Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Stuff from Energy Bulletin

Manufactured nightmares
There is nothing that says, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here," quite like a trip to China with Edward Burtynsky, an internationally known Canadian photographer.

General Motors CEO: oil has peaked
The world's biggest car maker, General Motors, believes the global oil supply has peaked and a switch to electric cars is inevitable.

The dislodging of another leg from Western primacy
The western oil companies that have swaggered their way through the halls of power since the beginning of the last century are losing out to Aramco, Gazprom, PetroChina, and so on. Now another underpinning of Western primacy in the world -- global finance -- is going the same way.

From Peak oil - Jan 15:
Matt Simmons: Peak oil & beyond
Marin Katusa, Casey Research via Financial Sense

From Solutions & sustainability - Jan 15:
Slow Money Revolution: the global growth of local currencies
Cliona O Conaill, New Consumer magazine via Transition Culture

Toward A Post-Oil Community
Peter Goodchild, CounterCurrents.org

Rob Hopkins interviewed by Ted Trainer (part 4)
Rob Hopkins, Transition Culture

Previous installments of the interview:
Parts, 1, 2, 3

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