This film features former President Bill Clinton; former Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis; author of The Long Emergency, James Howard Kunstler; and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. It explores how our nation is responding to the growing concerns of peak oil and the looming oil crises, and...
If climate change reduces the productivity of the grain exporters; if biofuel production takes a bigger share of the grain grown in those countries; if declining liquid fuels availability increases the cost of bulk shipping; then it seems clear that the hammer is going to fall in Africa first....
Fungus is extremely hard to kill of so I wouldn't expect any dramatic change for a long time rather than overnight. Reply Replied by Dana (Canada) 12/18/2014 Warning! Hey, I don't know if you'll get this or have considered this (since your post is from last year) however ...
I’ve long been searching for the perfect novel set in a world beset by both advanced climate change and the onset of peak oil. And by perfect, here I mean entertaining, instructive and likely to stand the test of time. The Road to Clean Energy Starts Here The key to solving the cli...
In other words, a large change in price only has a small impact on demand. Supply of conventional oil is also relatively inelastic, although for a different reason. The actual cost of pumping a marginal barrel of oil is relatively low, once the capital expenses of prospecting and building ...
(CNN) -- In the high-stakes game of climate change, the United States and other countries are betting on the idea that technology can make dirty coal cleaner. Small town fears quakes from geothermal energy project ANDERSON SPRINGS – Residents in this tiny Lake County community have complained...
The burning of oil and other fossil fuels is raising the levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and threatening huge climate change. At the same time, peak oil -- the end of the world's cheap oil supplies -- is around the corner. Competition for what's left is fuelling wars. To...
Corn is $4 in central Iowa and most of the rest of the Midwest. My point is that grains (like natural gas) must double in price to go to historic norms relative to the price of crude oil. Grains/food inflation has yet to start in earnest. nerd on December 19, 2007 - 11:08pm ...
I don't see anything irrational in being very concerned that the Land of Clinton, Pelosi and Reid will have the inclination to allow a change of course anywhere near what is called for. But feel free to believe the hype, if it sounds nice and Rational to you. Bob Darwinian on December...
Frank RICH reality check, “Angry Clinton Women ♥ McCain?”: “There are many ways that Mr. Obama can lose this election. But his 6-percentage-point lead in the Journal-NBC poll is higher than Mr. Bush’s biggest lead (4...