For those who appreciate the theatre of the mind here is a torrent link from a really great website devoted to BBC radio.  Its 104 Megabytes so you'll need a Bit-torrent programme

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Cheap fuel does not mean plentiful fuel. Today in Delhi, India the whole city has fun out of petrol, also they have a trucking strike. There has been a mad rush over the last few days to get the remainding fuel and also supermarket food which has been running low due to the trucking strike.

This is being driven by the Oil industry workers going on strike on wednesday. Took just 3 days to empty 413 petrol stations around the city. » Read more

Here is the video of Michael Pollan being interviewed on Web 2.0 Summit. When you have watched this to the end, and been inspired by the possibilities, take a look at www.ooooby.com and specifically the Ooooby Store

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If you don't have fast broadband, you can get some of the information from the following letter to the President (Which obama read and quoted from just prior to the election). The letter doesnt however talk about the exciting changes at the social level, which is where the opportunities are for people involved in initiatives like Transition Towns.Michael Pollan, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, is the Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author, most recently, of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Source: Eco Literacy » Read more

The Oil prices gadget on the sidebar (scroll down) puts the price at $68 a barrel as I post this.

I thought this post from Rob Hopkins would help when you have to explain to people that dropping oil prices don’t necessarily mean that Peak Oil is a myth. Rather Rob puts them into a bigger context and does it very well. Rob, I hope you don’t mind me quoting your post in its entirety, it’s just that the snake theme carried through rather well right to the clanger at the end.
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