Last week Portland, Oregon became the first governmental body in the US to not only acknowledge that imminent peak oil is a reality, but also to publish a report as to what the city should be doing to cope. Breaking new ground has both its perils and its rewards. The peril is that you have [...]

On October 5, 2005, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman requested that the National Petroleum Council conduct a study of global oil and natural gas supply. The motivating concern stated by the Secretary was an investigation into the timing of and responses to peak oil—the plateauing and subsequent decline of world oil production.Hundreds of organizations and [...]

The summary of the fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was released on February 2nd. The IPCC is a group of hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists which issues updates every six years on the latest consensus of climate science findings. The final report summary says there is overwhelming evidence that human activity [...]

Tucson City Manager Invites Public Voices;
Sustainability and Culture are Priorities
Dateline March 7, Tucson, AZ
by Lindianne Sarno
Mike Hein, City Manager of Tucson, spoke March 6 at a breakfast meeting of the Sun Belt World Trade Association. He has worked for several Southern Arizona local governments including South Tucson, Nogales, Marana, Pima County, and now the City [...]

The Portland Peak Oil Task Force, a twelve member
citizen committee appointed by Portland´s City Council in May 2006,
today delivered a strongly worded report advising that the City
accelerate efforts to curb the use of oil and natural gas.

The report´s key recommendation is that the City take action to
reduce fossil fuel use by half over the next 25 years. The report
finds the best path to this goal is in accelerating current
initiatives such as high-density planning and zoning, public
transportation and acquiring electricity from renewable resources.
Additional recommendations suggest specific actions elected officials
can take to move towards the goals.

As scientists sound daily alarms about the dire consequences of global warming, Americans are asking one question: What can we do about it?
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has an answer: Deploy clean energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies now!
ASES unveiled a 200-page report, Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: Potential [...]