Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Maryland’s conservative congressman leading charge against fuel dependency (Rep. Bartlett) /
Cancel that apocalypse — the oil crisis is over /
Commuters at sea as governments lose the plot (urban design & energy) /
The Iran crisis & global peak oil
It is said that there is the reason they give; and then there is the real reason. Nowhere is this more true, perhaps, than Iran.
No more Mr. Tough Guy (Cheney & energy policy) /
G8 Moscow talks focus on energy /
Biomass fuels from sustainable landuse: a permaculture perspective /
Ethanol, boon to farms, won’t cure oil addiction /
Lovins: Who needs more coal?
The indefatigable Congressman from Maryland spoke yesterday to the House of Representatives yesterday on the Hirsch Report, conservation, and a vision for the future.
Former White House official admits SOTU energy comments were about peak oil /
Macleans: When the oil runs out /
Peak oil on Irish radio /
Pat Murphy on peak oil and Cuba /
BBC coverage on “Fuelling the future”
Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years – without building a new generation of nuclear power stations.
What’s raining on solar’s parade? /
Kentucky’s underground economy (coal) /
Preparing for life after fossil fuels in Australia (bio-diesel) /
Canada has 8 years of natural gas left – researcher /
Exxon: America will always rely on foreign oil
During the Civil War the South fought for freedom – freedom to pursue a way of life that was not negotiable. Sound familiar?
Oil prices: the new reality /
Cradle To Cradle /
North Sea production slump casts doubt on government figures /
Petrocollapse and food security at the South Central Farm in LA /
New book: advice for oil addicts /
Sweden and U.S. agree about oil dependency, but for different reasons
After Spanish oil and gas major Repsol downgraded its reserves by a massive 25% it issued a statement saying that the new government in Bolivia was the main problem.
As the left-populist Evo Morales takes office in Bolivia, a clear anti-imperialist bloc is consolidating in South America, led by Venezulea’s Hugo Chavez and also including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and potentially Chile. Days before Morales was inaugurated Jan. 22, Chavez and other regional leaders met in Brasilia to announce ambitious plans for new gas and oil pipelines spanning the continent, linking national markets across vast areas of rainforest and towering mountains.
BBC broadcasts on oil – Feb 11 /
Addiction to oil – see what it looks like /
Interview with UK comedian Robert Newman /
5º International ASPO Conference – July 18-19 Italy /
ASPO newsletter for February
