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Bill Rees' Last Lecture
William Rees Feb 02, 2012
By Justin Richie, The Tyee Last December, after more than 40 years teaching at the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at the University of British Columbia, Bill Rees gave his … >>
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The Peak Oil Crisis: Election 2012
Tom Whipple Feb 02, 2012
If current trends continue, gasoline prices and U.S. energy policy seem destined to play a larger role in the political debate prior to the November elections than ever before. Gasoline on the … >>
The peak oil crisis: On closing our refineries
Tom Whipple Jan 26, 2012
Here is one more thing for those of us who live in the northeastern U.S. to start worrying about - the refineries that make our gasoline, diesel, heating oil, etc. are dropping like flies. In … >>
“Sewer Mining” – Efficient Water Recycling Coming to a Community Near You
Sandra Postel Jan 23, 2012
It sounds yucky at best, but mining sewage is growing in popularity, especially in Sydney, Australia, where a decade of drought forced some creative thinking about how to get, use and manage … >>
With Gas so Cheap and Well Drilling Down, Why is Gas Production so High?
David Hughes Jan 19, 2012
Natural gas prices have declined to below $3.00/mcf, levels not seen for years, yet the EIA posted the highest gas production ever in October, 2011. U.S. gas production is growing despite annual … >>
Security by Design
David Orr Jan 19, 2012
It is commonly assumed that our national security depends only on our capacity to project military power beyond our borders and has little to do with how we organize the internal business of the … >>
The peak oil crisis: cold fusion update
Tom Whipple Jan 19, 2012
There have been enough developments in the cold fusion story during the last two weeks to warrant revisiting the subject. For those of you who came in late, cold fusion, also known as Low Energy … >>
Congress doesn’t know when to stop digging
Bill McKibben Jan 13, 2012
[Excerpt]: John Boehner’s got a problem — a statistical trap that’s going to take some real work to get out of. His drive to completely discredit the institution of the … >>
Reality Strikes Back: A Review of Richard Heinberg’s The End of Growth
Richard Heinberg Jan 11, 2012
By Chris Stratton, The Center for a New American Dream If you’re worried about the recession and looking for reassurance that the world’s economies will soon be back on track and … >>
The Peak Oil Crisis: Gasoline in 2012
Tom Whipple Jan 11, 2012
In recent days there has been much discussion in the press about what might happen to gasoline prices in the coming year. Cognizant of the fact that retail gasoline is currently running nearly 30 … >>
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