 David Roberts: Peak Oil: More Than Cars
(HuffingtonPost: Wed, 31 Oct) Rapid and continuing escalation in the price of oil will affect virtually every corner of the economy. Oil is not confined to the personal transportation sector, it's the foundation of industrial economies.
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 Post Carbon Cities: New book on meeting challenges of 'peak oil' and global warming.
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 01 Nov) Record-setting prices for oil are creating huge problems for America's cities as they cope with soaring fuel costs. In Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty, Daniel Lerch of Post Carbon Institute shows city leaders how to create plans to reduce local vulnerability to rising prices and volatile energy markets.
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 Exploration of oil alternatives picks up steam
(The Houma Courier: Wed, 31 Oct) HOUMA — Now that some analysts say we’ve passed peak oil production, and a crisis could loom if we don’t change our consumption rate, what’s next for the energy-based Louisiana economy?
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 Legislature begins planning for oil shortage
(Connecticut Post: Fri, 02 Nov) HARTFORD — Lawmakers led by Rep. Terry Backer and Sen. Bob Duff on Thursday warned of potential dire consequences if Connecticut ignores the soaring price and plummeting worldwide availability
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 Power from the final frontier
(Guardian Unlimited: Thu, 01 Nov) Science & environment: Giant collectors in space that beam solar energy back to Earth could soon be a reality. James Bloom reports.
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SHAMY: It's time to find something to ban in Vermont
