Archive for September, 2010

Peak denial about peak oil

Posted: 19 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Economy, Peak Oil, Transport • Comments(0)

'The myopic view of the world by politicians, the mainstream media and the American public in general is breathtaking to behold. Depite the facts slapping them across the face, Americans believe cheap oil is here to stay.' Full story: Market Oracle

Leaked German Military Report Warns of Apocalyptic Peak Oil Scenarios

Posted: 8 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Governance, Peak Oil • Comments(1)

A German army report has been leaked to the internet, which says "that peak oil will occur around the year 2010 and that the impact on security is expected to be felt 15 to 30 years later". The impact on cities and economies will be severe. Read full article: Business Insider

The end of the line – movie documentary on global fish extinction by 2050

Posted: 2 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Culture/Education, Food • Comments(1)

Imagine an ocean without fish - The End of the Line premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and is a feature documentary film revealing the alarming impact of overfishing on our oceans. It outlines the possibility of an imminent extinction of seafood by 2050 unless we intervene in widespread use of poor fishing practices.

China invests heavily in bullet trains

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Economy, Transport • Comments(0)

Three years ago China planned to lay 13,000kms of high-speed railway by 2020, more than the rest of the world combined. Then the Global Financial Crisis hit and Beijing brought that deadline forward by 8 years. China's bullet train project is ambitious and has generated millions of jobs and utilised millions of tonnes of Australian iron ore to produce the high-tensile steel for tunnels, bridges and tracks. More global high speed rail investment is needed to make cities more ...

World Student Community for Sustainable Development

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Culture/Education • Comments(0)

The WSC-SD is a multi-disciplinary network of motivated students with the ability to think and act both locally and globally, and who share the vision to make a difference. Our purpose is to be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects which result in positive and enduring changes that improve lives and communities around the world. Visit them here

Renewable energy plan to replace all Australian coal power in ten years

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Governance, Pollution/Chemicals • Comments(0)

During July the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Energy Research Institute released the first national plan for providing base load power to Australia from clean renewable energy. The Beyond Zero Emissions plan proposes a ten year roadmap for Australia to reach a 100% renewable energy target making it the first zero carbon nation on the planet. It proposes that all base load energy can be supplied by renewable sources and is affordable to all Australians at $8 ...

Australia’s Eastern States – reduced greenhouse gas emission last summer

Posted: 1 September, 2010 • Category: News • Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Renewable Energy • Comments(0)

A press release by The Climate Group advises that Australia's 4 Eastern states reduced greenhouse gas emissions by just over 1.2 million tonnes emitted from energy compared to last summer. This is a significant reduction considering that it was one of the hottest summers on record with temperatures reaching 55 degrees. The fall in emissions was driven by a reduction in emissions from coal-fired electricity generation and a fall in emissions from the use of natural gas. the climate group story ...