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- March 27, 2002
By Paul Chefurka All the research I have done for this paper has convinced me that the human race is now out of time. We are staring at hard limits on our activities and numbers, imposed by energy constraints and ecological damage...
By Timothy V. Gatto Im really not an alarmist, but I see the merit of what so many scientists are predicting. Not only will Peak Oil stop economic growth, but climate change according to a UN report will bring desertification to 70% of the planet by 2025...
By Dr Gideon Polya Humanity and the Biosphere (the ecosystems and species of the Planet) are acutely threatened by man-made global warming...
By Richard HeinbergRather than attempting to prop up banks and insurance companies with trillions in bailouts, it would probably be better simply to let them fail, however nasty the short-term consequences, since they will fail anyway sooner or later...
By Joel KovelThese meetings will be a turning point. The question remains as to the direction taken, whether toward eco-catastrophe or hope for life. But we should do our best to non-violently impede the meetings so long as they serve capital...
By Ralph NaderYour staff estimates each U.S. soldier is costing $1 million a year, in addition to the horrific toll on these soldiers and the Afghan people. You owe the American people an un-Bush-like explanation...
By Steve Connor & Michael McCarthy The world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global temperatures rising by up to 6C by the end of the century, leading scientists said yesterday...
By Marianne de NazarethWhile the politicians of the world play politics with taking hard nosed decisions about caps and GHG emissions of their respective countries, let each one of us decide to do something to help our planet which is in trouble...
By Case Wagenvoord Initially, technology contributed to civilization, making life easier and more comfortable, conquering disease and lifting us out of the morass of superstition. But as with all other historical phenomena, technology peaked...
By George MonbiotIts probably too late to prepare for peak oil, but we can at least try to salvage food production
By Colin CampbellColin Campbells Response To The Guardian IEA Reporting
By Post Carbon Institute & International Forum on Globalization 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...
By Madeleine Bunting What the 2008 edition of World Energy Outlook report made blindingly clear was that peak oil was somewhere in 2008/9 and that production from currently producing fields was about to drop off a cliff...
By Stephen Lendman From whats known, if ACTA measures are adopted, consider the implications. Consumer Internet communications and content will be monitored, threatening privacy, civil liberties, and a free and open Internet...
By John Perkins To combat terrorism, we should address the root causes of poverty, says former economic hit man
