Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Australia’s drought – situation grim
British Gas sees billions in green
Peaking of world oil production: Recent forecasts
Gasoline price rises as supply falls
The Peak Oil Crisis: Have the Troubles Begun
China turns net coal importer
China: Half of natural gas imported by ’20
East Siberian-Pacific Ocean pipeline struggles
Russians get rid of weakening dollar
Community Solutions on “The smart jitney: rapid, realistic transport”
Congestion fee proposed by New York mayor
Californians driving toward global warming: Solution? Smarter land use
Carbon tax threatens to ground Asia tourism
Making online maps bike-friendly
I dream of “green” schools in my community; of parents, students, teachers, and administrators working together to make our children’s education sustainable and earth-friendly.
A groundbreaking will take place Monday at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the desolate, arid, windswept Mojave Desert. The ceremony will initiate construction on what will be the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) array in the United States, capable of producing 15-18 megawatts of power. The project highlights both the promise and the pitfalls of PV.
Michael Pollan on the farm bill: “You are what you grow”
Agriculture and climate change in the Philippines
The API considers “Peak Oil theory” to be bunk. Yes, they believe that Yergin is more credible than Simmons. As far as dealing with potential supply shortfalls? They don’t believe that we are facing any potential supply shortfalls.
NY governor Spitzer promotes clean energy, minus ethanol
Doing right thing isn’t easy, even for those who want to (U.S. attitudes)
Dodd favors corporate tax for emissions
What’s behind the red-hot uranium boom
How uranium depletion affects the economics of nuclear power
Eye on Iran, rivals pursuing nuke power: report
Strife over biofuel plantations in Uganda
UC, faculty reach deal on biofuels institute
Ethanol policy divides Latin America
Biofuels and the war on oil
World needs to axe greenhouse gases by 80%
Climate change affects women more than men
Australia’s drought linked to global warming
Global warming swelling insurance risk
The Nation special issue on climate crisis
Byron King: The California oil industry
Trans-American sources of electricity
Green utilities are growing, but they need to grow faster
Growing number of Americans see warming as leading threat
Massive Chinese effort to train geologists
China vs. Earth
Climate change will devastate South Asia
