Technology – Nov 2
“Scrubbing bubbles” made by bacteria may solve energy crisis
Power from the final frontier
The greening of Google
California to rule on fate of EVs
Transportation
Energy policies – Nov 2
China hikes fuel prices amid shortages
Chinese reactions to oil price hikes
UK energy savings ‘miscalculated’ (Jevons Paradox)
Efficiency replaces conservation in energy saving policies
Bicycles – Nov 2
Compact bike folds in 5-25 seconds
Portland is not so bike-friendly, but it could be – here’s how
Recycling with ‘Bill the Bike Man’
Transport – Oct 31
More planes, trains and roads can still bring cut in CO2, argues UK transport minister
Changing climate haunting tourism
Future of air travel: supersonic, manta rays or slower planes?
Hello, I’m your personal travel adviser. Can I persuade you to get on your bike?
After the peak?
The world has never been to peak oil before and there are so many factors that will affect a world in oil depletion, it is difficult, or better yet nigh impossible, to paint a picture of what life will be like 10 or 20 years from now.
Greening the city – Oct 30
Remaking the built environment by 2030
Cities see benefits of going green
Inventing a sustainable Iowa City
Report takes aim at smog-causing speed bumps
Philly CarShare a success after 5 years
Ripple effects – Oct 28
High oil prices hit Chinese petrol stations
Oil price ‘grounds’ N Korea air fleet
Airlines struggle to keep pace with soaring fuel costs
Zimbabwe faces energy crisis
Ill-conceived energy strategies for developing countries
Food & agriculture – Oct 26
‘Food miles’ soared by 31% in a year, UK study reveals
Soil Association fudges on air freighted food
Organic air-freight food to be stripped of status
The case of the disappearing bees
Peak oil: what to do? – Oct 26
USA 2034: A look back
UK energy security
Talks by Holmgren, Skeffington and Hall
Resource depletion, persuasion and the ongoing world meme
ODAC News
Transport – Oct 25
Great Lakes shrink, and cargo carriers face losses
Flexcar can’t get around tax on rental cars
Let’s sing the praises of streetcars
What “bike friendly” looks like
Biofuels – Oct 22
Does canola biodiesel help or hurt climate?
Victims of the ethanol rush: Loss of the native prairie
Biofuels – great green hope or swindle?
Simmons on biofuels: Can we end our addiction to oil?
Peak universe
While the price of oil ratcheted up hour by hour, the ASPO-USA conference members heard from an impressive range of experts who have been leading the public conversation on the Peak Oil story – with no help from the mainstream media or the political sector.
