Month: February 2005

I?ve collected a list of reasons why the trend towards globality will reverse shortly, and the importance of regionality will increase 1) Fuel costs and consequently transport costs will rise. We will travel less.2) As our immune systems weaken (average weakening currently at least 30% from the 50s according to natural doctors) and diseases like…

I have heard people asking to be shown the way forward towards sustainability, not forced to by instability resulting from oil reserve depletion, but by taking charge to manage the transition. How can we make local communities self-sufficient? How can we make knowledge open source? How can we ensure scientists cooperate with farmers so we…

Oil awareness meetings are being held all over the world. Last I looked there were meetings in 210 locations. Click on the link to find a meeting (or a meeting on another subject) near you. Get out there! Meetup.com is truly a revolution in using the web to develop personal contacts around topics of mutual…

Simmons and Company International is an independant investment bank working throughout the whole spectrum of the energy industry. Mathew R Simmons recently presented his outlook for the industry in 2005. 2005 will be a lot rougher than 2004. The world needs a B and C plan in case the A plan (carry on as if…

The Swedish Government, alarmed by deteriorating health of the population, called on The Swedish National Food Administration and the Swedish National Institute of Public Health to draft an action plan for better health. The plan was released on 9/2 and is available in English summary on the link below. The findings in summary: Swedes are…

BP profits are up. In fact BP is making $ 1.8 million Dollars an hour. Fine for them, but commentators say they are pumping out more than they are finding, at a replenishment rate over 80%. Richard Heinberg says “Surely a civilization whose entire basis rests upon the extraction and use – and thus the…

One interesting thing to note about civilizations is that they have a nasty habit of collapsing. Many of them have come to their ends for similar reasons, and often the process of collapse has begun within only years of their reaching their maxima of geographical extent, military power, and accumulated wealth. Clive Ponting, in his…

Late last year, Dale Allen Pfeiffer started looking into how natural gas shortages would affect fertilizer production costs. The article “EATING OIL” unravels the myriad of ways we now rely on fossil fuel to get food onto our table- Alarming for anyone pursuing sustainability – as oil and gas are being used up at a…

Matt Savinar (see earlier post about Oil running out)is interviewed on the American Antigravity site. Hear Matt speak about how he, with his lawyer’s zest for digging for facts, evidence and statements, pieced together his view of where the world is headed.

In his excellent analysis of the probable effects of coming oil shortages, Matt Savinar puts his finger on something that goes counter to what a lot of sustainability- promoters advocate: increasing efficiency will run counter to promoting sustainability. As we have to reduce energy consumption by 80% we should work to create more efficient use…