Peak oil – Jan 12

Montreal Gazette: The age of oil is ending
Politics, geopolitics, and choke points (ASPO conference video)
Let’s “hope and pray that Hirsch is wrong”
“Cheap oil era” is ending soon
Rock star Julian Cope: ‘very close’ to peak oil
Toyota to build electric town car, plug-in hybrids (cites PO)

Sail Transport Network: Interview with Puget Sound sailor David Reid

David Reid has distinguished himself by actually getting his own sailboat and succeeded in making trial voyages to demonstrate the feasibility of sail power for passage and freight. In September of 2008 Dave sailed with friends from the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, to Seattle, with a load of organic produce. Flying the Sail Transport Network burgee and documenting the costs, time and other aspects of the voyage, the first STN tangible project came about.