AltWeeklies Wire
Energy Expert Warns About Peak Oilnew
Robert Hirsch predicts worldwide shortages, general chaos if not mitigated.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
12-05-2007 |
Environment
Has 'Moneyed Elite' Kept Pols From Tackling Peak Oil?new
That's professor Bill Rees' take; he says that politicians should be "running for shelter" following the October 23 release of a report on peak oil by Germany-based Energy Watch Group.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-02-2007 |
Environment
Baghdad Burns, Calgary Boomsnew
Iraq's oil explosion has not been delayed, it's been relocated to the Alberta tar sands.
NOW Magazine |
Naomi Klein |
06-11-2007 |
International
When Oilmen Turn Sour on Crudenew
Fears of an energy crash and continuing climate chaos have created a new class of environmentalist -- converted suburban Republican oilmen working for the planet.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
08-09-2006 |
Environment
Very Slicknew
That cheap Venezuelan oil for low-income families means big bucks for the non-profit Citizens Energy.
New Haven Advocate |
Brian Slattery |
03-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Piebald Tour U.S. on 40¢ a Gallonnew
Driving a beat-up tour van from gig to gig burns a lot of fuel, and with gas prices as pumped up as they are these days, a nationwide tour just isn’t feasible for many bands.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
11-03-2005 |
Environment
New Orleans Had Long Begged for Help, Unheedednew
The "war on terror" sucked up so much funding previously allocated to disaster preparedness that the country risked losing New Orleans, says a writer who proposed a book on the topic months before Hurricane Katrina.
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
09-13-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: oil, Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina, evacuation, Louisiana, Port, Asa Hutchinson, body bags, Borders and Transportation Security, breach levees, deaths toll, governor candidate Arkansas, haz-mat suits, Mark Davis, Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, Port Fourchon, the director of emergency management for New Orleans’ Jefferson Parish, Walter Maestri
When the Tank Goes Drynew
If the peak-oil theory is correct, the world is going to run out of oil soon -- will you be ready?
Metroland |
Shawn Stone |
04-22-2005 |
Environment
Inauguration 2005: The Eve of Destructionnew
George W. Bush is getting four more years to remake the world in his image. (Too bad for us, he already started.)
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
01-20-2005 |
Politics
Lebanese-American Peace Activist Tells What He Learned in Iraqnew
"Most of the people I know in Iraq believe the US will impose a government on them and they will then either have to accept it or fight it," says Ramzi Kysia, who was in Iraq before and since the U.S. invasion.
Monterey County Weekly |
Andrew Scutro |
08-07-2004 |
International
Tags: violence, oil, torture, military, Fallujah, Detroit, Saddam Hussein, Red Cross, Michigan, Iraqis, international, United Nations, 2003 invasion, Americans, Baathists, Education for Peace in Iraq Center, Iraqi Governing Council, Moqtada Sadr, NGO, Oil for Food program, Paul Bremer, Royal Oak, sanitation, suburb, Voices in the Wilderness
Salad Gives You Something to Chew On at End of Mealnew
Food is about much more than how it tastes -- it’s about how you feel after you swallow. In this respect, it’s tough to beat raw foods.
Missoula Independent |
Chef Boy Ari |
08-07-2004 |
Food+Drink
