Peak oil to arrive sooner than expected (AME Info: Wed, 23 Jan) Peak oil, the point in time at which the maximum global petroleum production rate is reached, will arrive sooner than most observers expect and bring about an economic crisis that will be much greater than the one that is currently taking place in the world markets, according to author David Strahan.
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Peak Oil Passnotes: CERA's Silly Season (Resource Investor: Fri, 18 Jan) The famous cheerleaders for the oil industry have come out with their latest pronouncement on why peak oil is rubbish. It makes very interesting reading, if you are a fan of comedy.
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The Death Set: Alive And Active (CMJ: Thu, 24 Jan) Sydney-to-Baltimore transplants The Death Set have announced the release of their first full-length album, Worldwide , out April 22 via Counter. The LP will come at long last for many fans, who, up until now have only enjoyed a slew of EPs and 7-inches.
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Oil Battles Gold for Investment Supremacy (Kitco.com: Thu, 24 Jan) There are many of you who are skeptical of my claim that not only will gold and silver go up like they have in all the rest of the last 4,000 years of economic history when a government started creating excess money and credit like the stupid buttheads that they are, and I get tired of arguing with them because it is so hard to be convincing when it is obvious that I have no idea what in the ...
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already floating around (Pitchfork: Wed, 23 Jan) . Couldn't settle on a single track to showcase the sound, could you, fellas? That's a nice problem to have. This deadly combo will perform many a set over the next few months as well, with a huge tour hitting the U.S. soon and Europe and the UK sooner.
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Wallace Global Fund Names New Executive Director (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News: Wed, 23 Jan) The Wallace Global Fund announces the appointment of Ellen Dorsey as its new executive director. Dorsey has led environmental initiatives in philanthropy and has extensive experience in the human rights field. Dorsey will assume her new post on March 1st, 2008.
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Vermont Students Lead National "Teach-in" On Climate Change (Newswise: Tue, 22 Jan) Focus the Nation, January 31, 2008, promises to be the largest "teach-in" in US history. So far, it has mobilized students at 1400 colleges to plan classes on global warming. Students at the University of Vermont have developed one of the country's most ambitious agendas for the event, expanding beyond the one-day national teach-in to include dozens of events over six days.
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