Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
From Farm to Factory: The Energy Challenge We All Face /
A Powerpoint presentation on Peak Oil to Army engineers /
The day after peak oil – Will we die in our cars or retool our communities? /
Are we building highways to oblivion? /
Deconsumption: Revisiting the Crisis Timeline (predictions tested) /
Can non-conventional sources make up the shortfall? Clearly not.
One day soon, America will wake up from its infotainment-fueled sleepwalk and start desperately looking for answers to the predicament it finds itself in. A lot of that will revolve around the basic question of where we live, and how things in it are arranged. When that wake-up occurs, the New Urbanists will be ready, reliable, confident, and congenial as always — something like our country used to be.
The possibility of future disruptions in the supply of oil is real and growing. Insurers may be affected in many ways – with implications that are as significant as the costs from Hurricane Katrina. [Analysis by a professional in the insurance industry.]
Follow-up to the Hirsch Report: “Economic Impacts of Liquid Fuel Mitigation Options” / Interview with report co-author Roger Bezdek /
Communities Magazine special on PO and sustainability /
MoveOn.org prioritizes “energy independence” / Energy strategies for the mining industry / No technofixes for PO / BBC scrapes the barrel to stand up PO theory
The entire policy of promoting individualised transport rests on a dubious premise – permanently cheap oil. Can coal liquification come to the rescue?
An overlooked, practical and affordable approach using mature existing technology. The author suggests five electric rail solutions. (Originally presented at the recent Washington D.C. peak oil conference.)
Regardless of when you think global oil production will peak, planning for a low oil future starts now, writes Elliot Fishman.
Energy-hungry nations also most wasteful / Forget gas; we meed a plan to keep passenger trains rolling / Railroading Amtrak / Car culture in BC: Our toxic love affair /
High-rise residents big energy guzzlers / Computer server efficiency hot topic
Of the more than 6 billion people now on earth, 3.7 billion suffer from some form of malnutrition. For these reasons and others now does not seem like a good time to embark on a program to turn a significant portion of the world’s food crops into fuel for automobiles.
There is no cheap gasoline.
Accept that.
Now get on with your Memorial Day weekend and summer travels, and have a good time.
I’m serious.
Matthew Simmons: Tight oil supplies (new slides) /
John Gray: Rather than face up to climate change humanity may opt to let it happen / Leggett:
Cars are killing the planet, but there is an alternative
Why people are so bad at predicting what will make them feel good / Bicycle round-up / The next greed revolution (satire of green capitalism)
