Underground Coal Gasification, the next extreme energy front?
Quietly, and with no public discussion, the Government has been putting in place a system of licences and financial assistance to kick-start a UCG industry in Britain.
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Naomi Klein: Reject Keystone XL Pipeline, We Need Radical Change to Prevent Catastrophic Warming
House lawmakers passed legislation Friday to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would bring carbon-intensive tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the Texas Gulf Coast.
‘Fracking’ our food and farming system: “Extreme agriculture” and the politics of denial
It might seem a bit of a jump – talking about "fracking" and food production in the same article. However, when we look at what’s planned for the next phase of intensive agricultural development, what we find is the same economic and political theories at the root of the measures proposed.
Despite Prime Minister’s Departure, the Petro State of Alberta Marches On
People come to Alberta to make a killing in the oil fields, not a living. And that sense of entitlement pervades the province.
Exploring the “why” behind extreme energy
Thus far the debate around unconventional gas/fracking has focussed on pollution, flammable water, earthquakes, noise, toxic fumes, climate change, etc. As a result people mainly focus on the "what?", or at a local level the "where?", of the issue. My research leads me toward one single question… "why?".
Extreme Energy and Reason
The topic of ‘extreme energy’ should be a relatively easy one to dispense with for any reasonably informed Transitioner.