Tar sands – July 8
Oil sands no quick fix as Big Oil leaves Venezuela
Black gold’s tarnish seen in Canada
Global warming threatens alternative-oil projects
Its Time For Albertans To Draw A Line In The (Tar) Sand
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Geopolitics – July 8
The rising and falling power of hydrocarbon states
Developing nations lock up more resources
Britain slashes reliance on Mideast oil
Australia increasingly dependent on ME oil
Pray for rain: stories from the drought bus
Australia is in the seventh year of the worst drought in the country’s history. Farmers and business people, and drought bus workers, tell their stories of drought.
Coal – July 7
The uncertain quest to clean up coal (audio)
CO2 capture and storage: the energy costs
Jeff Goodell: Big Coal’s dirty secrets (audio)
Coal and energy policy (audio)
Needing energy – July 6
Gadget boom to drive up energy demand in UK
Electricity in Uganda
Kathmandu’s fuel crisis
China rising – July 6
The future of the Earth depends on China
Six degrees and China
U.S. is pressured to help China curb emissions
Live Earth – July 6
Millions to work for climate protection
Live Earth pledges
Why rock won’t save the planet
Could this be the global-warming generation?
Canaries in the coal mine
A list of countries with reported energy shortages occurring within the past few months. (Links included.)
Climate – July 6
Gray whales are skinnier; scientists suspect Arctic warming
Al Gore’s inconvenient tax
NY Times:
Global warming and your wallet
Food & agriculture – July 6
Sharon Astyk interview
California’s Boxer’s push to protect honeybees
McDonald’s goes green- but not all customers are lovin’ it
Transport – July 6
17 reasons to stop charging people to ride the bus:
The case for fare-free transit
India races for the world’s cheapest car
Local rail- an overview
Two wheels good – July 6
Bicycles in Africa: Transportation for everything (wooden bikes)
French revolution: Rentable bikes every 900 feet
