Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Willits has become a focal point for the peak oil movement because it is now on the leading edge of relocalization efforts. Some readers who are thinking about where they should live in the coming energy decline may be looking at Willits (and perhaps other places that are taking peak oil preparations seriously).
Cement industry at center of climate debate
Fantasy stories: Cap-and-trade
Climate controversy heats up Australian election
Climate change’s uncertainty principle
Guardian launches sustainability website
Bill Joy: Better green tech than Internet
City Repair- permaculture for urban spaces
Israeli cities cut energy use
USA 2034: A look back
UK energy security
Talks by Holmgren, Skeffington and Hall
Resource depletion, persuasion and the ongoing world meme
ODAC News
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
Lime is a much greener option than cement
Could electricity grid become a type of Internet?
GE hopes to cut mercury in “green” light bulbs
Vaxjo, Sweden: A pioneering ‘clean’ city
Tehran air clears with anti-pollution efforts
Egypt: Environmental make-over for an ancient industry
Bradford: the greenest city in the UK
Some cities try going ‘green’ with blackouts
Will increased income and wealth disparity lead to generational class war?
Why is Vancouver eating its young?
The heat or eat dilemma
Living paycheck to paycheck gets harder
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.
The defining issue for transport planning is peak oil, not traffic congestion
Tesco turns to barges to cut emissions
Transport titan’s plea for $5b rail project
Global sourcing: is it really worth it?
Rising seas threaten 21 mega-cities
Oceans act as global warming ‘safety valve’
The meltdown of Greenland’s way of life
Recycling the whole house
Plasma TVs may be banned in Australia
Bottled water leaves cities with a bad taste
