From the Energy Bulletin archives – some essential reading: ‘The Oil We Eat’ Following the Food Chain back to Iraq Richard Manning, Harper’s Magazine The journalist’s rule says: follow the money. This rule, however, is not really axiomatic but derivative, in that money, as even our vice president will tell you, is really a way [...]

This was a post about upcoming screenings, but I've edited it into a short report back.   The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil is absolutely must-see doco on Cuba's transition into a lower energy society. Richard Heinberg, peak oil guru and recent visitor to these shores, said: "Everyone who is concerned about [...]

Re-localising our communities and food systems Richard Heinberg and David Holmgren Monday September 4th 2006 8.30am to 5.30pm Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street Northcote While the historic peaking and decline in world oil supply is becoming more widely discussed in the media, it is a bad news story to rival climate change. Richard Heinberg [...]