Is The World About To Be Running On Empty? As evidence emerges of dwindling oil reserves, the price of crude hits $135 a barrel --- In France, fishermen are blockading oil refineries. In Britain, lorry drivers are planning a day of action. In the US, the car maker Ford is to cut production... (read more)

Exerpts - “Transportation has the fastest growing carbon emissions of any economic sector and automobiles are largely to blame with more than 600 million passenger vehicles now cruising the world’s roads. ” “Today, the real task is … to create … a ‘people’s transport system.’ Addressing the climate crisis requires entirely new... (read more)

Exerpts and a little commentary - After explaining why we should expect energy costs to rise, Sean proposes that we "agree, for now, that energy prices, and particularly fossil fuels prices, will remain high into the foreseeable future." Then Sean writes about food issues -- "Petro-chemicals play a critical role... (read more)

Exerpts - "According to the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC), the European experience with carbon taxes shows that it sometimes has a beneficial impact initially, but that this effect does not last. That is, people get used to paying the higher prices and go right... (read more)

Exerpts - "Legally binding bans on clotheslines that exist in some Ontario housing subdivisions will soon be obsolete" "The elimination of the bans was recommended last year by the province's chief energy conservation officer, Peter Love, who argued that operating clothes dryers in the middle of summer runs counter to the... (read more)

Edmonton Journal - "Canada missing golden opportunity in Bali" Exerpts - "Canada has moved from being a quiet climate failure on the margins of multilateral negotiations to a roadblock to international progress." "Canada has been and continues to be amongst the worst per capita contributors to climate change in the world. With only... (read more)

The Boston Globe - "China’s Not Alone in Environmental Crisis" Exerpts - China is a "country choking on its own 'success,' now producing over 20 percent of global greenhouse gases" "The West has worked long and hard to transform China into what it is today: an industrial platform for the world where some... (read more)

The Guardian - "We've been suckered again by the US. So far the Bali deal is worse than Kyoto" "America will keep on wrecking climate talks as long as those with vested interests in oil and gas fund its political system" Exerpts - "In 1997 and in 2007 [the US] got the best... (read more)

Hello everyone, The Weather Network in Canada wants the support of the public as they go before the CRTC to make their pitch for an Environmental Network. If it comes to pass it would be another way to get the word out on PO to the public. Please click... (read more)

Revolution from the Heart of Nature by Michael Pollan Local food economies are our best hope for checking the drift toward the total global economy. A revolt is underway across this country-a revolt of small producers and consumers. Some of the most important politics today are happening at the farmer's market. We're told that it's very... (read more)

The last 10 questions concerning this article are particularly useful for those of us struggling to get this issues on the public's radar. Published on Sunday, June 10, 2007 by Resource Insights The official story: A lesson in how to undermine it By Kurt Cobb It is now the official story in... (read more)

One of my degrees is in psychology and thus the psychology of this issue is of immense interest to me. I posted something on the mentality of survivors of calamity and disaster last week. This was taken from Gregory Jeffer's blog, there is a third part in the... (read more)

CANADIAN ENERGY SECURITY Easterners could freeze in the dark The U.S. has a national energy policy that emphasizes self-sufficiency, energy independence and domestic ownership. Why don't we? GORDON LAXER The Globe and Mail May 28, 2007 At a meeting of the House of Commons' international trade committee earlier this month, Leon Benoit, the Conservative... (read more)

When the head of the world's largest oil company says we had better start conserving, you know there's something afoot. G8 must focus on energy, not just economy - Russia By Jeff Mason BRUSSELS - The world should rethink its emphasis on unfettered economic growth and boost efforts to create environmentally-friendly sources... (read more)

Published on Thursday, May 31, 2007 by Falls Church News-Press The peak oil crisis: Preparing for depletion By Tom Whipple News on the gasoline stockpile situation was delayed this week due to the Memorial Day holiday. As gasoline consumption figures over the long weekend won’t be available until the middle of next... (read more)

Great book, very apt for PO, particularly point number one of his 12 rules. Darwin said it was neither the strongest or the smartest that survives but the most adaptive, we will be compelled to adapt or face the consequences for not doing so, some of which seem to... (read more)

I wish to extend a big thank you to Post Carbon Toronto and Randy Park in covering a transportation forum at which I was invited to speak. I was contacted by one of the sponsors of a transportation event concerning the future of diesel and the tractor trailer industry... (read more)

Radio Ecoshock podcast - http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/ecoshock/ES_Baird_Climate_Disaster.mp3 Canada's Environment Minister "John Baird fights climate change - by increasing CO2. Al Gore calls it "fraud"" If you're interested in figuring out what the Conservatives have been up to regarding Canadian CO2 emissions driving climate change, I highly recommend this podcast from Radio Ecoshock... (read more)

Birth of a New Wedge By Kelpie Wilson t r u t h o u t | Report Thursday 03 May 2007 Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia - As delegates met in Bangkok this week... (read more)

Gore Calls Canada Climate Plan a "Fraud" http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/043007O.shtml Al Gore condemned Canada's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, saying it was a fraud "designed to mislead the Canadian people." Under the initiative announced Thursday, Canada would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020. But the government acknowledged it would not... (read more)

The Vegetable-Industrial Complex By Michael Pollan The New York Times Sunday 15 October 2006 [excerpts from longish article, found on www.truthout.org] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that our food supply now sickens 76 million Americans every year, putting more... (read more)

The City of Hamilton just published its official plan for the city and Peak Oil. It is encouraging that a major Canadian city has picked up the ball and run with it. Their plan may offer some insights into municipal action plans for the rest of us.... (read more)

An article from Hamilton, be sure to write city councillor Dave Braden at dbraden@hamilton.ca and express support for the man, we Peakniks need all the support we can get! The end of aviation is closing in, energy consultant says Kevin Werner, Stoney Creek (May 5, 2006) Hamilton should re-think its economic strategy that ties... (read more)

A new report, commissioned for the Government of Canada's National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy looks at the possible impact of Peak Oil on future transportation systems. The report was prepared under contract by consultants Richard Gilbert and Anthony Perl. The full report is available at torontopeakoil/files Summary This paper sets the... (read more)