Richard updates events since mid-2007 with Janaia Donaldson of Peak Moment Television, including the credit crunch and fossil fuel price volatility, noting that we’ve missed most of the best opportunities to manage collapse.

30 Oct 2007 by Eric Silva

Photo by Knut

This article from tagesschau.de (German) claims that a single Google search query (taking less than a second) consumes as much energy as an 11-watt light bulb does in one hour. This number is based on the total number of servers Google is running, the total energy consumption of those servers, and the total number of search queries processed.

Rolf Kersten estimates that running a single Google query releases 6.8 grams of CO2 and consumes a bit less—2 to 8 watt-hours of energy.

Kunstler on CBC talking the long emergency, suburbia, and life without cheap oil…(8 mins)