Peak: 1/25 of 25
How green is your fuel?
Andrew Simms
12th April, 2012
In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to more...
Ignore the sceptics, the 'peak oil brigade' is right
Lionel Badal
20th October, 2011
Peak oil sceptics argue the real problem for climate change and our planet may be too much fossil fuel, not too little. Lionel Badal explains why he disagrees more...
Peak oil is 'getting closer' but the world is not ready
Tom Levitt
28th June, 2011
The end of cheap oil has got governments panicking to control prices rather than planning for a post-oil era. Tom Levitt reports more...
UK ministers ignored 'peak oil' warnings, report shows
Terry Macalister, guardian energy editor
15th June, 2011
Report reveals threat of civil unrest from energy shortages, which has been played down as 'alarmist' by ministers more...
All aboard the Eco Express: five great places to go by train
Ruth Styles
21st April, 2011
Whether you fancy a little continental flair, a Cornish pasty or a highland fling, there’s a train to get you there. Best of all, it’s clean, green and fuss-free more...
Dr. David Fleming: a tribute
Shaun Chamberlin
21st December, 2010
Colleague and friend Shaun Chamberlin pays tribute to the life and work of Dr David Fleming, founder of the idea of personal carbon trading more...
End $300 billion subsidies for fossil fuels, says energy watchdog
Tom Levitt
9th November, 2010
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed more...
Policymakers recognise peak oil threat, now they need to deal with it
Lionel Badal
2nd August, 2010
Most officials in both Europe and the UK still believe peak oil is a problem the markets will solve. That's a dangerous game to play with our energy supplies, says Lionel Badal more...
How a 22-year-old student uncovered peak oil fraud
Tom Levitt
10th March, 2010
Lionel Badal was working on his undergraduate dissertation when he suddenly found himself privy to information that he knew must be made public more...
Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis
Emma Bocking
14th January, 2010
Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into our changing relationship with water more...
Have greens got it wrong about tar sands?
David Strahan
8th December, 2009
For environmentalists, tar sands are a 'climate crime'; for peak oil experts, they can never do the job of ordinary crude. But neither critique tells the full story: that exploiting tar sands may worsen both the climate crisis, and the energy crisis... more...
Food riots will mark the end of oil
Dan Box
23rd November, 2009
The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared... more...
Peak: 1/25 of 25
Album review: Gift of Gab's Escape 2 Mars
David Hawkins
19th November, 2009
Rapping about climate change, big pharma and peak oil brings a new edge to a medium still saturated with lyrics of violence and consumerism more...
A year-by-year vision of a sustainable future
Shaun Chamberlin
7th July, 2009
The Transition Town movement has produced a year-by-year timeline to lead us to a happier, healthier society. Shaun Chamberlin outlines this vision - beginning with a landmark 2010 climate change accord more...
CASE STUDY: creating Transition Towns
Ed Hamer
27th November, 2007
From theory to practice, how one man in Totnes is helping a community respond to the threat of peak oil – from its own currency to relearning lost arts. Ed Hamer reports more...
Peak oil before 2020 a 'significant risk', say experts
David Strahan
8th October, 2009
A new report highlights how woefully unprepared the Government is for a looming peak in oil production more...
10 steps to creating a local food group
Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins
24th September, 2009
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins's new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here's an extract to whet your appetite... more...
Major oil fields past peak, says IEA
Ecologist
3 August, 2009
Current oil consumption is unsustainable and supplies are likely to reach a peak within the next decade, says IEA more...
Government pledges smart meters for all by 2020
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
As the Government commits to a high-tech revolution in the home - meters that can be read remotely and may help alter energy habits - questions are raised about data security... and whether any of us will be interested more...
Is it time to change 20th century economic paradigms?
Richard Heinberg
5th February, 2009
A hundred years ago, markets ruled: fortunes were made, workers abused, bubbles blown. The Austrian School of economists, led by Ludwig von Mises, said this was fine: despite temporary messiness, the market knows best.more...
Peak coal? Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer
Ecologist
23rd January, 2009
Governments may be over-estimating global coal reserves, says US engineer more...
Peak oil is welcome
Richard Heinberg
7th August, 2008
Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically. more...
Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change by Pat Murphy
Phil England
1st July, 2008
Heavy on the moralising, light on cheer, a new book on low-carbon living has Phil England reaching for the classics more...
Gardening When It Counts by Steve Solomon
Clive Dennis
1st May, 2008
Growing your own would be vital if the shops shut for good. Steve Solomon has the key to a persistent vegetable state more...Hubbert's Peak
Dan Box
27th September, 2005
In 1956, at a meeting of the American Petroleum Institute in San Antonio, US geophysicist, M King Hubbert predicted that US oil production – which until then had been constantly increasing – would peak in the early 1970s, and then start to fall.more...
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