Food & agriculture – Dec 1

Father of modern arboriculture dies
Pfeiffer’s book on industrial agriculture
Livestock causes 1/5 of human-caused GHGs
BC’s first totally local winter restaurant menu
Ethanol skeptic sees painful realities ahead

Reducing DoD fossil-fuel dependence

Conclusions of the report: “Barring unforeseen circumstances, availability concerns are not a decision driver in the reduction of DoD fossil-fuel use at present. However, the need to improve logistics requirements and military capabilities, and, secondarily, the need to reduce fuel costs, as well as providing a prudent hedge against a foggy future, especially in the Middle East and South America, argue for a reduction in fuel use, in general.”

Health – Dec 1

Will global warming release diseases from glaciers?
Analysis: Wealth brings new health threats
Cooling towers are a hotspot for evolving disease

Climate policy – Nov 30

Interview: NYT science reporter Andy Revkin
Canada’s commitment to failure
Global warming goes to court
Teachers Association reject 50,000 free copies of “An Inconvenient Truth”

Solutions & sustainability – Nov 30

Travis Bradford: the revolution will be solarized
Not-so-glamorous conservation works best
Third-World laptop for $150
Stan
Goff eschews Marxism, looks to local communities

What we can do about passing the energy tipping point

Oil – Nov 30

Firms crimping oil supplies
The history of oil propaganda
No public disclosure of Kuwait oil reserves
Iraq’s oil industry in grip of despair
Alberta must invest in oil sands: board

Climate – Nov 29

Climate ‘altering UK marine life’
Carbon emissions show sharp rise
Phytoplankton cloud dance
Designing emissions pathways to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change
Black carbon major suspect in warming trend
Answers about the earth’s energy imbalance

Up in smoke: The African apocalypse

Nuclear – Nov 29

Missing keys, holes in fence and a single padlock: welcome to Congo’s nuclear plant

Dounreay ‘will pollute for decades’
Thorium: change the fuel for a happier reaction
Russia will build 42 nuclear reactors by 2030

Energy & sustainability – Nov 29

NYT on EROEI and the Limits of Growth
What is energy worth?

Global warming & energy policy on collision course
Clueless in America: feeding the tape worms of desire

Jostling for energy – Nov 29

Stanford profs: Oil addiction threatens U.S. security and undermines its influence
US, China fail to reach common ground on energy
US opposes gas deliveries from Iran to Georgia
NATO eyes greater role in energy security