http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/local Blog Articles Tagged with 'local' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1093991?rsstype=tag&tag=local This is a guest post from Andy Hunt (solar_bud on The Oil Drum). It's an inspiring account of what can be done today with a modest property to live efficiently and maintain a degree of energy security.Vital StatisticsOur house was built around 1900.... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1093991?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1092794?rsstype=tag&tag=local We've heard all sorts of different ideas on how to ease the pain at the pump this Summer for motorists. The Bush administration has argued for OPEC to increase production and Congress to ease restrictions on drilling. In reply Congress wants to sue O... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:30:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1092794?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1087861?rsstype=tag&tag=local This is a guest post from Max Arturo Alcala Sainz.Currently, the list of academic institutions offering relevant andup-to-date information and courses geared to confront the imminentenergy slope is awfully short. If you have ever tried to enroll in y... Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:00:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1087861?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1081786?rsstype=tag&tag=local I think it might be safe to say that the peak oil movement has long had a mostly older male and perhaps somewhat, erm, geeky set of spokespeople - from James Howard Kunstler to Richard Heinberg to Matthew Simmons--in that they've all tried to convinc... Sat, 31 May 2008 22:00:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1081786?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-streetwise/1080360?rsstype=tag&tag=local There's lots of reason to love the Yellow Pages. It's a great media franchise that pumps out cash. There's one reason to worry about phone directories maintaining their incredible track record - the domestic Yellow Pages Income Fund boasts 21-per-cen... Thu, 29 May 2008 16:59:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-streetwise/1080360?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1078000?rsstype=tag&tag=local This is a guest post by Debbie Cook, Mayor of Huntington Beach, CA, and candidate for California's 46th Congressional District. Debbie has been a peak oil activist for many years; in this post Mayor Cook provides some interesting energy and peak oil... Tue, 27 May 2008 14:00:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1078000?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1076289?rsstype=tag&tag=local With gas prices across the country reaching $4/gallon, forcing many to complain about the impact of gas on their budgets, we'd like to hear about what's going on in your county, town, city or suburban/exurban subdivision.I found some really great exa... Sun, 25 May 2008 10:15:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1076289?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1033739?rsstype=tag&tag=local Vincent V. in NYC writes: Garbage trucks are a major source of urban air pollution. One truck pollutes about as much as 350 cars. NYC has been moving to switch utility vehicles to hybrid tech (w/city buses & taxis), but not with garbage trucks.There ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:38:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1033739?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1033775?rsstype=tag&tag=local Vincent V. in NYC writes: Garbage trucks are a major source of urban air pollution. One truck pollutes about as much as 350 cars. NYC has been moving to switch utility vehicles to hybrid tech (w/city buses & taxis), but not with garbage trucks.There ... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:38:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1033775?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1007063?rsstype=tag&tag=local Eliot Spitzer's historic fall from grace was a blow to many progressives who believed that he would reform New York's dysfunctional state government, but his replacement may be equally transformative, but from a Peak Oil perspective.David Paterson wi... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:46:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1007063?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1007089?rsstype=tag&tag=local Eliot Spitzer's historic fall from grace was a blow to many progressives who believed that he would reform New York's dysfunctional state government, but his replacement may be equally transformative, but from a Peak Oil perspective.David Paterson wi... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:46:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1007089?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/978456?rsstype=tag&tag=local For lots of people I know (including me, I have to admit) Google News has effectively become their online newspaper. I don t know where it stacks up in terms of news portals, and whether Yahoo News or MSN have bigger market share, but for many the ... Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:33:50 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/978456?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/975734?rsstype=tag&tag=local This is a guest post by Hans Noeldner.OK, Oil Drummers, it's quiz question time.Would it make sense to extract crude oil from asphalt? The process for extracting it from tar sands is, after all, very energy- and capital-intensive, not to mention the... Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/975734?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/970443?rsstype=tag&tag=local Adrian Holovaty the guy behind the ChicagoCrime-Google Maps mashup, and now the launch of EveryBlock is a smart guy. And not just when it comes to things like coding, but in the way he thinks about media. When we think of journalism and the ... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:41:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/970443?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/958873?rsstype=tag&tag=local In the latest incarnation of your low budget cable TV show, but focused on the Peak Oil community, comes Peak Moment, a regular half-hour interview based vlog on people involved in local sustainability and their stories. It's worth a look through the... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:04:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/958873?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/952768?rsstype=tag&tag=local Transit Oriented Development or Smart Growth is often cited as one of the potential solutions to dealing with peak oil by reducing suburban sprawl and creating more usage of mass transit and walkable communities. The idea generally is to promote de... Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:01:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/952768?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/949398?rsstype=tag&tag=local Another guest post from Hans Noeldner. Somewhere along the way, we-the-people seem to have reached a consensus that when it comes to allocating natural resources, money should do the talking. In fact many true believers contend money is the only leg... Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:00:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/949398?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/942484?rsstype=tag&tag=local New Movie What Would Jesus Buy Starring the Rev. Billy Coming to some local theatersWith Thanksgiving and Black Friday (or Buy Nothing Day) behind us, I thought it might be nice to let everyone share their experiences over the holidays. How did you... Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:00:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/942484?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/939304?rsstype=tag&tag=local Another guest post from Hans Noeldner of Oregon, Wisconsin, who does not believe in the Dream Home ideal as portrayed in Zero House From the Future is Totally Green, Off-Grid especially considering the crisis is more in liquid fuels than electricit... Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:00:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/939304?rsstype=tag&tag=local http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/939853?rsstype=tag&tag=local Another guest post from Hans Noeldner of Oregon, Wisconsin, who does not believe in the Dream Home ideal as portrayed in Zero House From the Future is Totally Green, Off-Grid especially considering the crisis is more in liquid fuels than electricit... 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