Religion and peak oil: The twilight of fundamentalism
The failure of the modern faith in progress in an age of peak oil bids fair to leave the field open for radically different ideologies. Is Christian fundamentalism poised to fill the void?
Politics
Protecting Creation – Apr 27
Vatican issues new green message for world’s Catholics
Timeline: The frightening future of Earth
E.O.Wilson: Acting now to save life on Earth
The Limits to Lakoff (progressivism vs limits to growth)
Oil industry – Apr 27
Video interview with Shell Oil president
ExxonMobil doubles lobby expenditures
Daniel Yergin on energy’s challenges
House hearing puts the heat on climate stagnators
The highest level investigation of global warming in the history of the U.S. Congress began Wednesday morning when Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the brand-spanking new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, banged down the gavel. [Excerpts]
Energy, environment, social justice – Apr 25
Why is the green movement so lily white?
Filipino poor suffer most from brownouts, climate
‘Green Nobel’ winners noted for fighting extractive industries
Environmental justice stalled, report finds
Ecuador seeks compensation to leave Amazon oil undisturbed
Capital and nature: Interview with Paul Burkett
Hot politics
Frontline documentary that examines the politics behind the U.S. government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. Viewable online.
Peak oil crisis: By order of the governor
We are really going to have to hurt badly before a consensus will form around decisive action that will upset the status quo.
Climate – Apr 23
Norway aims for zero-carbon status by 2050
China says warming threatens development
Six steps to hell: new book on climate futures
Australian beach protest
Food & agriculture – Apr 22
Michael Pollan on the farm bill: “You are what you grow”
Agriculture and climate change in the Philippines
U.S. – Apr 20
NY governor Spitzer promotes clean energy, minus ethanol
Doing right thing isn’t easy, even for those who want to (U.S. attitudes)
Dodd favors corporate tax for emissions
Oil companies – Apr 19
Exxon: The defiant one
Target global warming, target Exxon
The power of green
A long and heartfelt appeal by the NY Times columnist for leadership at all levels of government for a reduction in use of fossil fuels in order to prevent climate disaster and political authoritarianism. (Excerpts)
