Too Much Energy

SUBHEAD: It may simply be that evolution didn’t prepare our species for the impact of our brief and self-limiting encounter with the Earth’s carbon reserves.By John Michael Greer on 31 March 2011 for Archdruid Report - (http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2011/03/too-much-energy.html)Image above: Slamm town Emerson NJ Amtrak station is still in operation. From (http://activerain.com/

Fast Crash?

SUBHEAD: If oil supply declines quickly, how do we deal with it?By Gail Tverberg on 9 March 2011 in Our Finite World - (http://ourfiniteworld.com/2011/03/09/if-oil-supply-declines-quickly-how-do-we-deal-with-it/#more-1595)Image above: Daniel Boone escorting settlers through the Cumberland Gap by George Caleb Bingham 1851-52. From (http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/

More bikes mean less cars

SUBHEAD: London's bike superhighways bring out 70% increase in cycling.By Brian Merchant on 14 January 2011 for TreeHugger - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/london-bike-superhighways-70-increase-cycling.php)Image above: Example of new cycling right of way in London. From (http://www.rudi.net/node/22176).In other words, London's bike superhighways are incredibly successful, as the

Kauai Bus Service Expansion

SUBHEAD: Mayor Carvalho's proposal to expand Kauai Bus coming up for public hearing this Wednesday, January 12.Image above: Bus stop at the Kalaeo Community Center. One of the finest stops on the island. Photo by Juan Wilson.By Joann Yukimura on 11 January 2011 as press release - This coming Wednesday is a concrete opportunity to help make the vision come true. Mayor Carvalho has proposed an

The Electric Car Fetish

SUBHEAD: It's time to let go of the car culture so we can rid ourselves of its myriad ill effects.By Kurt Cobb on 29 December 2010 in Scitizen - (http://www.scitizen.com/future-energies/the-electric-car-fetish_a-14-3607.html)Image above: Eye candy look of the electric Dodge Zeo concept car. From (http://www.greenskid.com/what-i-want-the-zeo-electric-car-concept).Many automobile enthusiasts

A Road Less Traveled

SUBHEAD: Passenger travel in the industrialized world has been stagnant for nearly a decade.By Melinda Burns on 1 January 2011 in Miller-McCuune - (http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/a-road-less-traveled-26524)Image above: Poster for the movie "Trains, Planes and Automobiles". From (http://www.themoviedb.org/movie/2609).Amid the planes, trains and automobiles of the holiday season comes a

Air Travel during Climate Change

SUBHEAD: In the time climate change air travel is neither just nor sustainable.By Joseph Nevins on 13 December 2010 in Yes Magazine -(http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/kicking-the-habit-air-travel-in-a-time-of-climate-change)Image above: Illustration of the SS United States, completed in 1952. It holds the trans-Atlantic ship record of crossing in less than 3.5 days. The ship is rusting away on

TSA Radiation Exposure

SUBHEAD: TSA field agents have reason to worry about their safety. Not from the public but from radiation exposure.By Alison Young on 6 December 2010 for USA Today - (http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-12-06-tsa-xray-inside_N.htm)Image above: A rather unhealthy TSA agent stands next to backscatter x-ray machine/ From (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2631515/posts).When

SuperBus vs StaddleBus

SUBHEAD: California's proposed high-speed train system will be replaced with a fleet of buses that will rocket along highways at speeds up to 165 mph.By Ken Garcia on 4 December 2010 for the SF Examiner - (http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/columnists/2010/12/high-speed-rail-project-shaping-be-ghost-train#ixzz17AxH6VBr)Image above: American SuperBus proposed to replace High-Speed Rail. See video

TSA Humiliations

SUBHEAD: Stories of humiliations and TSA madness during airport pat-downs.Image above: Nazi soldiers directing Jewish "travelers" to their trains heading to concentration camps. From (http://www.blueheronpix.com/deliver_us_from_evil).By Staff on 19 November 2010 for UK Daily Mail - (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1331346/

A talk with James Kunstler

SUBHEAD: "The world is going to get rounder and bigger again" - James Howard Kunstler.By Chris Martenson on 17 November 2010 in ChrisMartenson.com - (http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/straight-talk-jim-kunstler-coming-cluster/47864)Image above: "Flat Earth" computer illustration. From (http://redstaplerchronicles.com/how-keith-olbermann-could-cost-obama-the-election).This week's Straight Talk

Pushback Against TSA Security

SUBHEAD: Federal, State and County officials slam TSA porno-scanners and groping at airports.Image above: "My First Cavity Search" illustration. From (http://www.libertariantoday.com/2010/11/bush-obama-national-security-state.html).By Rep. John Duncan on 17 November 2010 - Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., former Chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee and the current ranking Republican on the House

Resistance to Porno-Scanners Increasing

SUBHEAD: Pilot takes daughter through security. Overhears TSA officer say to coworker 'Heads up, got a cutie for you.'Image above: Have we come to this? A Playmobile playset of a TSA airport intimidation. From (http://airlinenightmare.com/blog/?p=3061).By SWFA (Pilot) on 13 November 2010 in Flytalk.com -(http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-safety-security/1147497-

National 'Opt-Out' Day

SUBHEAD: November 24th national protest health and privacy concerns of full body scanners.By Staff on 10 November 2010 for OptOutDay.com - (http://www.optoutday.com)Wednesday, November 24, 2010 is NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY! It's the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government's desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an "enhanced

Pilots Reject Full Body Scanners

SUBHEAD: World’s pilots reject naked body scanners over issue of radiation danger and privacy breach.Image above: Mother to put daughter thru scanner in Amsterdam. From (http://www.overoll.com/Content/Detroit-terror-attack-hesitation-over-x-ray-scanners-risking-lives-/2009/12/31/143395.news).[Editor's note - Passengers through American airports can reject, "opt out," of the potential health