Environment – May 27
Situation in sinking Tuvalu scary, says PM / Jet streams off track, may affect weather patterns / Green water and sustainable agriculture / Salon on climate change / Al Gore in NYC (speech coverage)
Food
Solutions & sustainability – May 25
Tree-hugging capitalists / Do you really need the perfect green lawn? / Wall St. develops the tools to invest in climate change / My life as an ethical test driver /
Farmers’ markets go beyond green /
‘Green chemistry’ hitting the market / The emergence of the green blogs
Other energy – May 25
Ecstasy and paralysis: Getting used to life without electricity in Africa / Energy demand may impact feed industry /
Money key driver in changing consumer attitudes to energy / Australia: Petrol prices hit car sales /
Consumer Reports: Gas prices having big impact
E85: Spinning our Wheels
If you listen to the news lately, you know that E85 is going to lead the U.S. to energy independence, just like it did in Brazil. Perhaps not, argues Robert Rapier.
Former McDonald’s cook confesses
McDonald’s got me to college. I don’t just mean that I saved money by consuming tons of their cheap hamburgers and fries and gallons of milkshakes, which I did. I also worked there for three years, beginning at about $1 an hour.
Solutions & sustainability – May 20
It’s easier being green at the local level /
Global food supply near the breaking point /
Lure of the urban veggie garden /
Last chance to save LA’s South Central Farm / Smart meters
Solutions & sustainability – May 17
Ecology for transformation / The greening of Chicago / A science of securing basic needs through sustainable, ecological methods / What are you buying when you buy organic? / Have you reduced your dependence on cars? / Connecting the dots on high gas prices (urban redesign)
Triage for the post-peak oil age
When casualties overwhelm battlefield doctors, they are often forced to sort the wounded into three groups: those who will survive without treatment, those who will likely die even with treatment, and those who will probably live but only with treatment. In the post-peak oil age we will likely be faced with a similar situation in deciding which activities a lower-energy society can support.
Solutions & sustainability – May 13
Ivins: developments in journalism’s Internet frontier / Interview with John Talberth (“Redefining Progress”) / Earn well, live cheap (telecommuting) /
Wal-Mart eyes organic foods
Solutions & sustainability – May 10
Jeff Vail: valuing elegance /
Resurgence issue on sustainability /
CSIRO sustainability newsletter #58 /
Fossil-free landscaping / Cassandra without portfolio: Maine’s Edward Myers
Food & agriculture – May 4
“Ripe for Change” about Calif. agriculture – on PBS May 4 / Fuel, fertilizer prices expected to keep climbing /
Michael Pollan’s new book on the U.S. food chain provides much to chew on / New “100-Mile Diet” website
Principles for the post-peak oil job market
When I speak before college audiences about peak oil, I often ask if there are any engineers present. I suggest that they concentrate on jobs that will produce rather than consume energy, particularly energy that is renewable and doesn’t create greenhouse gas emissions.