Environment – May 16

McKibben: Global warming about to hit high gear / The Great Coral Reef disaster /
World Bank: China, India are fast-growing polluters / CO2levels accelerating / Christian Aid: climate change ‘will kill 182m Africans’ /
Long-haul breaks spell bad news for the climate /
Meltdown fear as Arctic ice cover falls to record winter low / WSJ: Scientists explain climate-change data / Report: Americans and climate change

Triage for the post-peak oil age

When casualties overwhelm battlefield doctors, they are often forced to sort the wounded into three groups: those who will survive without treatment, those who will likely die even with treatment, and those who will probably live but only with treatment. In the post-peak oil age we will likely be faced with a similar situation in deciding which activities a lower-energy society can support.