Peak oil alarm revealed by secret official talks
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in Politics, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Article from The Guardian reveals growing concern by UK government officials.
Time for a new American Revolution
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Posted in Transition Towns, Organizing, Preparedness, Politics, adaptation, peak oil | No Comments »Charles Frink from New London, CT, with a great essay highlighting the Transition movement. Thanks, Alycia, for passing this along.
Faultlines: In Deep Water
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Social Justice, Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, False Solutions, Politics, water, Energy, Economy, peak oil | 1 Comment »Questions about the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
Monday, June 7th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Energy, peak oil | 1 Comment »We're all wondering what is going on with this horrific situation. Become as informed and as educated as possible. For the straight talk from geophysicists, engineers, and oil industry analysts (among others), read The Oil Drum.
Peak oil preparation in New York Times
Monday, June 7th, 2010 Posted in peak oil | No Comments »John Leland's article on the front page of Sunday's New York Times is not bad. The article could have avoided referring to Daniel Yergin, who, despite his stature as one of the world's foremost energy analysts, has downplayed concerns about ...
Deepwater Horizon and the addiction to growth
Friday, June 4th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Politics, adaptation, water, peak oil | No Comments »Health and energy analyst Dan Bednarz, in this article, looks at the implicit messages of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. I pray that I'm wrong, but I think Bednarz may be overly optimistic on whether this is the event that turns ...
Michael Klare: The relentless pursuit of extreme energy
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 Posted in Environmental cleanup, Human Impact, False Solutions, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Michael Klare, author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, sees the Deepwater disaster as the beginning of the new age of chasing the "tough energy," found miles beneath the ocean, or in dirty, less concentrated sources like Alberta's tar sands. As ...
Moving our nation beyond petroleum
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, appropriate technology, Politics, Energy, climate change, adaptation, peak oil | 1 Comment »Daphne Wysham on the opportunity presented by the Gulf Coast offshore drilling disaster.
Puru Saxena lays it all out
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Energy, peak oil | No Comments »Richard Heinberg comes to Rhode Island
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in Transition Towns, adaptation, climate change, peak oil | 1 Comment »Noted author and Post Carbon Institute Research FellowRichard Heinberg comes to Rhode Island beginning Monday, April 26. At 1:15pm, he will be giving a talk to the students of South Kingstown High School in South County. There is limited ...