2006 top green tech ideas
In 2005, Americans woke up to the reality of peak oil. In 2006, we started seeing more attention to the two paths that can lead us forward:
energy efficiency and renewable energy. A number of good ideas have surfaced.
Electricity
U.S. energy policy – Jan 5
Democrats want to shift oil tax, give to green energy
Oil group blasts Democrats’ tax agenda
Interview: California environmental adviser Tamminen
Alternative-energy spending fizzles out
Looking forward, looking backward
What are you optimistic about in 2007 ?
Most widely read articles at PO.com
Top 10 bizarro environmental moments
Top stories about renewables
Kunstler’s forecast for the year ahead
Energy sources – Dec 31
Wind: It’s free, plentiful and fickle
Australian PM puts faith in nuclear power
Biofuels may cut into Carolina cotton acreage
Transport – Dec 31
Woolsey: Gentlemen, start your plug-ins
NYT: travel habits must change to make a big difference in energy consumption
Forbes: Energy will color auto world in 2007
Train travel takes off in Ann Arbor
Meet my solar dryer
The rewards of a well-used solar dryer are by no means limited to the energy and dollar savings reported on the monthly utility bill. The best part of the package is the time spent outside.
Energy – Dec 28
IEA report rings alarm bells for energy security
Discussion: energy crisis in the Urals
At war with Russia?
New US fuel ratings set double standard
Avatars consume as much power as Brazilians
Coal, nuclear, renewables – Dec 27
Coal fueling energy debate
Coal in your stocking
Nukes in Amarillo
Is thorium the answer to our energy crisis?
So Cal Ed signs biggest U.S. wind contract
Offshore wind farms get go-ahead in UK – largest in world
Climate policy – Dec 21
Planting trees is far from pointless
India Says its GHGs not harming world
Climate change clash in Africa
No dramatic U-turn seen on U.S. climate policy
Climate policy could hinder renewables
Turning off the digital world
More than 6 million PCs will be left on over Christmas, consuming nearly 40 million kilowatt hours of electricity. Many of our beloved technological toys are remarkably inefficient and use more electricity than they really need to.
Auto & air – Dec 15
Enough electric capacity for plug-in vehicles
Why we drive
The pernicious price of petroleum
Distance-based auto insurance
Ethical travel – Monbiot interview
Richard Branson: Embracing ethanol and slashing airplane emissions
Renewables – Dec 15
80 Congress members pen letter to Bush for renewables
Germany sees potential in biomass
Renewable energy can’t save consumer society
UK: Wind farms ‘are failing to generate the predicted amount of electricity’
Geothermal: Man-made tremor shakes Basel