Peak Oil to discuss water privatization (The Eureka Reporter: Tue, 23 Oct) The Peak Oil Action Group will hold a discussion tonight on the negative effects of the global effort to privatize water, according to a news release.
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Not Peak Oil, But Lots More Oil (Energy Pulse: Tue, 23 Oct) There was an interesting news item out of Moscow in late September to which most people probably paid little heed.
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A Time to Conserve, Part I (GoldSeek.com: Wed, 24 Oct) California's wild fires are the big environmental news this week, but I still cannot stop thinking about Atlanta's water shortage. In case you haven't heard, a big part of the Southeast has been in the grips of a severe drought for the past two years . According to some reports, things are so serious that Atlanta is down to about a three month's supply of drinking water.
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Events happening in southwestern Michigan (The Kalamazoo Gazette: Tue, 23 Oct) v A PANEL PRESENTATION about global warming, sponsored by Greenpeace, is being held in the Kalamazoo Public Library's Van Deusen Room, 315 S. Rose St. The focus is how global warming is affecting Michiganians and what can be done.
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Global Oil Output Peaked in 2006 - German Think Tank (Planet Ark: Mon, 22 Oct) BERLIN - Global oil output peaked in 2006 and will decline by seven percent per year, a Berlin-based energy think tank said on Monday, drawing a bleaker picture of energy supplies than other forecasts.
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Slaughter's tough leadership exasperates Republicans (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Mon, 22 Oct) Rep. Louise Slaughter, the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee, has been a strong but divisive leader. She has infuriated Republicans, and nettled some Democrats, in the process.
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