ODAC Newsletter – Oct 2
The this week was largely on a downward trajectory despite tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, until Wednesday, when the US posted lower than anticipated stockpile figures…
Politics
Food & agriculture – Oct 2
-Will investors show an appetite for local food?
-Can farmland be saved without the farmer?
-USDA grant program benefits farmers market producers
-Grass-finished beef market sees exponential growth
-County to hear local food plan
Peak oil notes – Oct 1
A midweek roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Prices and production
-China moves to curb overcapacity
-US Climate bill
Oil and protest – Oct 1
-Ecuador, Indians trade blame for bloody clashes
-Greenpeace protesters target Alberta oilsands again
-Nigeria’s oil rebels name mediators
US climate bill – Oct 1
-Democrats unveil ambitious draft climate change bill to the US Senate
-E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-Kerry-Boxer: A second chance for progressives
United States – Sept 30
-Saving the Obama Revolution
-Metropolis now
-Interview with Dr. James Hansen
-US firms quit Chamber of Commerce over climate change position
Germany & Europe – Sept 30
-Merkel gets her ‘dream coalition’ as Social Democrat vote collapses
-Europe’s Socialists Suffering Even in Downturn
-Angela Merkel win ends Turkey’s EU hopes
-Nuclear power? Yes, maybe
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 30
-Can one woman save Africa?
-Africa doesn’t need a green revolution. It needs agroecology
-Human-made Crises ‘Outrunning Our Ability To Deal With Them,’ Scientists Warn
-The Australian town that kicked the bottle
-Energy executives offer ideas on stimulus
Iran, sanctions, and “nuclear ambitions”? – Sept 29
-Keeping Iran honest
-Ahmadinejad Rejects Obama’s Nuclear Warning
-Iran’s Global Foray Has Mixed Results
-Iran defies Western pressure with missile test-firing
-Iran: The Next Neocon Target
-Obama’s Move: Iran and Afghanistan
Climate & environment – Sept 29
-Ancient glaciers are disappearing faster than ever
-Iraq’s marshes are dying a second death
-“The poor are burdened twice”
-Climate Summit: China Commits, Obama Not So Much
-India could halve emissions growth…but at a price
-Met Office warns of catastrophic global warming in our lifetimes
Web & media – Sept 29
-America’s Teacher
-The Year of the Flood
-The End of Oil?
-The Constant Economy by Zac Goldsmith
Peak oil review – Sept 28
A weekly review including:
– Production and prices
– The G20 meeting
– Mexico
– ASPO interview in the UK last week
– Quote of the week
– Briefs
