institutions… and how do you deal with a bigger and bigger uninsured population? How do you provide preventive care [and] some level of basic care” in a post-peak oil world? These are, in my view, the kinds of questions reformers should be asking.”
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-The Clean Energy & Security Act
-Cuba
-Detroit
-Briefs
Bloomington Peak Oil Task Force
Changing of the guard in the Queensland Government (Andrew McNamara out)
Interview with chair of Canada’s “junior oil” association – a peak oiler
Nate Lewis: Where in the world will our energy come from?
America’s oil bust
Wind turbines could more than meet U.S. electricity needs, report says
New climate bill proof of misplaced priorities
TOD’s Gail Tverberg on the climate bill
Monbiot: G20 forgets the environment
Why we should listen to the protesters
Climate change the biggest loser of G20 summit, warn environmental groups
Change how the world works? Yes, we can
G20 campaigners: More money spent on car industry than climate change
With record-setting heat waves, bush fires and drought, Australians are increasingly convinced they are facing the early impacts of global warming. Their growing concern about climate change has led to a consensus that the nation must now act boldly to stave off the crisis.
A weekly review from a UK perspective
‘Green’ America may slash oil demand
Changing of the Guard in the Queensland Government
Tupi Oil Imperiled as Price Drop Unravels Energy Plan
Democrats Unveil Ambitious Global Warming Bill
Climate Bill Kickoff
Climate Change Bill Could Side-Swipe Oilsands
Projects Premier says he will fight if new developments threaten New Brunswick’s energy hub
U.S. power use tumbling with recession
Forecasting global catastrophe can be a tricky business, because everyone wants to know just when it will happen. And there’s the rub. As a card-carrying member of the Cassandra Club, I’ve found this a perennial briarpatch. There have been so many variables at play that about all one could say with absolute confidence is that industrial civilization will run out of rope “sometime in the first two or three decades of the 21st century.”
Despite economy, prospects for green energy remain strong
Coming soon: Your personal electric-use tracker
Biochar Institute responds to Monbiot criticism
Cellulosic ethanol suffers in down economy
Brace Yourself (and Your Portfolio) for an Oil Price Shock by 2012 Or Sooner (Part 1 of 2)
CERA: Low Oil Prices Putting Supply Growth at Risk
Decisive Action Needed to Address U.S. Oil Dependence, According to Stanford Business School Research
