Food & agriculture – June 19
Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun
A food system without fossil fuels (Michael Bomford Interview) – audio
Philly’s fresh-food triumph: Nationally admired program opens supermarkets for underserved
Fossil Fuels
IDA study on Peak Oil debate (August 2008) (review)
The study’s executive summary ends with these two sentences: “We conclude from these reviews that the most alarmist of the peak-oil claims are likely false. Still, we see some convincing reasons to think that global oil production could peak within 20 years, with demand outstripping production indefinitely.”
The peak oil crisis: the year of the dollar
As strange as it may seem, the peak oil crisis, which has been focused on geologic constraints to oil production, supply and demand, geopolitical threats and inadequate investment, seems to be morphing into an issue of how much debt the U.S. Treasury can sell and still keep interest rates under control.
Natural gas – June 18
Russian move raises supply crunch fears
Reject Russia’s Energy ‘Blackmail’, Vaclav Havel Urges Europe
EU executive demands new powers in gas crises
Peak oil notes – June 18
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Iran
United States – June 17
Obama targets US public with call for climate action
Not-So-Dirty Plant Encourages Coal Stalwarts
S.F. OKs toughest recycling law in U.S.
Biofuels & methane hydrate – June 17
Book Review: Green Algae Strategy
Mining “Ice That Burns”
Human sewage to power thousands of homes
Solutions & sustainability – June 17
Worldchanging Interview: Bill McKibben
Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono urge meat-free Mondays
Town sets off on healthy path practicing 4 keys to longevity
Queen turns corner of palace backyard into an allotment (text and video)
Nearly Naked Riders Protest Oil Dependency
Reality Report: Michael Bomford Interview
What does a modern, productive food system without fossil fuels look like and how might we get there? In this episode of The Reality Report, host Jason Bradford speaks with Michael Bomford of Kentucky State University. Mike discusses his research on the energy and labor inputs of different farming methods…
Oil & coal – June 15
We need a stable oil price – but we’re at the mercy of Opec
Peak coal, global warming policy and exponential math
Rising oil prices will buy off democracy
How much oil is in the arctic?
Peak Oil Review – June 15
A weekly roundup of Peak oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-China
-US imports
-Briefs
Maintaining Our Prosperity
Australia’s new Energy White Paper will be crucial in dealing prudently and effectively with the immense challenges facing Australia as the era of cheap energy and the economic system based upon it comes to an end. We are now in the early stages of an unprecedented economic failure – the terminal decline and probable collapse of global Capitalism.
