Economics – Feb 23
Kurt Cobb: Why your investment adviser can’t advise the world
Which capitalism will it be?
The anti-economy
Paul Krugman: Who’ll stop the pain?
The global collapse: a non-orthodox view
Day: February 23, 2009
Transport – Feb 23
In Amsterdam, the bicycle still rules
Slice of stimulus package will go to faster trains
Aviation lobbying in UK
Drop in passenger numbers delays Stansted expansion by two years
Review: Two Billion Cars
Coping – Feb 23
When consumers cut back: a lesson from Japan
Say what you will, it’s still about the money
One way to cope? Grow your own
Fix-It Nation: in tough times, tailors and cobblers thrive
Amish home and garden show
Deep thought – Feb 23
Conflict over, and in the midst of, nature’s assets
NYT: Could energy success backfire in the end?
Gloom and doom
The secret
Economics & consequences – Feb 23
Zbigniew Brzezinski warns of class warfare and riots
Huge protest over Irish economy
Latvia’s government falls on economic toll
In parched Argentina, worries over economy grow
Britain faces summer of rage – police
Jobless, restless China: 20 million and growing
Creating a cottage garden
The early Puritans left their mark on us in a number of ways, some of which make life a series of joyless tasks. Sometimes I think their devotees must write garden books. The tone of many of the how-to books reeks of rules, admonitions, and dicta. How about a garden that is programmed to give you joy, to take care of you?
Peak oil & supplies – Feb 23
Peak Oil: why $40 per barrel is no cause for complacency
The great oil output race
Energy secretary predicts higher demand for oil
Oil companies spend millions to protect the primary source of the world’s energy
Peak Oil Review – Feb 23
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil issues – including:
– Production and Prices
– The March OPEC meeting
– Nigeria
– China goes shopping
– Briefs