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The Disappearing Lake

Asher Miller    Aug 13, 2008   1 comments

As the subtitle of Richard Heinberg's book Peak Everything says, the world is waking up to "the century of declines." And we're not just talking about peak oil. We're talking top soil... … >>

Even Giants Are Being Hurt By Rising Energy Prices

Julian Darley    Aug 8, 2008   

In general it may be true that if we were willing - and in some cases able - to pay more for food, then some serious problems with our food system might be solved. The same may be said of our … >>

Living in Bizarro World: The Tire Gauge Fiasco

Asher Miller    Aug 7, 2008   

 I hope I'm not speaking wildly out of place when I say that most of us have become somewhat inured to a certain level of absurdity in the political discourse that takes place during peak … >>

You Can’t Reinvent Food Systems Overnight

Richard Heinberg    Aug 5, 2008   10 comments

My wife Janet and I have spent the past two days canning fruit. We’re also preserving fruit with a solar food dryer. We’ve been planning for a post-carbon food system for eight years … >>

Bad Timing For a Credit Crunch

Richard Heinberg    Aug 4, 2008   2 comments

Just when America needs to invest trillions in new energy and public transport infrastructure, the means for making such investments are disappearing. Trillions may vanish as a result of the … >>

Another Tax Rebate?

Richard Heinberg    Aug 1, 2008   8 comments

Barack Obama is proposing that Americans receive another tax rebate—this one in the amount of $1000 to offset the rising price of gasoline and to counter the accelerating slide of the US … >>

Net Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know

Richard Heinberg    Jul 31, 2008   1 comments

Over on www.theoildrum.com today there is fantastic article by Cutler Cleveland called “10 Fundamental Principles of Net Energy Analysis.” Cutler is one of the world’s very few … >>

Policy, Culture or Purse Strings?

Asher Miller    Jul 30, 2008   

Over at the California Planning & Development Report web site, Bill Fulton posted a question that I--and many of my friends and colleagues working on climate change--have been wrestling with … >>

Oil Price Falls! Peak Oil a Non-Problem!

Richard Heinberg    Jul 30, 2008   5 comments

Two weeks ago, oil was soaring toward $150 a barrel; now it’s nosediving to $120 and may even see $100 again. Peak Oil? Humbug! Problem solved. The market works after all. Not so fast. I … >>

Energy and Poverty

Richard Heinberg    Jul 29, 2008   

An article today in the Financial Post, Oil Sands Get Nod from U.S. Anti-Poverty Group, underscores the need for more energy education. The article presents the views of a newly-formed … >>