Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Rimini conference on oil depletion: a lost opportunity /
China continues to fill up on oil, but pace slackens /
Charles gives US a parting shot at PO/environment seminar /
We are our own worst enemies on energy issues /
New ASPO Newsletter for November /
Clean energy indispensable as oil runs low
Energy will inevitably become less available and more expensive than it has been for the last few decades. The change will be permanent. Adapting to this scenario while maintaining the UK’s standard of living will require fundamental changes in the way we produce and use energy. All sources of energy will be required.
Renewable energy investment at record high – report / Palm oil project fuels controversy in Borneo / Abiotic snake oil / China lifts target for renewable energy / Global energy meeting agrees roadmap on renewables
Abiotic snake oil /
Korea seeks endless, non-harmful energy source /
Building roads won’t fix transportation woes /
Beijing lowers thermostats to avoid energy crunch /
Sea-based windmills could blunt eyesore criticisms
UK environment secretary Margaret Beckett declared that technology would be essential in making the transition to a low carbon economy – which might ameliorate, if not eliminate, the ills of climate change… Just a quick bicycle ride away, British scientists and engineers were gathering to showcase and debate some of these technologies…
Summary of patently pro-coal report that makes strong arguments as to why coal is here to stay and what it could look like in years to come.
Begins with a hair-raising review of the real and present danger of runaway climate change, then proposes stopping the Arctic thaw by strategic placement of millions of wind turbines.
Brazil to reach oil self-sufficiency next year / US Deepwater Reserves in decline / GE stops supply of LNG compressors to Iran / Efficient energy at sea: The new age of sail / US Air Force nation’s leading ‘green power’ user / Upscale French wine turned into ethanol
Saudi Arabia evolves into a global petrochemical hub / ‘Shale oil is sham’ / Wood pellet market heats up / The chief UK scientific adviser has become a government spin doctor / Making the Grid “Smart” / Wind-farm plans take root in Texas / France: EDF’s highly charged sale / Plan for new nuke plant proceeds quietly
Vegoil use as fuel squeezing out food uses / Stirling solar energy generators / Oil mallee tree may be fuel alternative / Iraq oil output hurt by high water / Oil shale: Another boom?
City Dwellers Bringing New Spirit of Enterprise to Countryside / The latest investor in green energy – the CIA / Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Africa / As energy prices soar, a city finds ways to cut the cost / Gridlock Britain ‘chokes economyThe Organic Experimental Engine (O.X.E.N)
Energy answers blowing in the wind / Leftovers may be source of electricity / Drought relief funding may impede sustainability / Bicycle sales boom in US, Dramatic slump in vehicle sales, hybrids commonplace in Eugene / Taxing gasoline the right way / CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter / Industries unearth ‘green’ boom / Washington farm teaching chefs to localise / Jeff Vail – AntiEconomies
