Peak textiles – Aug 24
-Green grass of steppes falls victim to West’s stampede for cashmere
-Second skin: why wearing nettles is the next big thing
-Green Fashion Isn’t Skin Deep: Eco-Friendly Fashion Can Reduce Your Carbon Emissions
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What Bicyclists Really Want
This episode of Equal Time Radio mostly discusses Jeff Mapes’ book Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities with the author, plus Vermont cycling issues.
ODAC Newsletter – Aug 21
A weekly update from a UK perspective.
Peak oil notes – Aug 20
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Is China’s economy stalling?
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Aug 20
-Oilwatch Monthly – August 2009
-The 2008 Oil Price “Bubble”
-The Coming Oil Crisis
-Opec’s greed will herald the end of the oil age
International Experts to Speak at ASPO Conference
With our world at the convergence of peak oil and climate change, ASPO’s 2009 International Peak Oil Conference, titled System Reset: Global Energy and the New Economy, brings together experts from around the world to offer timely perspectives on the future of oil and its impact on the global economy. The event will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Denver, Colorado, October 10-13, 2009; early registration ends Friday, August 21.
Food & agriculture – Aug 18
-Empty car parks to sprout vegetable plots
-The Omnivore’s Delusion: Against the Agri-intellectuals
-An ‘agri-intellectual’ talks back
Peak oil review – Aug 17
A weekly review including:
– Production and prices
– Is China really Recovering?
– Mexico
– Briefs
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Aug 17
-World Oil Exports; US Oil Imports; and a Few Thoughts on Canada
-The International Energy Agency Shills For OPEC, The Oil Speculators and the Peak Oil Pranksters
-Lessons learned from 2008
ODAC Guest Commentary – The Wicks Report
“There is no crisis”, states the introduction to this paper. We suggest that Mr Wicks is therefore not entirely in command of his brief. This paper gathers together many well-known, but selective and sometimes outdated, data. The conclusions are therefore rather predictable from the outset. There is little critical thought to be found here. For example, Korea is cited as a case study of successful, stable energy importation.
ODAC Newsletter – Aug 14
A weekly update from a UK perspective.
Peak oil, prices, and supplies – Aug 13
-Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs): A Policy Framework for Peak Oil and Climate Change
-Oil May Fall Below $10 in Next Decade, Prechter Says (Update1)
-Mexico Oil Production to Fall 4.9%, Drop Through 2012 (Update3)
