 Event focuses on climate change and peak oil
(Asheville Citizen-Times: Thu, 03 Jan) "ClimateSpace: An 'Unconference' on Climate Change and Peak Oil" sponsored by Smith Mill Creek Permaculture School, will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the West Asheville Library, 942 Haywood Road in West Asheville.
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 Peak oil theories
(Financial Times: Wed, 02 Jan) As millenarian prophecies go, “the peak is nigh” might not carry the same doom-packing punch as a promised “end”. Except, that is, in oil circles.
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 OTHER FILM EVENTS
(Tucson Citizen: Thu, 03 Jan) "WHAT A WAY TO GO: LIFE AT THE END OF EMPIRE": Natural Systems Solutions, a project of Attraction Retreat, presents this documentary about a middle-class American coming to grips with peak oil, climate change, mass extinction, population overshoot and the demise of the American lifestyle. Facilitated discussion using open question circles follows. When: 5:45-9:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Bookmans ...
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 Low prices seen threat to UK organic beef
(Environmental News Network: Sat, 05 Jan) LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers must pay more for domestically produced organic beef because current prices are unfair and unsustainable, a leading organic food certification body said on Friday. The Soil Association said in a report issued on Friday that some key supermarkets are not paying enough to cover production costs and choosing to import organic beef even though there could easily ...
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 UK: Organic beef producers under threat report claims
(Just Food: Fri, 04 Jan) A new report from the Soil Association shows British organic beef producers are getting short-changed by processors and some key supermarkets who aren’t paying enough to cover the costs of production.
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 Oil price prompts super re-think
(ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance: Thu, 03 Jan) Tasmanians are being urged to think carefully about their long-term investments, as the price of oil continues to rise.
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 City initiative on 'peak oil'
(The Scotsman: Fri, 28 Dec) EDINBURGH is set to become one of the first UK cities to actively reduce its dependency on oil.
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Your View: It’s time to prepare for energy declines, interruptions
