END OF SUBURBIA
PowerSwitch is pleased to announce that it will be an official UK distributor of the critically acclaimed film looking at the consequences of the end of the cheap oil age, ‘End of Suburbia’. It should be available through the PowerSwitch site by mid-December.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=2
WE BURNED SO BRIGHT
Best-selling science fiction author Stephen Baxter, seen by many as the successor to Arthur C. Clarke, will be judging a short-story competition run by PowerSwitch called ‘We Burned So Bright’ which will be asking for short-story entries from all around the world depicting the world at the end of the oil age.
FAX YOUR MP
If you haven’t faxed your MP yet, it’s now been made even easier. Just go to the site at the link below and enter your postcode then away you go! If you need text to send, you will find a link to text you can personalise (you will need to log in to access this). It is through faxes like this that we can begin to apply pressure to those with the power to make the changes needed.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=2
THE END OF CHEAP OIL : THE ULTIMATE INTRODUCTION
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the popular Flashmedia presentation, “The Facts, The Figures, The Frightening Truth”. V1.3 is now out. It is a good way to introduce people to the problem.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/images/stories/animoil.swf
13 MUST READ OIL FACTS
PowerSwitch has produced a basic document with 13 Must Read Oil Facts for your friends and family. You will need to be logged in to access this.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=219&Itemid=39
Quite a few more resources have been added to the campaign section – documents you can print out and share. You will need to log in to access this section. We are in need of more posters so if there are any designers out there, or people who know of designers who may be willing to help, please get it touch with us at [email protected]
Latest News & Views From Around The World
UK ECONOMY ‘SHOCKING DEPENDENT’ ON ROAD TRAFFIC
You will be amazed at how our society functions on a knife-edge, and how vulnerable we are to shortages.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=220&Itemid=2
CAN THE PLANET FEED US?
The BBC looks at the very serious problems ahead of feeding the world’s population.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=2
WIND POWER PROBLEMS
A detailed and large scale case study highlights very serious challenges that threaten to end the dream of wind power being a significant solution.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=2
NEW OIL PROJECTS CANNOT MEET WORLD DEMAND THIS DECADE
A new ODAC study reveals that oil supplies are all but certain to remain
tight this decade.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=2
POWERING THE PLANET
The BBC takes a look at how we’ll power the planet in the future.
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=2
Keep up with all the news
www.powerswitch.org.uk/portal/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=1&Itemid=2
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