Eco online: environmental news, features and opinion from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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By Paul Mischefski The movement towards a return to living in communities is one that is growing in momentum in Australia and world-wide. Smaller micro-communities and larger ventures are springing up alongside others that have been long-established. Yet many people also consider a move to community living with a mixture of curiosity, dread, … [Read more...]
By guest writer - Sandra Conte The Sunshine Coast, as the world’s first recognised Transition Region within Australia, is an environmental pioneer. Eumundi-based permaculture teacher and author Janet Millington, explains the concept. “It focuses on helping communities overcome fossil fuel dependencies in the face of peak oil and … [Read more...]
Transition Sunshine Coast - Moving from oil dependency to local resilience From Sonya Wallace from the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre These are truly unprecedented times for us all. The world is having to face up to the consequences of years of reliance on fossil fuels as a cheap energy source. We are facing a future of climate and energy … [Read more...]
A study finds Nambour is relatively well protected from the expected blows of peak oil, however other Sunshine Coast locations won't be so lucky. A recent study has found Nambour to be relatively protected from the pain of escalating fuel prices. As part of his environmental planning honours studies at Griffith University, Phil Woods questioned … [Read more...]
A new CSIRO report on Australia's future fuel challenges should prompt Federal and State governments to massively invest in public transport and help reconfigure our vehicle manufacturing industry to produce cleaner cars, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation. The report, Fuel for thought: the future of transport fuels: challenges … [Read more...]
One hundred years ago today (as I write this in late May), sulfur fumes permeated the air at Masjid-i-Suleiman. A good sign indeed for an experienced oil hand like Reynolds. At 4am, the drill reached 360 metres under the desert sand and struck oil. A gusher, 25-metres-high, shot into the air. Arabian oil was born. The site was so remote that it … [Read more...]
Subsidised petroleum denies reality of peak oil With oil becoming scarcer and more expensive, government policies of subsidising oil consumption are delaying urgent action and directing vital funds away from long term solutions. After growing for 150 years, the oil age is coming to an end. The term peak oil is one we will hear a lot more in … [Read more...]
Every generation has its taboo... the resource upon which our lives have been built is running out. We don't talk about it because we cannot imagine it. This is a civilisation in denial. George Monbiot Peak oil represents the most serious and immediate challenge to our prosperity and security. It will impact on our lives more certainly than … [Read more...]
Featured Artist Alex mankiewicz wanderer graphic Illustrations depicting peak oil and its impacts upon society. Click on the following link to see a collection of images. … [Read more...]
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