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I hope that more people realise a little bit more about the impacts it might have on people’s health, go away, read a bit more, have more conversations and let’s try and change something. ...

“The only way to bring [CO2] down is through plants...” ...

What was the last grain you ate? Chances are very good it was wheat, corn or rice... ...

Condemnations have rightly been forthcoming from a whole range of senior figures from celebrities to government officials, less attention has been paid to the roots of the crisis. ...

The United States is not really a democracy. That’s the (simplified) conclusion of a recent study from Princeton University. ...

A “civic” economics of provision proposes that citizens—members of the civic—should work together in designing such systems. ...

Last Tuesday, G7 energy ministers wrapped up a special meeting in Rome discussing how Europe, which relies on Russia for about one third of its natural gas supplies, could replace Russian natural gas. DW (Deutsche Welle) reports that the meeting of ministers from the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Italy, France, and Japan is “part of […]...

The next time your throat is as dry as a bone and the Sun is beating down, take a glass of clean, cool water. Savour it. Sip by sip. Vital and appreciated as that water is, it will be even more precious to those who will follow you. By the end of this century, billions […]...

Population – its all about the people… Population density The map above show the global population density. The darker or more concentrated the red colour the more people who live in one square mile.While India and China’s economies are in full bloom, in terms of population density both places are seeing red. As it stands, […]...

The book is at the printer’s and approved the final proofs this morning. Also as if this moment there are exactly 72 copies yet to be claimed, so please place your order if you haven’t done so already. This week we showcase an article by Jason Heppenstall, a travel writer. He wrote about his experiences […]...

Russia’s Gazprom (GAZP.MM) demanded a $1.66 billion pre-payment from Ukraine for June gas deliveries on Tuesday, saying the neighboring country had only half its requirements in storage to ensure a trouble-free winter. Citing a preliminary bill, Moscow pressed ahead with its demand that Ukraine pay for June deliveries early next month, heightening a dispute over […]...

Forget ultimate truth; forget the consensus view of the future. In the end, it came down to which belief engendered energy, openness and possibility... ...

A weekly review including Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East & North Africa, China, Ukraine, Quote of the Week, The Briefs. ...

At one time, real bread bakeries could be found at the heart of almost every neighbourhood, providing skilled employment opportunities for people from that community, and allowing everyone else to find a key staple foodstuff within walking distance. ...

...the ‘Jackson Rising’ conference in Jackson, Mississippi...was a highly successful and intensive exploration of Black power, the solidarity economy and the possibilities unleashed for democratic change when radicals win urban elections. ...

When it comes to climate change, the latest House of Lords report is yet another in a long line of eloquent obfuscations rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic rather than grasping the wheel and urgently steering a different course. ...

In these interviews, we look at peak oil theory with Richard Heinberg and James Hamilton. ...

Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky said on Monday a long-awaited deal for natural gas producer Gazprom (GAZP.MM) to supply China with gas was close to completion. “We hope that the negotiations will be completed as scheduled,” Yanovsky told reporters, a little more than a week before President Vladimir Putin visits China. “The contract is, […]...

Even as big U.S. oil companies call for an end to a 1970s-era law banning exports of crude, they are exploiting a loophole that last year enabled them to export record amounts of gasoline and other petroleum products. The loophole allows oil companies to export products that they refine from crude oil, though not the […]...

There are some ominous signs that we are beginning to reach a point where it is less economic to look for and develop new supplies of oil, as costs rise, return on investment becomes less certain, and alternate opportunities exist for the funds that promise a better return with a lower initial investment. The problem, […]...