The 25 million Americans who rely on the Colorado River for water should expect continued — and even worsening — drought spells and water shortages as rising temperatures and growing populations create a double whammy, experts warned in a new report.

Concerns about the effects of climate change resonate among many.

The sportsmens' column of a small town paper takes a brief look at how global warming may affect local wildlife.

Mayor Larry Robinson discusses how his rural Northern California town started preparing for peak oil with small alternative energy projects and a community-oriented response strategy.

The USDA reduced its estimates of American meat production on Friday while raising its projected prices, reflecting in part the upward pressure on corn prices as the grain is increasingly used to produce ethanol.

Public comment of Daniel Lerch, Post Carbon Institute, at the 9 March 2007 Portland (Oregon) City Council hearing to accept the final report of the Portland Peak Oil Task Force.

In this December 2003 interview, scholar William Rees, originator of the "ecological footprint" concept, discusses energy, peak oil and human ecology.

Rural local governments --even in oil-rich British Columbia-- are investing in projects to produce their own energy.