Richard Heinberg will be in Cape Town, talking about ‘Peak Oil’. He’s been invited by SANE, and will be talking in Rondebosch on May 7. Full press release below. Richard Heinberg will speak on Oil, the Environment, the Economy, and Avoiding Catastrophe The South African New Economics Network (SANE) has taken the initiative of inviting… Continue reading Richard Heinberg talk on Peak Oil
Month: April 2005
Linux now more popular than Windows 95!
I’ve said for a while that Linux cannot possibly claim to have made it (whatever that means) as a desktop OS until more people are using it than Windows 95. Looking at IOL’s technical user statistics as broadly representative of the South African market, December saw 0.7% of our readers using Windows 95 against 0.54%… Continue reading Linux now more popular than Windows 95!
Oil highs and the demise of the suburbs
The oil price, in dollar terms, has hit a record high. The main driving force behind the rise seems to be supply shortages. It’s inevitable that shortages will continue to worsen, as oil is a commodity in short supply, and the remaining supplies are more and more difficult to extract. Rapidly increasing demand from China… Continue reading Oil highs and the demise of the suburbs