Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Artists, we need you. We need your vision and your courage to tell the truth. We’ve got plenty of “analysis,” and enough punditry to last us forever. What we lack are the gut-wrenching stories that put a human face on the collapse that is upon us.
China reins in fast growth of coal-to-liquid fuel projects / Study: Coal-to-liquid plants future of U.S. energy / The return of Nazi oil
It’s not all about oil (there’s more to rising gas prices than the oil supply) /
Oil execs speak out (interviews) / Oil boom puts stress on water supply
Heatwave with a global grip / Methane makers yield to science / How global warming has thrown nature into disarray (Scotland) / Acid waters, dissolving shellfish / Capital pollution solution? (carbon trading)
Social ecologist Murray Bookchin dies at 85 / Redefining American beauty, by the yard /
The environmental benefits of vegetarianism / Sustainability Network Newsletter #60
If we take climate change seriously, there aren’t many tangential issues. We emit greenhouse gases whenever we use fuel or electricity — when we drive or fly, heat or cool our homes, grow or manufacture or transport our products.
Will Cuba’s offshore oil discovery finally break the US trade embargo? /
Russia: a new gas strategy emerges / Learning energy efficiency in Kiev
What does it take to quench America’s mighty thirst for gasoline? Pulitzer-winning correspondent Paul Salopek traced gas pumped at a suburban Chicago station to the fuel’s sources around the globe. In doing so, he reveals how our oil addiction binds us to some of the most hostile corners of the planet—and to a petroleum economy edging toward crisis. [A milestone in U.S. coverage: multiple articles and high-quality online video. Topics include peak oil, urban sprawl and Saudi reserves.]
“Vampire memo” reveals coal industry plan for massive propaganda blitz /
Power group promoting global warming skeptic / Hey NASA, what about us? / Interview with Revkin of NY TImes / Carbon credits for the Joneses: UK politician advocates domestic emissions allowance.
U.S. panel eyes military’s energy costs /
Drain America first / China to issue new policies to curb energy consumption / A new Silk Road between China and the Gulf countries / Japan joins the energy race
The spirit of resistance / Ethiopia invades Somalia / U.S. policy entangled by rising price of oil / Saudi Arabia’s Shiites and their Effect on the Kingdom’s Stability
Where will big oil’s big profits go? / Big Oil: booming profits, climbing costs /
Shell shocked / European heat wave shows limits of nuclear energy
