Transport – August 5
Will fares go so high that only the rich can fly?
Funds for highways plummet as drivers cut gasoline use
Interviews with Paul Scott, founder and board member of Plug In America (video)
Transportation
Solutions & Sustainability – August 5
Bring on the Staycation / Relocalizing fun
She’s ready: Just add water
12 Tips for the sustainability shift
This week on Worldchanging Seattle
Housing & urban design – August 4
After the bubble, ghost towns across America
Vancouver needs to plan for a post-oil world — now
Changing the world one block at a time
Concrete Dragon, a Book Review (about China)
Transport – August 4
The problem with walk score, the possibilities of carbon goggles
Automakers race time as their cash runs low
Addiction: A million little miles per gallon
Consumer auto expert Reed: ‘panic in boardrooms’ of GM, Ford as it becomes clear electric cars ‘really coming’
ODAC Newsletter – August 1
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Transport – July 30
Riders flock to T in record numbers
Oil shock: China’s cars, accelerating a global demand for fuel
Pedal power challenges car culture as cyclists seize Los Angeles freeways
Housing & urban design – July 29
Housing crisis hits exurbs hard
Freeways give way to boulevards — slowly
New houses are universally horrible, and eco-houses are the most horrible of the lot
Review: Plan C by Pat Murphy and Small is Possible by Lyle Estill
Pat Murphy’s Plan C is a rich treasury of practical suggestions for reducing fossil fuel consumption and fostering community cooperation—while Lyle Estill’s Small is Possible is an engrossing portrait of a small Southern town that is already taking these steps
ODAC Newsletter – July 25
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
10 Steps in 10 Years to 100 Percent Renewable Power
On July 17th, 2008, Vice President Al Gore challenged the nation to produce 100% of its electricity from renewable sources within 10 years. Post Carbon Institute has responded to Gore’s challenge by putting forward a new plan: “10 Steps in 10 Years for 100 Percent Renewable Power.” The plan shows how we can make Gore’s vision a reality, with a keen understanding of the roles that energy depletion, the vulnerabilities of the supply chain, and the limits of technology all play.
Globalization – July 23
Indian firms hit as China plants shut
Shipping: The greening of the ocean waves
Will soaring transport costs reverse globalization?
United Kingdom – July 23
BAA invented ‘green’ jumbo to help win Heathrow case
Green Streets project reduces carbon footprint and energy bills
A recession will give ecological development a new life
