An unusually interesting presentation on peak oil, globalization, and climate change is available in video at
http://energybulletin.net/node/51306 What makes this special is that the presenter, Jeff Rubin, is not a liberal, an environmentalist, or a sustainability thinker; he's the former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets (CIBC is one of the largest Canadian financial institutions). So he brings to the subjects of oil and climate change a very hard-nosed perspective. His take on the implications of rising oil prices and carbon taxes for the return of jobs and manufacturing to North America is especially interesting. Remember as you watch this (or listen -- there are no slides or other visual aids, so you won't miss anything if you just get the audio) that Rubin is Canadian and that he's speaking to an audience in Toronto, so references to "this country" mean Canada. Jon _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
