ODAC Newsletter – Oct 10
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective
Politics
When kayaks are outlawed, only outlaws will have kayaks
A biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces a 30-day suspension for kayaking a Los Angeles River. The off-duty challenge to a ruling that the river was not navigable “undermined authority.”
Peak oil focus of Michigan conference in November
Over 30 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Ellen Hodgson Brown, Albert Bates, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, Richard Gilbert, John Richter, Tim Hudson, Bill Wilson, Tony Earley, Jerry Norcia, Paul Murray and Aaron Wissner explore the challenges and possibilities for Michigan’s future at a three day solution oriented conference in November.
United Kingdom & Europe- Oct 9
Next 20 years will see rapid changes – Ireland’s Sargent
Scottish councils urged to get into peak oil practice
New deal offers an alternative to global fatalism
United States – Oct 9
The Candidates and climate: a persistant air of surreality
Debate fact check is offshore drilling the answer?
The myth of election year manipulation of oil price
Latin leftists gloating over ‘Comrade’ Bush’s bailout
New U.S. intelligence report warns ‘victory’ not certain in Iraq
United States – Oct 8
The U.S. intelligence community as seers without sizzle
What happened to the American Empire?
Financial crisis dims chances for climate legislation
Deep Thought – Oct 8
All distant problems are not created equally
The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended
Herman Daly on the Credit Crisis, Financial Assets, and Real Wealth
Fall of the technological world
United Kingdom & Europe – Oct 8
End use of fossil fuels in 20 years, UK warned
First council since Second World War set up to look at food security
EU climate change cuts: Poland leads revolt over Russia fears
Dirty coal power hit by Euro vote
Transport – Oct 8
This green subsidy for car makers is just a disguised corporate bail-out
Saving gas, beyond the car
Carrying Copenhagen: the wonders of the cargo bike
“Reinventing Collapse” by Dmitry Orlov (book review)
Well, first of all, it’s funny. Really. I don’t mean it’s filled with jokes, but Dmitry Orlov has a very humorous and biting style. This humorous approach serves two important purposes: 1) It makes the book enjoyable to read. 2) It helps the reader develop a certain healthy detachment from the subject matter.
United States & Canada – Oct 6
NYT’s Friedman discusses solutions to world’s climate, energy, and population problems (video & transcript)
Politics of drilling, financial bailout heading into elections (video & transcript)
Fukuyama: The Fall of America, Inc.
Ok, Now What?
Atlanta Q&A: Why gasoline supplies went south
United Kingdom & Europe- Oct 6
Marrying energy demand and supply
Back to the Dark Ages: National Grid raises the spectre of blackouts this winter
Europe faces the challenges ahead
