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Peak Oil News Wednesday August 15th 2007



Current Issue:Current Issue:
(California Aggie: Mon, 13 Aug) 7 p.m. Davis Library's Blanchard Room, 315 E. 14th St. Watch Oil, Smoke and Mirrors, part of the bi-monthly Make Peace and 9/11 film series. The film explores issues of Peak Oil and the War on Terror. Admission is free with donations are accepted.


Charcoal - fuel or fertiliser?Charcoal - fuel or fertiliser?
(Trinidad Express: Mon, 13 Aug) I received an e-mail comment from a reader in Tasmania on my article, "Peak Oil - expensive food" (Express, July 30), pointing to the research on "agrichar" or "biochar". The reader was responding to my view that in T&T we have to seek an agricultural system that is less dependent on fossil fuels.


Locations SearchLocations Search
(East Bay Express: Tue, 14 Aug) 5105 Genoa St. Emeryville, CA 94608 Phone: 510-763-4241 Hours: Hours vary. After spending one summer at an organic farm in Graton, where she grew specialty vegetables for high-end Bay Area restaurants, Willow Rosenthal decided to apply her green thumb to a more populist form of agriculture.


Lakeshore updateLakeshore update
(Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Tue, 14 Aug) TOWN OF SCHLESWIG A 17-year-old from Valders died after a 6:34 a.m. crash Monday on South Cedar Lake Road, just south of Rockville Road, in the town of Schleswig.



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Wolf In Intelligent Clothing: 'Skinning Politics'Wolf In Intelligent Clothing: 'Skinning Politics'
(Addict 3D: Sun, 12 Aug) Ian Bogost has an interesting little post up on his Water Cooler Games about 'skinning games' - wrapping a pretty standard game mechanic in a fresh new wrapping, in this case wrapping standard-issue combat games in the covering of a serious political topic , an oil crisis 20 years in the future.


Towns prepare for 'peak oil' pointTowns prepare for 'peak oil' point
(BBC News: Sun, 05 Aug) BBC Radio Scotland's Investigation programme looks at the development of transition towns.


Why 'peak oil' may soon pique your interestWhy 'peak oil' may soon pique your interest
(The Christian Science Monitor: Sun, 05 Aug) World oil production peaked in 2005, says one expert, and that presents serious problems in the future.


Seattle Movie EventsSeattle Movie Events
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Thu, 09 Aug) "The Mambo Kings," Jacques Tati, "Little Miss Sunshine" and more.


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