Renewables – Oct 28
Man power: a great alternative /
My job: financing wind power /
Google to install largest corp solar power system /
Australian govt funds world’s largest solar power plant
Electricity
Renewables – Oct 24
Khosla stumps for solar, California ballot initiative /
Ethanol: blessing or bane? /
Wind: discussion of the EROI research /
Outsourcing solar roofs /
Power lunch: Bacteria turn leftovers to energy
Electricity – Oct 23
Britons are top energy-wasters /
Executives: electrical worries looming /
Alaskans face prospect of no heat /
Dark days ahead /
Texas lawmakers may revisit electric deregulation
Launch of Encyclopedia of Earth
A new electronic reference has launched that needs input from the energy community [including input about Peak Oil]. With the recent public release of the Encyclopedia of Earth, scientists from around the world are joining to create a comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society.
EU energy crisis – Oct 19
EU unveils energy plan /
Europe faces threat of power shortages /
Experts Predict Black-Out Winters in Europe /
EU losing faith in Russia energy charter scheme /
Putin v. Europe /
Who controls EU gas transit?
Renewables – Oct 18
Standard offer contracts – the future for renewable generation? /
Bush at renewable energy conference /
St Louis Renewable Energy Conference – Day 2
Electricity – Oct 16
Less power to the people
Power-grid report suggests dark days ahead
Lightbulb giveaway is switched off
Long live the Pentagon
The US military oil consumption is generally regarded to be a small amount compared to the country’s gigantic consumption. Since oil is and will remain a strategic vital commodity, the Pentagon does not have a luxury of turning its back to oil.
Ethanol & renewables – Oct 12
St Louis renewable energy conference (day 1)
Report: Brazilian ethanol is sustainable
The trouble with ethanol (Patzek)
The ethanol alternative (ABC)
Oil Giants put energy Into other resources
Hubbert’s Defense Department
The U.S. military machine is built on and around cheap and available “mobility fuel,” and virtually its entire body of doctrine is founded on pre-Peak Oil thinking. If the world is at or fast approaching a state of Peak Oil, where does that leave us?
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 9
Downtown Revitalization Rules
China releases green accounting study
Faith, Hope, and Clarity: God & the Environment
Video: Stick a Yellow Ribbon up Your SUV
Solutions and sustainability – Oct 2
Dialogue tools and processes for social change
Wind turbines and solar panels in UK DIY stores
Green is the colour of spin
Peak Oil Video Conferencing challenges Airline emissions
Iranian Science Teachers May Be Enriching Students