Peak Oil in the News

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Peak Oil News Wednesday March 28th 2007

Peak oil - the German techno-thriller
(Salon.com: Tue, 27 Mar) Who needs science fiction for a fantastic plot when a global energy crisis looms?

T. Boone Pickens to discuss peak oil concerns with Midland audience
(Midland Reporter-Telegram: Sun, 25 Mar) T. Boone Pickens made a name for himself in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he was labeled a corporate raider for efforts to take over companies like Gulf Oil Co., which ended up being absorbed by Chevron.

Film Listings
(San Francisco Bay Guardian: Wed, 28 Mar) Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Kimberly Chun, Michelle Devereaux, Susan Gerhard, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Johnny Ray Huston, Jonathan L. Knapp, Laurie Koh, Lynn Rapoport, Sara Schieron, Jason Shamai, and Chuck Stephens. The film intern is Matt Sussman.

Public transportation lacks adequate funding
(The Burlington Free Press: Tue, 27 Mar) Of course I wondered, "How did Vermont fare compared to the rest of the United States?" When the article noted that the 2.9 percent increase was larger than any seen since 1957, my jaw dropped.

Sam Butler: Clean fuel's internal combustion
(Michigan Daily: Mon, 26 Mar) Imagine legislators in Washington being driven around in steam-powered cars, indicting heavy polluting car companies, holding federal hearings on reducing carbon emissions, and introducing legislation to ban the internal combustion engine within 10 years. Sound like an optimistic future? Try 35 years ago.

APPLE leader inspires others to help planet
(The Union: Mon, 26 Mar) A Nevada City woman transformed her life by trading in her SUV for a motorcycle, replacing all the lightbulbs in her house with energy-efficient bulbs, taking in a roommate, cutting down on meat consumption and saying goodbye to her cell phone.

Jane Smiley: Videoranch Followup
(HuffingtonPost: Sat, 24 Mar) Thanks to those who showed up at my Videoranch reading last evening. I think I can say it was an interesting experience for everyone, and, perhaps the new new thing, but who knows? When I was a child, my mother had a few things that my father, who considered himself an innovator, had purchased over the years thinking that they would someday be big-the one I remember is a wire recorder. He ...

Ivy Tech to offer students new scholarships for fall
(Evansville Courier & Press: Sun, 25 Mar) Ivy Tech's Medical Assisting Program will have five new scholarships in the fall thanks to a partnership with Deaconess Medical Group.

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