May 29, 2006 at 6:40 am (Alternative energy, General)
| This item… from Jeremy Wright…. |
ARKLOW, Ireland –(Business Wire)– May 26, 2005 — Leading government and business dignitaries gathered today with local townspeople to officially dedicate the Arklow Bank Offshore Wind Park, a milestone project for both the global wind industry and Ireland. Read the rest of this entry »
May 26, 2006 at 12:41 pm (General)
What's going to happen as we start running out of cheap gas to guzzle?
A few weeks ago, the price of oil ratcheted above fifty-five dollars a barrel, which is about twenty dollars a barrel more than a year ago. The next day, the oil story was buried on page six of the New York Times business section. Apparently, the price of oil is not considered significant news, even when it goes up five bucks a barrel in the span of ten days. That same day, the stock market shot up more than a hundred points because, CNN said, government data showed no signs of inflation. Note to clueless nation: Call planet Earth….
April 20, 2006 at 5:30 am (General, Localization, Sustainable community)
Environmentally Conscious Megasuburb Planned Near Salt Lake City
April 07, 2006 — By Paul Foy, Associated Press
WEST JORDAN, Utah — It's a plan for development that will take more than 50 years from start to finish, on the largest piece of privately owned land next to a U.S. metropolis for an expected half-million residents.
April 19, 2006 at 6:50 am (General)
Google news alert…
A fate worse than global warming?
Scripps Howard News Service – Washington,DC,USA
… Whether it occurs in two years or five years or 30 years, what happens when we reach the downhill slide on the far side of peak oil production? … Read the rest of this entry »
April 18, 2006 at 7:34 am (Alternative energy, General, Perspective)
David Delaney circulated this article this morning.
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Public Opposition to U.K. Nuclear Power Falls as Prices Soar
April 18 (Bloomberg) — The U.K. public's support for nuclear power has increased Read the rest of this entry »
April 15, 2006 at 4:34 am (Alternative energy, General, Perspective)
Walter Derzko… I've seen his name for years, but this morning, I looked in at Walter's blog. It's fascinating and well worth a visit.
Walter's blog, "Smart Economy", has… Read the rest of this entry »
April 13, 2006 at 2:48 pm (General)
This blog was created today during a telephone conversation between Mark Tovey, Ann Coffey and myself.
We have been thinking that we need to create a stream of ideas, thoughts, etc. helping us move our world toward a more sustainable condition, in response to the "Peak Oil" phenomena, and as an add-on to the Crude Awakening website and Ottawa Peak Oil awareness initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »
