A lot of people - young and old - like the idea of travelling around the world. Does anyone here have an ethical perspective on this? I don't know. I don't...
... Shouldn't any action that destroys more than it creates be considered unethical? For the sake of catapulting people around the earth to satisfy their...
... around ... I ... choose to ... are ... of ... trouble ... sure ... already ... what about sea and rail travel? car-pooling on domestic interstate travel?...
According to George Monbiot in "HEAT", sea travel is by far the worst form of passenger transport in terms of fuel and CO2. I don't know how much it would...
... sea, ... I'm not surprised that a luxury cruise ship is inefficient in its fuel use, but how does a Sydney / Spirit of Tas ferry type craft compare with a...
According to http://strickland.ca/efficiency.html, the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner consumes about 16L/100km per passenger. That's pretty dismal but when you...
The chief economist of the International Energy Agency has come out in a studding interview saying that "our energy system's wheels may fall off". It was only...
(for those in Adelaide) Insurmountable Opportunities: success in a resource-limited world James Bradfield Moody General Manager, International Development ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119543677899797558.html This is big news to be coming from the Wall Street Journal, not exactly renowned for its left wing...
The ALP mentions "declining domestic oil production" in the following statement: http://www.alp.org.au/media/1107/msrese220.php As far as I'm aware the Greens...
I don't have the website on policies for the others, but the PTUA's transport-based scorecard and reasoning is on the PTUA website. The expanded version has a...
The following ASPO_Oz_YoungProf poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: SENATE (UPPER HOUSE) With Peak Oil in mind, I intend to vote...
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The following ASPO_Oz_YoungProf poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (LOWER HOUSE) With Peak Oil in mind, I...
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From Elliot Fishman, convenor of ASPO-Melbourne. From a few weeks ago. Lindsay Tanner is now Finance Minister under Kevin Rudd! James. ... Hi All, Last week I...
I strongly recommend that you all take the time to watch it as it is a real eye opener. http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ If anyone has seen it please comment and...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119930367405362875.html Higher Oil Prices Long Term May Impede Global Growth By SUDEEP REDDY January 2, 2008 3:29 p.m. Oil...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/30/2149569.htm So, a geologist discovering the theory in 1956, having the theory verified in 1971 and numerous times...
http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/physicists_praise_waste_paper _to_oil_process_539686 Sounds good! Especially as the source of the cellulose can be a ...
The main activity of ASPO-Australia (the organisation to which this discussion forum belongs) is briefing politicians and business- people on Peak Oil. To...
Quoting from a very optimistic article in The Economist, located at: http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm? story_id=10564141 Note,...
Is there ever going to be a way to sustainably manage money? Right now, the money system is based on debt. Even if you have no official debts to your name,...