News and Alerts
17th December 2011
Eurovision
Song Contest 2012 Bulldozes Homes and Human Rights
OK, strange subject line, but true; people are being forcibly removed from their homes
for the continental festival of schalger music, Eurovision. In order to beautify
the city of Baku and construct facilities for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012,
people are being evicted to clear sites for construction of contest facilities.
21st November 2011
Jam
Tomorrow: Unconventional Gas and Britain's Energy Future
A new presentation/discussion on shale gas/coalbed methane, gas "fracking",
and the future of Britain's energy economy, developed by
Paul Mobbs
and the Free Range Network
11th October 2011
Energy
Beyond Oil Project:
New Sheet E11. Fracking and Coalbed Methane
When gas fracking and other "unconventional" energy resources
are discussed in the media the focus is usually on the technology used to produced the
energy, or the impact this might have on the environment. In fact, the significant feature
of the exploitation of unconventional energy resources is that our present energy situation
has become so precarious that companies and government consider these valid energy sources!
5th October 2011
North
Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire Fracking Campaign
The Government is carrying out another round of onshore oil and gas licensing, and
many of these sites will be using gas fracking techniques. In advance of this,
Ideas
for a Change are launching a campaign of possible fracking in
North
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
10th June 2011
FRAW Site Design Statement
After a bit of delay whilst we found time to carry out the necessary research
to compare different site design strategies, we've finally completed the 'FRAW Design
Statement' page. For the full analysis see Ecolonomics
No.12: Promulgating the Web's calorie controlled diet.
19th April 2011
The
political acceptance of peak oil, and what it means for 'economic normality', has begun
Paul Mobbs has released an update
last months 'ecolonomics' newsletter on the energy situation and nuclear power. He
broadens his view to look at the areas where Monbiot's pro-nuclear stance falls down
when we factor-in the implications of peak oil.
Location:
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