Solutions & sustainability – Dec 1
Amory Lovins on Charlie Rose Show
Korea expert argues for sustainable development
Hollywood, through a green lens
Year: 2006
Ireland & UK – Dec 1
Ireland ‘sleep walking’ to oil crisis
The black hole at the heart of the UK’s energy supply
Lovelock predicts Britain will triumph over global warming
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”
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
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
Solstice 2100
A second narrative exploration of the future after peak oil, set fifty years and several cycles of catabolic collapse after “Christmas Eve 2050.”
You can’t conduct an orchestra with an invisible hand: The problem with carbon taxes
A strategy based mainly on price increases will work ineffectively, if at all.
Historically, large-scale infrastructure changes take place only via hands-on government involvement — involvement that not only subsidizes technology but helps shape its deployment.
EPA scientists file mass petition for action on global warming
In an unprecedented action, representatives for more than 10,000 U.S. EPA scientists are calling on Congress to take immediate action against global warming.
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
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
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
The peak oil crisis: the view from Capitol Hill
While up on Capitol Hill discussing the prospects for the peak oil message in the new Congress, I was brought up short by a question from a hill staffer. “Can’t you guys sharpen the time frame when oil production is going to peak?”
