CONTENTS

~ Peak Oil news

~ Transition Town news

~ Transition Town Primer document

~ Useful Links

The Week Peak Oil Went Mainstream

Following the front page article in The Independent (14 June), peak oil went mainstream last week in response to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The Times Are these the last days of the Oil Age? Article by William Rees-Mogg

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/article2080497.ece

Daily Telegraph Dear oil is here to stay, so let's explore what that means

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/07/10/ccinv110.xml

The Times World facing oil 'supply crunch' as demand soars, agency warns

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article2051253.ece

Le Monde Interview with Fatih Birol, Economic Director of Studies of the INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY "Without the Iraqi black gold, the oil market will face a "wall" between now and 2015"

http://www.energybulletin.net/32242.html

The Independent If you're in a hole, merge. But is it too late for BP and Shell?

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/article2770906.ece

Sunday Herald: China booms … we pay the price

http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.1546237.0.china_booms_we_pay_the_price.php

The Guardian Oil 'could hit $95 a barrel this year'

http://business.guardian.co.uk/economy/story/0,,2127825,00.html

The Observer Opec tightens its grip as oil prices hit the roof

http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,2126509,00.html

On the precipice: Energy security and economic stability on the edge A well written and readable report by a Major in the United States Army

http://www.energybulletin.net/32129.html

ARTICLE OF INTEREST

MP Enthuses About Transition Town Totnes Conservative MP for Totnes Anthony Steen has recently undergone what one might call a climate change conversion, and now, seems to have also really grasped the Transition Town thing in a big way.

http://transitionculture.org/2007/07/17/local-mp-enthuses-about-transition-town-totnes/

Blessed Unrest If you ever feel that even together we are too small to make a difference, watch this inspiring video on Paul Hawken's website. Go to multimedia and watch his talk given to the Bioneers conference 2004.

http://www.paulhawken.com/ His new book Blessed Unrest is also a source of inspiration inspiration

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/265/

Transition Town Primer A document that provides an overview of the Transition Town approach

http://www.changingworlds.info/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf

Medicine After Oil An interesting article amongst

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/314

TWO KEY LINKS

A blog by Rob Hopkins - founder of Transition Towns

http://transitionculture.org/

A clearinghouse for current information regarding the peak in global energy supply.

http://www.energybulletin.net/