Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
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 ā with no help from the mainstream media or the political sector.
As energy jitters continue to rattle the global economy, regional alliances are being solidified to ensure that China will remain a viable and growing economy as oil depletion becomes a permanent fixture of our daily lives.
NYT: Record price of oil raises new fears
US concerned about “very high” oil prices: Bodman
Pocketbook pinch ahead – if soaring oil prices stay high
Oil is not the only commodity on a tear
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Higher Alberta levies threaten oil sands pipeline plans
Tar sands and the American automobile
US Coal plant plans scrapped, delayed
Pilot points to airline policy of wasting fuel
Bicycling for transportation pumps money into local economies
After cyclist’s death, Portland aims for safety
The dangers of autobesity
UK road-pricing plans ‘to be shelved’
Barriers keep fresh, organic food out of school lunches
How does Alice Waters’ message play in the Heartland?
Do food miles make a difference to global warming?
Fill ‘er up- but with what? (review of Zoom)
Jamais Cascio: Solving the climate crisis
Black to the future: cheap, plentiful and planet-friendly coal
Pentagon backs plan to beam solar power from space
Hydrogen uses in the military
Air Force reducing energy impact
Book Review: How to Build a Village
Seattleās recycling success
Portland gives bike rentals a spin
Shipping pollution ‘far more damaging than flying’
The unheralded polluter: cement industry
The time has come for drastic action
Preface and Introduction to the 158-page “McNamara” report on peak oil.
Mapping the future of bicycling, walking, and transit
Backyard car conversion kits
China drives shipping costs to record high
