 The Age of Peak Oil has arrived
(Environmental Data Interactive Exchange: Wed, 04 Jun) It's time to batten down the hatches - the age of peak oil is upon us and we'd better take action fast. The price of oil will feed into just about everything you can imagine. Can you think of a single thing you use in your everyday life that is not in some way dependent on oil?
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 Wastewater and alternataive energy - peak oil
(North Denver News: Tue, 03 Jun) Peak Oil continues to drive conservation efforts-- how wastewater treatment efficiency improvements can improve conservation and produce alternative energy...
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 Katherine Heerbrandt Hollow victory
(The Frederick News-Post: Wed, 04 Jun) Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's been proselytizing about peak oil from the House floor to the White House for years. He told us that America was in trouble by producing so much less oil than we consume. He warned of dependence on foreign oil and urged a national commitment to a smart energy policy — or else.
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 RIP Dr. Basrur, GM Workers Suffer For Peak Oil, Tories Put On Digital Jackboots
(Torontoist: Tue, 03 Jun) Former Toronto and Ontario Officer of Medical Health Dr. Sheela Basrur died yesterday of a rare form of cancer. Basrur was a calm and reassuring voice to a nervous city during the SARS crisis of 2003, and spearheaded numerous health initiatives during her career in public service. She'll be missed.
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 Future still seen for private cars
(Otago Daily Times: Tue, 03 Jun) The onset of peak oil - the point at which half the earth's oil supply has been extracted - may not mean the need for roading infrastructure is any less important, Dunedin City Council transportation planning manager Don Hill says.Asked why the council was embarking on major roading upgrades when oil production was set to decline, and countries such as India and China were using more oil as they ...
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 Tell the boss you are going to be late to work
(Salina Journal: Sun, 01 Jun) First off, a correction. Last week, in a hilarious glimpse of a future in which gasoline could climb to $15 a gallon before it's rationed, I listed some Web sites that discuss the concept of peak oil, that delightful point when the world's oil production begins an inexorable decline.
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 What happens when oil runs out?
(The Grand Rapids Press: Sun, 01 Jun) GRAND RAPIDS -- The collapse of cities, a return to rail transportation, famine and a worldwide depression are but a few outcomes predicted by energy industry insiders and believers in the peak oil theory who gathered this weekend at Calvin College.
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