Peak Oil
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At Last, a Date
For the first time, the International Energy Agency has produced a date for peak oil. And it’s not reassuring. by…
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Dead Man’s Chest
Click for larger view Courtesy: Throbgoblins “War-torn” is such a compact description, isn’t it. It leaves out the economics and…
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Staring at the Future from the Top of the Slippery Slide
The IEA World Energy Outlook reports get more accurate every year – by 2030 it’ll be spot on. Disclaimer: As…
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Powering Down – Will We?
Most underestimate the implications… Through our Hollywood-tinted glasses we’re accustomed to happy endings. The instinctive “it won’t happen to me” mentality…
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Escaping the Matrix – Lifestyles Without Limits
How many of you remember having to share the bath water with your siblings? A few baby boomers may get…
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The Rise and Predictable Fall of Globalized Industrial Agriculture
Today I’d like to introduce you to a (well written and beautifully presented) report, titled – ‘The Rise and Predictable…
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Congestion Explained
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins On my way to work this morning I was obliged to abandon the bus…
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The Other Bail-Out
Another set of corporations is pressing for public money. Governments should let them die. by George Monbiot – journalist, author,…
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Can Permaculture Save the World???
Editor’s Note: Point one – this article is circa 1998, from the now-ceased publication Permaculture International Journal. Point two –…
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Easter Island – Our Past, or Our Future?
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Easter Island has long been looked upon as an historical looking glass, through which…
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Peak Oil, Petrodollars and Climate Change Apathy
Peak Oil and a developing trend to switch international oil trading from the weakening U.S. dollar to the Euro (€)…
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