Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The current world energy situation poses a national threat unparalleled in 225 years… Concurrent with rising demand [for oil] are indications that world production may soon peak, followed by permanent decline and shortage. Moreover, most of the remaining oil is concentrated in distant, politically hostile locations, inviting interdiction by enemies.
We all know the damage aviation does, but the government and the airlines want to turn the country into Airstrip One… there is no means of sustaining long-distance, high-speed travel.
New Permaculture Activist focuses on peak oil /
“We have to get smart fast”: Learning from Balinese rice farmers /
Dovecote attractor – a mainstay of sustainability /
Sauntering toward a post-oil era: replacing cars with feet
Smart friction-free sailing /
Lovins and other links /
Forgotten by many, a Brooklyn neighborhood nourishes its own /
How the feds make bad-for-you food cheaper than healthful fare (the cheap-corn policy)
I could see that the future would bring change whether people were ready for it or not, but there would be enough of us working away on stuff behind the scenes. Enough so that as soon as the ax of need and desperation fell, we would be there to move things along…
Syria switches to euro amid confrontation with US /
IEA calls for more investment in renewable energy /
U.S. concludes ‘Cyber Storm’ mock attacks /
A way to cut fuel consumption that everyone likes, except the politicians /
Ford Europe exec: climate change requires radical change of mindset
Time to ban car commercials? /
California tries to get a jump on global warming /
Lobster boil: the curious response to global warming’s arrival /
Lester Brown – price tag for global survival: $161 billion a year /
Is it possible to ski without ruining the environment? /
Annan urges action on climate change
White House: the advanced energy initiative /
In call for less foreign oil, Bush sounds familiar note /
The state of energy: hooked on petroleum /
Numbers and the State of the Union Energy segment /
Layoffs in store at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Scotland and North Sea: Pouring oil on troubled borders /
NG costs draining farms /
How the US fell out of love with its cars /
Is a run on the (resource) bank behind rising inequality? /
Italy shivers as Europe’s cold spell hurts gas supply /
Saudis, Chinese agree to landmark energy accord /
Ford: Explorer era nearing a close /
Pricey oil is deflationary, not inflationary threat
The right to travel when and where we please will be eroded over the next 50 years as the shortage of cheap oil and environmental concerns force us to lead more local lives, according to a government report.
Worldwatch: China, India set stage for environment-friendly world /
Doomsday vault to avert world famine /
Personal responsibility in an era of imminent depletion /
Green marketing and the ‘4/40 Gap’ /
Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike
Proposed solutions are often so big and general that we feel helpless. What can one person do about the Kyoto protocol? Permaculture brings a unique emphasis on what can be done by individuals and small groups, fostering a sense of empowerment. This article describes how a classic permaculture technique — zone and sector analysis — can be adapted to deal with peak oil and climate change.
