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Archive for “Peak Oil” category
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6 Dec 2005
A new species, discovered recently in Borneo, could be under threat by the growing European biodiesel industry. The cat-like animal, which actually when I first saw the picture I thought was a minature brontosaurus until I noticed that its ‘neck’ was actually its tail, is thought to be a kind of cat. The BBC reported on it this morning in an article called ‘New mammal’ seen in Borneo. It turns out however that the creature is already at risk due to deforestation of Borneo’s indigienous forests in order for the planting of palm oil to feed Europe’s rapidly expanding demand for biofuels to replace diminishing oil imports.
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6 Dec 2005
**David Holmgren** is the co-founder of permaculture, originating the concept in the late 1970s when David was Bill’s student at a progressive university in Australia. For many years, David had been overshadowed by Bill’s outgoing and occasionally outrageous character; while Bill toured the world inspiring many people and infuriating a few more, David stayed at home, home-schooled his son, built his house, planted his garden, walked his talk. With the recent publication of his latest book, ‘Permaculture – principles and pathways beyond sustainability’, David has begun to reclaim his place at the heart
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6 Dec 2005
I had a phone call last night from a pub in Kinsale from the Transition Design team, Louise, Catherine and Graham, to tell me some historic news. At a meeting of **Kinsale Town Council** last night, Transition Design’s proposal that Kinsale become Ireland’s first ‘Transition Town’ was unanimously approved. The proposal put before the Council was;
>**Notice of Motion**
>This council supports the efforts of the not-for-profit company “Transition Design
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2 Dec 2005
All the indications are that we are nearing the peak in world oil production, indeed, if Kenneth Deffeyes, author of ‘Beyond Oil’, is to be believed, it passed a couple of weeks ago. Predictions from a range of writers and professionals seem to be converging into two ‘clumps’. The one group, who comprise mostly people with a background in geology, such as Colin Campbell and Chris Skrebowski, tend to gather around 2007-2010 as the date for the peak. A second group, mostly economists or Government bodies, present more optimistic scenarios, around 2020 -2035. But what of the oil companies? What do those who ultimately hold the true reserves data that most other researchers can only guess at, have to say about when we might reach the peak?
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28 Nov 2005
**A Review of “Energy and the Common Purpose – descending the Energy Staircase with Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs)” – David Fleming. The Lean Economy Connection (2005)**
*Here is a review of David Fleming’s new book. It is highly recommended.*
On the surface, the issues of climate change and peak oil call for very similar responses. It is, after all, about reducing the use of fossil fuels. However, there are differences, highlighted in the Government’s recent announcement that it will begin a new programme of nuclear power plant building. On the face of it a good solution to climate change, it brings the UK’s carbon emissions in line with international agreements and business-as-usual can continue. From a peak oil perspective however, it is no solution at all. Nuclear power plants take 20 years to come on stream, peak oil is
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A new species, discovered recently in Borneo, could be under threat by the growing European biodiesel industry. The cat-like animal, which actually when I first saw the picture I thought was a minature brontosaurus until I noticed that its ‘neck’ was actually its tail, is thought to be a kind of cat. The BBC reported on it this morning in an article called ‘New mammal’ seen in Borneo. It turns out however that the creature is already at risk due to deforestation of Borneo’s indigienous forests in order for the planting of palm oil to feed Europe’s rapidly expanding demand for biofuels to replace diminishing oil imports.
