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New research shows 7 out of 10 Kiwis want NZ Govt to prepare for Peak Oil

Submitted by senjmito on 1 September 2010 - 12:56pm | Story

WWF NZ has commissioned a couple of opinion polls on the government's response (or
lack of it) to projected oil price increases. Here are the press releases they issued about the results. Both are well worth checking out.

http://www.wwf.org.nz/?4960/Seven-out-of-ten-Kiwis-want-Govt-to-prepare-for-peak-oil » Read more

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Peak oil alarm revealed by secret official talks

Submitted by Rimu on 22 August 2010 - 8:46pm | Story

The Guardian says, among other things:

Behind government dismissals of 'alarmist' fears there is growing concern over critical future energy supplies.

Speculation that government ministers are far more concerned about a future supply crunch than they have admitted has been fuelled by the revelation that they are canvassing views from industry and the scientific community about "peak oil" » Read more

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Collapse - The Movie

Submitted by Natalie-Stewart on 14 July 2010 - 6:29pm | updated 14 Jul 2010 | Blog entry

Hi Yesterday I saw an amazing (if somewhat depressing) movie as part of the International Film Festival called Collapse www.collapsemovie.com. The movie is basically Michael Ruppert talking for an hour and a half about peak oil and the ultimate effect that this will have on our world. I feel he might be too pessimistic and somewhat of a conspiracy theorist (at least I hope he is) but it was eye-opening for me. » Read more

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Are we being too soft?

Submitted by Daryl on 28 April 2010 - 10:07pm | Blog entry

By Natalie Hormann
Original article from the rabbit hole,

http://therabbitholefarm.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/more-thoughts-on-education/ » Read more

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The latest from Richard Heinburg - "Searching for a miracle"

Submitted by Rimu on 23 November 2009 - 11:26am | updated 23 Nov 2009 | Story

Get it from http://www.postcarbon.org/new-site-files/Reports/Searching_for_a_Miracle...

"The fundamental disturbing conclusion of the report is that there is little likelihood that either conventional fossil fuels or alternative energy sources can reliably be counted on to provide the amount and quality of energy that will be needed to sustain economic growth—or even current levels of economic activity—during the remainder of the current century. This preliminary conclusion in turn suggests that a sensible transition energy plan will have to emphasize energy conservation above all. It also raises questions about the sustainability of growth per se, both in terms of human population numbers and economic activity." » Read more

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Otaki Transition towns finally spawns two groups

Submitted by Deirdre on 21 November 2009 - 9:43am | Local news

Update Nov 21 2009

We have had pot luck dinners every month in 2009 and really got to know one another. Edible garden tours have just started again and we have had no documentary films shown all the year. As a result we may have new members who don't really know our raison d'etre.

I have been putting out a regular newsletter and we now have over 150 on our mailing list. We have quite close contact with TTKapiti, with some of us attending their Seedy Sundays. My newsletters have often included some information on peak oil stories or climate change issues. » Read more

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A peak oil game!

Submitted by admin on 30 August 2009 - 7:59pm | Blog entry

In oiligarchy you play an oil driller who explores for oil, corrupts politicians and opposes anything that might decrease society's oil addiction. Have fuuuun, it's at http://www.molleindustria.org/en/oiligarchy

 

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Transition Towns Reloaded - a reminder of the importance of our work a year after it all began

Submitted by everth on 15 August 2009 - 2:33pm | updated 15 Aug 2009 | Blog entry

Green Blog: “Transition Towns” Reloaded

An article written for the Coromandel Town Chronicle. September 09

A year ago, amidst the phenomenal rise of oil and gas prices, the “Transition Town” concept was introduced to Coromandel by the national co-ordinator of the movement, James Samuel from Waiheke, to a packed Hauraki House Theatre. With Oil then trading at just about US$150 per barrel and fuel prices breaching the pain level, the spectre of the world’s coming predicaments had left the realm of “maybe” and had become palpable to everyone. The world economy, until then still growing at exponential levels but fiscally leveraged to braking point, was soon after running head-long into a wall. Trillions in paper assets, mortgages, retirement funds and real estate values evaporated in giant fireworks throughout the world when it became clear that the future could be leveraged no further like a bottomless ATM machine to fund the largesse of the present. Many New Zealanders too lost some of their retirement savings when NZ’s most leveraged of the so called “Finance Companies” collapsed. » Read more

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NEWS: UK INDEPENDENT - WARNING OIL SUPPLIES RUNNING OUT FAST

Submitted by xxancroft on 3 August 2009 - 2:22pm | updated 03 Aug 2009 | Story

 

Warning: Oil supplies are running out fast. Catastrophic shortfalls threaten economic recovery, says world's top energy economist

The world is heading for a catastrophic energy crunch that could cripple a global economic recovery because most of the major oil fields in the world have passed their peak production, a leading energy economist has warned. » Read more

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Another Orlov Gem

Submitted by xxancroft on 30 June 2009 - 10:09pm | updated 01 Jul 2009 | Blog entry

A brilliant piece of writing laced with wit and charm on the normally dismal subject of peak oil.

http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2009/06/slope-of-dysfunction.html

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