Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Iran has the world’s second-biggest proven reserves of oil, so its people are now furious that the Government has suddenly brought in petrol rationing. There have been demonstrations, and at least one petrol station was set on fire. (Also a peak-oil perspective from Dr. Roger Bezdek.)
Fears of ‘transport poverty’
Is there a Model T in your future?
Get Americans to drive less by raising gas taxes
California has worst U.S. traffic
Public transit ridership in Canada hits record
A flight path to greener air travel
A street legal human-powered car
Michael Brownlee on relocalization
What assures consumers on climate change?
FourCorners: Ways for Australians to cut energy consumption
At least one prominent person in the peak oil movement says he can no longer justify attending overseas conferences because of the energy used and the greenhouse gases emitted. And yet, to forego travel and modern methods of communication altogether would be to engage in unilateral disarmament.
Dubai’s hot new buses
Netherlands trials free public transport at hotspots
Manchester expands security scheme for cyclists
Firms turn up heat on SNP in bid to save trams
More US commuters drive solo
Drivers unfazed by new energy bill
Just what overcrowded, polluted India didn’t need… the $3,000 car
Displacing farmers: India will have 400 million agricultural refugees
Carbon emissions: China no longer has any excuse to wait
It is starting to look as if we are going to arrive at the precipice of oil depletion without Congress having done much of anything to mitigate the situation.
Vatican issues ’10 Commandments’ for drivers
Oregon death prompts bill protecting cyclists
Australia: Cheap fuel a sham
NYT: Crunch time on energy
National security implications of energy and climate change
The real price of gasoline
Free nitrogen! Comes with a handy dispenser!
The 100 Mile Diet (interview)
Slow Food guru spreads gospel in high places
Jammed cities eye ‘pay to drive’
Walkability helps older adults stay healthy
Tourist space jet unveiled
EasyJet unveils ‘ecoJet’
Russia’s new oil order
Oil companies go deep into Gulf’s potential
Gasoline prices: Long-term factors
Changes by the barrelful
