ODAC Newsletter – July 17
A weekly review from a UK perspective
Politics
A Transition Take on the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
After many months of Ed Milliband putting himself out there as a Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change that actually gets climate change, finally his big Plan, the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan was unveiled on Wednesday…
Economics – July 17
IKEA is as bad as Wal-Mart
When will the recovery begin? Never
Goldman Sachs and The Great Unbalancing
UK Government carbon transition plan – July 16
UK announces long-term carbon reduction strategy
Climate change: Green dreams
Energy bill rises to tackle climate change are tiny
Peak oil notes – July 16
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– The Nabucco pipeline
Nations & resources – July 15
Obama remains diplomatic on oil and guns
European countries sign up for Nabucco deal to break Russia’s gas monopoly
Australian oil warning
Hard times – July 15
The State of Homelessness in the U.S.
Looming crisis spells stimulus (Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon)
Food banks squeezed by prices, demand
Reflections on the G8 summit – July 15
The Alternative G8 Summit: Final Summary Statement
The G-8 Is Dead
G8 summit features evolution of global governance
Then & now
Recently a friend gave me a copy of a January 22, 1973 issue of Newsweek. The cover title was “The Energy Crisis”. It’s interesting to look back and see how things have changed; or, to be more accurate, not changed.
Food & agriculture – July 13
Newsom’s fresh idea: mandates on healthier food
A Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 Feet
Announcing the Release of ‘Can Totnes and District Feed Itself?’
Climate & environment – July 14
The planet’s future: Climate change ‘will cause civilisation to collapse’
Scientists warn carbon dioxide may soon make coral reefs extinct
UK-French Summit: Declaration on international climate negotiations
Peak oil notes – July 9
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Reining in Speculation
