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Peak Oil News Sunday May 11th 2008



Peak oil problems need facing nowPeak oil problems need facing now
(Bega District News: Wed, 07 May) AN audience at a recent meeting in Candelo was advised not to wait for the impacts of Peak Oil to hit Australia, but to plan and act now to cushion its effects.


Selectboard cuts Peak Oil Task ForceSelectboard cuts Peak Oil Task Force
(Brattleboro Reformer: Wed, 07 May) Wednesday, May 7 BRATTLEBORO -- After thanking the Peak Oil Task Force for a job well done, the Selectboard disbanded the group with the caveat it might call on the members to pursue mitigation strategies to reduce the town's dependence on fossil fuels and cut down on its production of greenhouse gases.


Hybrids in the time of peak oilHybrids in the time of peak oil
(Express India: Fri, 09 May) With crude oil price soaring beyond $122 per barrel and showing ascendent trends, it is depressing that electric car manufacturing is not getting attention in India.


Airlines: The Canary in the Peak Oil Coalmine?Airlines: The Canary in the Peak Oil Coalmine?
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The Ely Times - elynews.com :: Opinion: HarpoonThe Ely Times - elynews.com :: Opinion: Harpoon
(Ely Daily Times: Wed, 07 May) The price of regular gas in Ely is pushing $4 per gallon and diesel is close to $4.50. Experts of every stripe regurgitate their reasons for the spike in prices. But this runaway price of gas seems to shore up M. King Hubbert's “peak oil” theory and bell curve.


Ask AP: Leaded gas and college football poll votesAsk AP: Leaded gas and college football poll votes
(AP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 09 May) It used to be called "regular." But there's nothing regular about leaded gasoline these days — good luck even finding a gallon.


Summitgoers push for sustainable citiesSummitgoers push for sustainable cities
(San Francisco Chronicle: Sat, 10 May) Is there life after cars? Could your house be transformed into a unit in a mixed-use, multifamily building with a vegetable garden on the roof? Would you drink "toilet to tap" water - purified, recycled sewage - or would you rather die of thirst? These...


AP: More Gas QuestionsAP: More Gas Questions
(Albuquerque Journal: Sat, 10 May) What happened to regular gas?


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