Media & Communications

Post Carbon and Energy Bulletin

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Post Carbon Institute announced January 14 that it was adopting EnergyBulletin.net as a core program. In this post, EnergyBulletin.net’s Managing Editor introduces EB and explains why he thinks this marriage is a good thing: “With social changes coming faster than ever, we need a more robust organization so we can continue to support the community that’s grown up around peak oil and sustainability.”

Unconventional Thinkers: Michael Shuman (interview)

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What has changed in the economy to cause such a surge in the number of microbusinesses that are staying micro over the last decade or so? Why, if there is so much evidence that microbusiness development work better than smoke stack chasing, do policy makers and economists still dismiss the smallest of businesses? What could President Obama do that would be a better use of taxpayer dollars than throwing them at huge corporations?

Peak Moment 132: Peak Oil and Its Effect on Climate Change

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The peak oil message is slow to gain acceptance, says energy analyst Randy Udall, because it’s at odds with our optimistic It’s-Morning-in-America mentality. Politicians “Don’t Do Depletion.” Randy describes challenges, mitigations, and exciting opportunities to create a prosperous path to a lower-energy future. In an excerpt from his presentation at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA) conference in September 2008, the co-founder of ASPO-USA points out cornucopian myths about energy that are being shattered by reality.

Obama energy watch – Jan 28

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Nate Hagens on BBC Regarding Obama Energy Policy
Geography Is Dividing Democrats Over Energy
Obama: U.S. done ‘dragging heels’ on climate
Obama’s Energy Policy Announcement
Directive from the Obama Administration on fuel efficiency is creating alarm among automakers
Obama Orders Fuel Efficiency

The Great Squeeze (review)

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This Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project is the latest film from Colorado-based Tiroir a Films. This sequel to their 2006 offering, Energy Crossroads: The Burning Need to Change Course, looks to dig deeper into how the concurrent processes of resource depletion, climate change, ecosystem destruction and our consumption-oriented economic model are threatening to destroy both our planet and possibly our very civilization. I would say in large part that it succeeds.