Letter From Earth

A series of Internet radio talks by Julian Darley for general distribution and syndication.

• The yawning heights - looking out from the great oil peak Jan 2003 { 45 mins  streaming MP3 | download MP3 | text version - HTML | printable Word version}
   (new series looking at how the planet is starting to bite back)

The end of cheap oil is upon us. It is the real underlying reason for the US attack on Iraq. This talk helps explain why the end of cheap will soon be permament, not just another oil shock, and why the only long-term answer is to reduce hydrocarbon consumption radically
       - more on oil depletion
       - more on Global Relocalisation  
• What is the price of our obsession with price? [coming soon]
  - prompted by hearing a piece on CBC Radio 1 yesterday about Indigo publishers complaining about Amazon.ca opening up last summer. commentator or interviewee was sure that this was all good for the consumer, becuase it meant 40% off the prices for best sellers, and that indigo would have to reduce other prices. independent booksellers would have to rely on giving ever better personal service