Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The unfolding financial turmoil may eventually be seen as a historic event. Another turning point, the worldwide peak in oil production, is a key player in this unfolding drama, although its role goes unnoticed by most in the audience.
Two steps to reduce America’s energy problem
Economist: Clean green flying machine? Don’t hold your breath
The NAFTA Superhighway
Driving down the road of congestion in Melbourne
Retired nuclear physicist looks at peak oil and how it will affect us.
Rolling green
Pursuing sustainability at Community Colleges
Transition Town Totnes on BBC Scotland, & New Transition Film on Youtube
Mainstreaming Clean Energy in Rizhao, China
Food that travels well (food miles)
A truly African green revolution
Ethanol feeds hot market for farmland
Urban farming’s time has come (eliminating restrictions)
Driving out the weak link (Smart City Brisbane)
World’s first carbon-free city … in Abu Dhabi
One of the most common assumptions about the world after peak oil is that cities will become deathtraps and only isolated rural communities have a chance at survival. Does this rarely questioned belief require a hard second look?
Why they fight… the Heathrow airport expansion
Japan’s hybrid train hailed as the future of rail travel
$100m a year call to boost pedal power in Melbourne
How arch rivals colluded to hike up cost of air travel
Too much energy is wasted by converting it
A solar oven saves energy
Thin film’s time in the sun
The world’s costliest roadworks? Widening the M6- at £1,000 an inch
Europeans reluctant to give up cars
WalkScore and the Great Neighborhood Book
MPs urge government to boost water freight (canals)
They might look like hobbits’ dwellings…
Radical Finns persevere off BC coast
Everyday living – unplugged
Juicing down for global warming
Interactive site: is your neighborhood walkable?
How London car curbs inspired U.S. cities
Transport policy needs to go off-road (Australia)
