Peak Oil in the News
Peak Oil News Friday June 8th 2007



Video, discussion on oil is set Sunday afternoonVideo, discussion on oil is set Sunday afternoon
(Leelanau Enterprise: Thu, 07 Jun) Doug and Ann McInnis will present the video Peak Oil and a discussion on the future and dependence on petroleum products Sunday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Northport.


Drivers stung for $1m a dayDrivers stung for $1m a day
(The Courier Mail: Thu, 07 Jun) QUEENSLAND motorists are being ripped off by $1million a day on their petrol bills while politicians and the competition watchdog argue over what to do about it.


Peace is greatest crop of them allPeace is greatest crop of them all
(Ilford Recorder: Thu, 07 Jun) SOMETHING exciting is beginning to take root in Hainault and more and more people want a "peace" of it. In the grounds of a 10-acre community garden that is virtually unknown to the rail commuters and residents who pass it every day, an ecological revolution has begun to bloom.


'Deep Economy': ideas for a better world'Deep Economy': ideas for a better world
(Prairie Public Broadcasting: Thu, 07 Jun) Bill McKibben envisions a new economy more attuned to environmental harmony and human satisfaction. His round-the-world reporting and thoughtful analysis give great weight to both his warnings and his prescriptions for change.



World Population

Local news briefsLocal news briefs
(Stevens Point Journal: Wed, 06 Jun) The countys public safety/emergency management committee voted this morning to support a recommendation made by deputy corporation counsel Blair Ward regarding a settlement to end the employment of Portage County Jail Captain Evan Hansen.


Peak Oil Passnotes: Normalising $70 OilPeak Oil Passnotes: Normalising $70 Oil
(Resource Investor: Thu, 31 May) These days as prices bounce around just under $70 we are hearing politicians say that the “low price” of energy is helping dampen inflationary pressures. So is $65-$70 oil now low? What will be the next high?


Economic View: Self-interest will do more to cut carbon emissions than all the low-energy light bulbs in the worldEconomic View: Self-interest will do more to cut carbon emissions than all the low-energy light bulbs in the world
(Independent: Sat, 02 Jun) The wind has shifted direction. The acknowledgement last week by President Bush that the world needed a new treaty to curb carbon emissions, and that the US would support this, is an important back-cloth to this week's G8 economic summit in Heiligendamm on Germany's Baltic coast.


What's behind the 'perfect storm' of rising gas prices?What's behind the 'perfect storm' of rising gas prices?
(Navasota Examiner: Fri, 01 Jun) As gasoline prices surge past the $3-a-gallon mark, it's tempting to blame "Big Oil" for "price-gouging," the idea being this is all part of a conspiracy to control oil supply.


Add
  to:
                          

NEW: Peak Oil Totally Explained



© 2006-7 WMHQ.com Powered by Yahoo! News Thumbnails by Bluga.net Webthumb