Experiencing the Earth's glories and stings, all in 1 ride - roanoke.com
(The New River Valley Current: Tue, 20 Nov) On the last perfect day, a glorious autumn sun shone through leaf-dappled forests, vivid shadows painted traffic-free leaf-flecked country roads. I was smarting at the time from what I perceived as a snub. The town of Blacksburg, in conjunction with Virginia Tech, was organizing a Sustainability Week. I had offered to present a lecture about the threat of peak oil, the point where the ...

The Age of Petroleum draws to a close
(Radio Netherlands: Thu, 22 Nov) The moment when the maximum global petroleum production has been reached could be just a few years away. Yet by 2030 the world will need nearly double the quantity we are using now.

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(Yemen Observer: Thu, 22 Nov) Radical Islam, or Islamo-fascism as conservatives are prone to call it, conveys the impression of a political movement. It is no such animal. Al-Qaida's suicide bombers and assorted gunslingers are not individual al-Qaida terrorists, inspired by Osama bin Laden, who have hijacked a religion.