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Susan Van Haitsma : Biking for Life
Susan’s dad, on his trusty steed. Photo from Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog.Biking for life:How cool is my dad? By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / May 21, 2010 It’s National Bike Month, and I’m thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged Biking, Energy Conservation, Environment, Fossil Fuels, People, Susan Van Haitsma
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David P. Hamilton : On the Road in France
French road sign warns of curves ahead. Photo from photoguide.cz.On the road in France:A different approach to getting around …you will often find yourself passing through villages where the road shrinks to one lane to be shared with pedestrians, bicycles, … Continue reading
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Tagged Automobiles, David P. Hamilton, Europe, Fossil Fuels, France, Paris, Transit, Transportation, Travel, Urban Culture
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From the Massey Blast to the BP Spill : Fossil Fuels are Killing Us
Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning before sinking into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from U.S. Department of Energy / Leonard Doyle / Flickr.Global response emerging:Fossil fuels are killing us By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / May 11, 2010 … Continue reading
Energy Drain : Peak Oil and the Big Spill
Drill, baby, drill:Time to get serious about energy policy By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 Yesterday, President Obama went to Louisiana and met with officials there concerning the growing disaster caused by the explosion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Oil Drilling, Oil Spill, Peak Oil, Ted McLaughlin
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The Future of Agriculture : Genetics and the Limits of Oil
Agriculture, genetics and a sustainable future… …the oil requirement for U.S. food production and transportation will no doubt loom as a much bigger factor, forcing a restructuring of the food industry. By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / November … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Genetic Engineering, Peak Oil, Sustainability, Transportation
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Climate Bill : Morphing into a Monster?
“Acid Tar.” Image ©2009 ~Monster-Man-08.A John Kerry/Lindsay Graham production:Pro-nuke, pro-drilling, pro-coal ‘climate bill’ By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / October 15, 2009 Is the climate bill morphing into an excuse to promote fossil fuels and new nuclear power … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipartisanship, Climate Legislation, Congress, Energy, Fossil Fuels
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Roger Baker : The Reality of ‘Peak Oil,’ Part 2
ASPO USA. Peak Oil is the point at which the total world oil production reaches its high point and finally starts to decline… We at last have some pretty convincing data to indicate that world oil production probably peaked forever … Continue reading
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Tagged Financial Crisis, Fossil Fuels, Oil Production, Peak Oil, World Economy
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Roger Baker : The Reality of ‘Peak Oil,’ Part 1
ASPO Ireland. Peak Oil is the point at which the total world oil production reaches its high point and finally starts to decline… We at last have some pretty convincing data to indicate that world oil production probably peaked forever … Continue reading
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Tagged Financial Crisis, Fossil Fuels, Oil Production, Peak Oil, World Economy
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Melting Arctic Ice Creates International Drilling Free For All
Melting ice will open up much of the Arctic to undersea excavation of natural resources. ‘The United States, Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, and other interested parties are all attempting to claim jurisdiction over the opening Arctic territory… Increasingly lost in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic Ice Cap, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Natural Resources, Russia
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Global Warming : Past the Tipping Point
The Most Important Number on EarthNow that we know how far we are past the carbon tipping point, it’s time to freak out—and get to work.By Bill McKibben Sooner or later, you have to draw a line. We’ve spent the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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Roger Baker : Getting a Read on this Economy Business
‘We can now observe that the creation of unlimited credit by unregulated investment banks, together with peak/near peak oil causing a steep oil price rise, is together enough to trigger a panicky deflationary spiral that has its own complex dynamics.’ … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Economic Collapse, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Fossil Fuels, Peak Oil, Recession, World Economy
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Climate Change : OMG. It’s Even Worse Than we Thought it was Worse Than.
House sliding into the sea. As climate change melts the permafrost, Arctic villages slip into the sea, taking a way of life with them. Photo by Robert Knoth / Mother Jones. The planet is now so vandalised that only total … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming
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