Yesterday, in Virginia, I filled up my gas tank for $2.75 a gallon. At that price, even old peak oilers like my wife and I hardly think about poor old King Hubbard's theory much these days. And though gas has been cheap in the U.S. for the last six months or more, I still think Hubbard was right that global oil production naturally has a point of peak … [Read more...]
It’s Time Again to Worry about Heating Costs
If you care about climate change and peak oil, you're always thinking about ways to get off of fossil fuels around the world and to save energy around your house. Home energy tweaking can become an obsession. It has for me. Just take light bulbs for example. It seems that only a few years ago, I swapped out all our old incandescents for compact fluorescents that used less … [Read more...]
Why the world needs Transition
There are many approaches to the three main crises threatening civilization today, namely, climate change, peak oil and economic crisis. The problem is that most of them won't work. Weak and cowardly Most responses to these huge problems are too little, too late. For example, even though stimulus (spend more) and austerity (make big cuts) take opposite approaches to fixing … [Read more...]
Infographic: How climate change is destroying the Earth
Image courtesy of LearnStuff.com. -- Transition Voice … [Read more...]
Peak oil explained graphically
If you're into peak oil, you'll love this infographic from carsort.com. It's simple and engaging enough for you to send to your friends who don't yet know or care about peak oil, with basics on where oil comes from, what countries use it most and even what peak oil is. But it's also snazzy enough for energy buffs to print out and tack to the bulletin board, listing EROEI … [Read more...]