Upcoming conferences
ASPO’s October conference in Denver
Feasta: The New Emergency Conference – June 10-12 in Dublin
Media & Communications
Peak oil review – May 11
A weekly review including:
– Production and Prices
– Venezuela
– EU Gas Deal
– The Message sinks in
Thinking about “The Green Mind”
“Let’s start with the fact that climate change is anthropogenic,” says psychologist Elke Weber …
“That means it’s caused by human behavior. That’s not to say that engineering solutions aren’t important. But if it’s caused by human behavior, then the solution probably also lies in changing human behavior.”
Deep thought – May 8
Social Ecology: Resistance and Reconstruction
Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?
Where Is the World Headed?
Peak resources – May 7
Report: The Interplay between Climate Change and Peak Oil
Blind Spot Trailer
Action on peak oil essential for business survival, say UK transport chiefs
Geopolitics – May 6
Russia expels two diplomats as Nato begins military exercises in Georgia
The Battle for Control of Pakistan
Europe: The Right Rises
Towards a new economy – May 6
Review: Prosperity Without Growth? by Professor Tim Jackson
Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?
Greener Companies “More Crunch-Proof”
Somebody’s gotta do it
Hi. My job is trying to save the world, and I’d like to tell you a little about my line of work.
Media & web – May 6
Web providers must limit internet’s carbon footprint, say experts
Caught in the net
This Year Will Bring a True Sea Change
Deep thought – May 5
What’s ahead?
Capitalism in Wonderland
Somebody’s Gotta Do It
Climate & environment – May 4
An Affordable Salvation
Climate crunch: A burden beyond bearing
A new reality check on the the global carbon emissions budget
Peak oil and mass communication
The most important task of the entity charged with coordinating and executing any mass communication strategy will be to boil down the peak oil message into a few slogans and visual illustrations. That won’t be easy. And, once that’s done, having the discipline to repeat those slogans and spread those illustrations often and everywhere will be even harder. But with what’s at stake, the peak oil movement must find that discipline or continue to limp along on the edges of the mainstream media and public consciousness.
