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,...
http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s2208413.htm Streaming video in Windows Media and RealMedia formats, and a written transcript for those without...
... I was privileged enough to remember to watch Landline yesterday! It was a great piece and very inspiring what they've achieved. I imagine the broader...
Not to mention the increasing cost of, for instance, phosphate fertiliser. A very good friend of mine, a sheep and cereal farmer, is this year moving from...
Therein lies another problem. Recycling can only cycle nutrients that are already somewhere in the local environment, when considered in a strict sense. The...
That's right Geoff. Australia is Phosphorus-poor, hence our dependence on mining out rich phosphate deposits like Nauru. Permaculture is intended to keep the...
Thinking about this some more, we may currently have a ready supply of phosphorus (I think, would need to look into biology to be sure) This is the blue-green...
That would be interesting - harvesting the NPK fertilizer from years gone by that has finally leached its way through the soil/aquifers and has ended up in the...
Another potential source that certainly should not be discounted is insects and other migratory creatures. Bird and bat manures are generally high in...
Hi all, I've put together a nifty (well, I think it's nifty) fuel consumption chart, located under the "Files" section of the website: fuel consumption...
As the business war on the air is hotting up with so many low-budget airlines dominating the sky, the passengers can now enjoy the best deals. The webguide -...
On the off chance that this is an actual person receiving email (and not an autonomous spam engine), I'm going to leave the lines open for a day or two, so...
Hi James, I have been hearing a lot recently about improvements in the grid's ability to handle intermittent electricity (e.g. wind power). Do you know of any...
Hi, You have to see this video: it's a hilarious parody of fuelwatch, and it has a really great message about funding renewables. You can watch it at the...
For anyone with an interest in the stock market... (Which, I must admit, isn't really me!) http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,25479,23896133- ...
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I can't make it to this event due to a family commitment, however I thought I'd pass it on to anyone in Adelaide who might be interested. It's a quiz night...
Australia’s First Transition Town! Transition Sunshine Coast has just been officially awarded its Transition status, bringing the concept to Australia...
As the business war on the air is hotting up with so many low-budget airlines dominating the sky, the passengers can now enjoy the best deals. The webguide -...
I don't know why we keep getting these morons on here... My suspicion is they are auto-spamming programs, not actually people. Any way, the member has been...
How is everyone going with their "Peak Oil preparations"? My attitude has changed from an urgent "Hurry, or we're all going to die!" to a more subdued,...
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