Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The food vs. ethanol production debate is beginning to heat up. However it will be short one, writes Tom Whipple. While there are acceptable alternatives to putting corn into your gas tank such as slowing down, staying home, taking a bus, or joining a car pool, there are no substitutes for eating.
Do biofuels suck for deep fundamental unchangeable reasons? Or for contingent reasons that might be amenable to change over time with technological innovation? The answer might not be so obvious.
A veteran of 40 years of demonstrations, the American folk singer’s latest campaign involves camping in a tree to save a 14-acre farm from the developers (South Central Farm in Los Angeles)
Situation in sinking Tuvalu scary, says PM / Jet streams off track, may affect weather patterns / Green water and sustainable agriculture / Salon on climate change / Al Gore in NYC (speech coverage)
Tree-hugging capitalists / Do you really need the perfect green lawn? / Wall St. develops the tools to invest in climate change / My life as an ethical test driver /
Farmers’ markets go beyond green /
‘Green chemistry’ hitting the market / The emergence of the green blogs
Ecstasy and paralysis: Getting used to life without electricity in Africa / Energy demand may impact feed industry /
Money key driver in changing consumer attitudes to energy / Australia: Petrol prices hit car sales /
Consumer Reports: Gas prices having big impact
If you listen to the news lately, you know that E85 is going to lead the U.S. to energy independence, just like it did in Brazil. Perhaps not, argues Robert Rapier.
McDonald’s got me to college. I don’t just mean that I saved money by consuming tons of their cheap hamburgers and fries and gallons of milkshakes, which I did. I also worked there for three years, beginning at about $1 an hour.
It’s easier being green at the local level /
Global food supply near the breaking point /
Lure of the urban veggie garden /
Last chance to save LA’s South Central Farm / Smart meters
Ecology for transformation / The greening of Chicago / A science of securing basic needs through sustainable, ecological methods / What are you buying when you buy organic? / Have you reduced your dependence on cars? / Connecting the dots on high gas prices (urban redesign)
When casualties overwhelm battlefield doctors, they are often forced to sort the wounded into three groups: those who will survive without treatment, those who will likely die even with treatment, and those who will probably live but only with treatment. In the post-peak oil age we will likely be faced with a similar situation in deciding which activities a lower-energy society can support.
Ivins: developments in journalism’s Internet frontier / Interview with John Talberth (“Redefining Progress”) / Earn well, live cheap (telecommuting) /
Wal-Mart eyes organic foods
