Gisborne Herald - Blame will fall on us if we do nothing

Earth’s dilemma? Climate change, peak oil, depleting resources, collapsing marine and terrestrial eco-systems, and more.

ABC - The public transport dilemma

There is a popular assumption that the great bulk of passenger trips in our major cities need to be shifted to public transport in order to deal with the twin issues of climate change and peak oil. It seems that each time a new road is proposed, there is an automatic presumption that public transport would be a better solution.

Yet this 'single solution' mentality is both improbable and unnecessary. The reality is that there is no single solution to the transport needs of Australia's major cities - all modes are important.

Shepperton News - Taking the wrong track

First it was toy cars, then it was go karts. Hot rods held my attention through my teenage years, then real cars, motorcycles and, although they contravene my values, I still love cars.

I understand the damage they are causing to the world, I understand the injury our communities suffer because of them and in the past few years, I have become acutely aware of the role they play in the massive disability that is about to settle on the world through `peak oil'.

SMH - How many is too many? Australia's people problem

Australia is an open and tolerant country with a rich history in migration. But it is an illusion that Australia can absorb many more millions.

Even a basic assessment shows that Australia's more recent high population growth causes or exacerbates many of our major economic, environmental and social problems. Yet successive federal governments push it higher and higher.

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The Australian Academy of Science has recommended that 23 million people would be a safe upper limit for Australia. That was before climate change and peak oil became hot topics. We're nearly there now.

ABN Newswire - Team Trev Announce a New Partnership to Showcase Trev To The World

"Our belief has always been that Trev is a solution to the impending problems of peak oil and climate change. It's an electric car which can be built by anyone, and can be powered by domestic solar panels. Without the support of sponsors, Team Trev would not make it to Shanghai to start in Zero Race.

Business Spectator - Oil industry more upbeat, but challenges remain

Oil executives generally deride the idea of peak oil -- where supply will soon reach a high point and fall due to insufficient resources left in the ground -- but it is becoming harder and more expensive to tap new supplies.

The cost of discovering each new barrel of oil and gas has risen three-fold over the last decade as technology has pushed the frontiers of exploration into ever-more remote areas.

"The world is not going to run out of oil tomorrow, but it is more and more expensive to find and will continue to be so," said Paul Stevens, senior research fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House.

Stuff.co.nz - Oil exploration in Canterbury Basin

Yesterday, explorers Origin Energy, of Australia, and US-owned Anadarko New Zealand said they had signed a deal in which Anadarko bought a 50 per cent interest in Origin's offshore exploration permit, PEP38262, in the Canterbury Basin.

Radio NZ - Scientists warn of iceberg threat to ocean currents

Australian researchers say the iceberg - the size of Luxembourg - could block an area that produces a quarter of the world's dense and very cold seawater, known as bottom water, the BBC reports.

The Australian - Penny Wong splits renewable energy scheme to spur investment

PENNY Wong today split the contentious renewable energy target scheme into two in an attempt to prevent a looming investment strike.

ABC - Cosgrove wants nuclear answer to climate change

Former Australian Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove says Australia should adopt nuclear power as its response to climate change.