Biofuels – Dec 9
Mixed prairie grasses – best source of biofuel
Biofuel skeptic extraordinaire: David Pimentel
Alternative-energy boom roils Asian environments
Year: 2006
Peak oil – Dec 9
Energy crisis is really, really bad: oil expert Charley Maxwell
The debate over Hubbert’s Peak: a review
Peak oil theory analyzed by CERA
Food & agriculture – Dec 9
Spending on imported food hits all-time high
Ag crime wave grows in California
Black market in water stolen from farm tanks
Junk food, junk prices
Search for crops that can survive global warming
Experts worry warmer Earth will slash farm yields
Solar & renewables – Dec 9
Emerging energy technologies summit in Santa Barbara (Feb)
China’s Sunshine Boys
New world record in solar technology
Fuels for the transition – Dec 9
Study: oil transition carries environmental risks
Risks of the oil transition
Nature Magazine special: Energy for a cool planet
Climate policy – Dec 7
Bangladesh pays cruel price for the west’s excesses
Inhofe gives global warming a final cold shoulder
Exxon spends millions to cast doubt on warming
US science teachers pass on climate DVDs
Americans try to shift into ‘carbon neutral’
Climate change has a chilling effect on where Americans can build homes
Transport – Dec 7
I want to ride my bicycle
NSW symposium: Future frameworks for regional railways
U.S., EU square off on airline pollution
The 12 Step Programme for Breaking Oil Dependency – a useful tool for powerdown groups
“My 12 step programme for reducing my oil dependency. In order to make my life less reliant on the unreliable, I pledge to myself to strive towards the following 12 goals over the next 6 months…”
Soil food web – opening the lid of the black box
As fossil fuels become more expensive, so will chemical agriculture. The emerging science of soil ecology shows ways that food can be grown with less energy and pollution.
Solstice 2100: Q&A
Further explorations in the post-peak scenario presented last week in “Solstice 2100,” the second of three snapshots of life in deindustrial America.
The peak oil crisis: the Saudi op-ed
It may be a lot harder, or a lot more expensive, for the US to get out of Iraq than anyone ever thought. The Saudis could bring pressure [on the U.S. to stay] without doing anything so provocative as a major production cut. Simply ratcheting down production in an unobtrusive manner should be enough to scare Washington.
The origins of peak oil doomerism
My point is not that Peak Oil doomerism is wrong. We face enormous crises and we have the tools to end civilization. But remember, as you feel yourself drawn to the apocalyptic story, that it is the natural place to go in uncertain and dangerous times. We are culturally programmed to do it.
