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Trevor Houghton: Peak Oil and the Transition Initiative
In Search of Simplicity | January 6th 2010 by John Haines
From share trader and financial advisor to a strong and informed advocate for local resilience, Trevor Houghton has married his wealth of experience into a comprehensive whole. In this Voices from the North interview he shares some of the many tran read more
The Cost of Corruption: how the case against SPS Rathore affects…
Hari Batti's Greenlight Dhaba | January 4th 2010 by Hari Batti
My wife has been getting tired of hearing me talk to people about the same old things: peak oil, climate change, the Commonwealth Games. So last month I started working on new topics of conversation, like corruption. I've spoken to a lot of peo read more
Hope, hopelessness and faith
sunlight shut | December 30th 2009 by merciebill
For those involved in issues of sustainability, peak oil, climate change, and relocalization it might be better to feel a certain hopelessness in our situation. For hope implies dependence on forces outside ourselves. Once we abandon that hope, we read more
O livro da esperança: The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
Bioterra | December 29th 2009 by Joao Soares
The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: multimedia version. Edited by Poppy Villiers-Stuart and Arran Stibbe You can browse this online resource by chapters from the paperback, additional chapters as well a read more
Climategate: peak oil, the CRU and the Oman connection
Muslims Against Sharia | December 19th 2009 by Muslims Against Sharia
By James Delingpole This is a guest post by contributor Andrew30 (whose full name I’ll give you when he reminds me via email). He put it up in comments but it’s so interesting it really deserves a blog all to itself). Why would a Middle Ea read more
The Age of Stupid on iplayer
Make Wealth History | December 18th 2009 by Jeremy Williams
Not sure how long it’ll be up there for, but The Age of Stupid is currently available to watch on BBC iplayer (apologies to those outside the UK). If you haven’t seen it, it is probably the best of the many feature length documentaries on read more
Merry Xmas and all the best for Y2K10
Marriage and Relationships | December 18th 2009 by jerry
For the last decade, I have sent an annual newsletter. However, with the rise of Face Book, Link din, Digg, Delicious and other social networking sites, this newsletter is irrelevant. However, there are countless who have not signed on. Please do read more
Investing in an Empire of Illusion
POSSE Trader's Blog by FINZ.tv | December 18th 2009 by FINZ.tv
As my regular readers know, I’ve spent much of this year contemplating big themes, like thelong-term picture for energy, energy and monetary policy, black swans and the human penchant for valuing the present more than the future, the proble read more
Real Solutions To The Energy And Climate Crises
World Change Cafe | December 16th 2009 by Ronnie Wright
By Chris Nelder 14 December , 2009 Countercurrents.org As my regular readers know, I’ve spent much of this year contemplating big themes, like the long-term picture for energy, energy and monetary policy, black swans and the human penchant for read more
Transitional demands, by Sarah Irving
ethical pulse | December 16th 2009 by Ketan
From modest beginnings as a permaculture class project at a college in Kinsale, Ireland, the Transition movement has spread its message of community resilience and low-carbon living around the world. The first ‘transition town’ in Totnes, Devon, read more
The Human Ecology of Collapse: Failure Is The Only Option-Part 2
CooperationEarth.com | December 15th 2009 by James Oates
Other examples could be cited easily enough. As the world’s political leaders busy themselves in Copenhagen for a round of photo ops and brutal backroom politics, though, the unasked question that hangs most visibly in the air is why human societie read more
Investing in an Empire of Illusion
Sustainable Cities Collective | December 14th 2009 by Mark Lazen
For last week’s Energy and Capital, I critiqued an America in thrall to its illusions, unable to respond meaningfully to the challenges of peak oil, climate change, and population, and cautioned inve... read more
Peak oil review - Dec 14
sunlight shut | December 14th 2009 by merciebill
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Prices and production -Baghdad's second auction -Climate change -The IEA's peak -Briefs read more read more
Investing in Farming
Serene Ambition | December 13th 2009 by shae hadden
Climate change, peak oil and soil depletion will inevitably drive up food prices globally in the future. Some nations are looking to secure their future by investing in farming in developing countries. This can create the possibility of addressing lo read more
The Carbon Credit scam: How it works
Fausty's Blog | December 8th 2009 by Fausty
Rolling Stone, which produced a stunning analysis of Goldman Sachs' hand in all the preceding bubbles, including the credit crunch and 'peak oil' - both of which were scams - exposes the climate change treaty for what it is. A 'laddering' scam by Go read more
Peak Oil Review - Dec 7
sunlight shut | December 7th 2009 by merciebill
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Prices and production -The natural gas bubble -Climate change -Briefs read more read more
Petro-gate – Starring Canada
UrbanWorkbench | December 7th 2009 by Mike Thomas
Canada has a lot to lose from the possible global decisions being made in Copenhagen over the next few weeks – and most of it revolves around oil and natural gas reserves that are being exploited in Northern Alberta. We’ve recently he read more
Heating Oil Weekly Roundup: Fighting Pirates, the Future of Nucle…
HeatingOil.com | December 4th 2009 by Tara
Click here to view a larger image. (image: ngoilgas.com) Somali pirates seized a 300,000-ton oil tanker on Monday, taking advantage of the fact that oil tankers don’t keep guns on board to defend themselves—guns and ships full of flammable liqui read more
Michigan Conference Envisions Local Future of Resilience and Sust…
sunlight shut | December 2nd 2009 by merciebill
Randy Udall, Dr. Robert Costanza, Albert Bates, Richard Douthwaite, Stephanie Mills, Michael Brownlee, Megan Quinn Bachman, and Thomas Greco tackle peak oil, climate change, and monetary collapse at the Conference on Michigan's Future: Energy, Econom read more
Transition Towns
Sustainable Development Blog - Sustainable Business Developm… | November 30th 2009 by Kevin Long
What does Sustainable Development look like in the Global North? Typically when the discourse turns to Sustainable Development we tend to think of the Global South. The Global North with its higher levels of consumption are somehow, already devel read more
Thanksgiving: Before and After Impacts on the Environment and Cli…
Climate Change Blog - Information, News and Updates | November 30th 2009 by Kevin Long
Before, we’ll travel. After, we’ll dump our food. Thanksgiving - the biggest day of waste. The Holidays are upon us in the United States and consumption of energy, food and oil will peak leading up to the days of Thanksgiving. Beforehand, e read more
Reading Peak Oil Deniers Is a Waste of Time
Beanieville | November 30th 2009 by beanieville
The following article was written so nicely that I just have to repost it here. Reading the opinions of peak oil critics is a real waste of time, just like reading the opinions of global warming critics. These deniers have mental issues or personal read more
Peak Oil in the Media
The Greening of Gavin | November 27th 2009 by Gavin
I have just finished a photo shoot with the local paper, with the story being about the looming oil crisis and how our town has been listed in a report as the #1 affected community by rising oil prices in Victoria.This is the rub. We have no in read more
Rob Hopkins at TED
Revolving doors | November 27th 2009
Rob Hopkins introduces the resilient way to deal with peak oil and climate change: the transition response. read more
Magniwork Saves People from Crisis
Diy Green Project | November 27th 2009 by Faclez
Global crisis is what we are into now. And the issue of global warming is also threatening among us because of the climate change. Oil has been to its peak and been the issue of the discussion on how to resolve the dilemma. Alternative home energy ha read more
Falsified, suppressed documents tainting data, policy regarding f…
BioFuels Digest | November 27th 2009 by Jim Lane
Allegations concerning falsified and suppressed documents relating to climate change and peak oil have been leveled on several fronts this week, creating fears that the debate over fossil fuels and its replacements may be impossibly tainted by the ef read more
Wisdom
Bazungu Bucks | November 27th 2009 by John Powers
If it's mentors we're nominating, I think I'd be about the last picked. Not the last probably, because I certainly never want to hurt anyone. It's not as if I don't have anything to share. Mentors are supposed to be trusted counselors to the inexpe read more
Sustainability
Bing 'em all... | November 23rd 2009
I find that quite often the 'environmental issue' (which includes climate change, global warming, peak oil, renewable energy and animal – or non-human rights) is often disregarded as a bit of a side issue apparently concerning only hippies and peop read more
House hunting - with a vengeance!
Cluttercut | November 22nd 2009 by Daharja
I need your opinions, advice, suggestions and help! Please, if you can, read the following, and offer your suggestions. I really value any input you can offer.Over the past few weeks, I've been so busy house-hunting that I've hardly had time to blog. read more
Chris Nelder, logi Energy-What Peak Oil Can Do for Climate Change…
Hedge Fund Blog | November 22nd 2009 by Dave
With all eyes focused on the Copenhagen climate summit in less than three weeks, perhaps its time for the peakists to find a new purpose. The reason is simple. Money isn’t interested in problems; it’s only interested in solutions. And whe read more
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