In-depth Article on Peak Oil

http://www.truthout.org/092209W?n describes current energy sources and their continuing scarcity; meanwhile, alternative energies lag far behind. A recipe for more environmental degradation and global energy wars. Please insist that our local governments are discussing these issues and developing some sensible plans to get us thru the next very difficult decades.

Oil, Alaska

Alaska oil exploration to begin
The US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/7169144.stm