Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Staff UK Private Sector Raises Doubts on Nuclear Support /
Floating atomic plant for Russia /
Sweet or sour? In oil, that’s a big deal /
Use of coal surges as firms seek alternative /
CERA: Global products to remain tight through 2007 /
US: As Natural Gas Glut Looms, Producers Eye the Weather /
BP To Invest $550 Million in Biofuels Research Centre
What can we learn from innovative approaches to addiction that might prove to be useful tools for weaning communities off oil? Reader feedback and further thoughts.
Korea: addicted to oil /
Urgency picks up for oil alternatives in Australia / Thailand – an energy case study / Nate Hagens – ecological economics and fossil fuels /
We are cutting energy use – but it is dirtier (BP report) / Oil-supply anxiety overblown, BP chief says
Klare: The tripolar chessboard – putting Iran in great power context / In oil-rich Angola, Cholera preys upon poorest / Saudi Arabia’s growing list of new friends / Quebec unveils carbon tax
Peak Oil and Climate Change are unprecedented global challenges. Four energy transition scenarios are presented to help guide dialogue and decision making: Lean Economy, Collapse, Techno-Markets, Burnout.
Online papers about energy and the environment by Odum, Tainter and many others. Proceedings of the Second Biennial International Workshop “Advances in Energy Studies” (Italy 2000).
As the worldwide oil supply and demands tightens however, the need for timely accurate production statistics becomes increasing important— so much so that at some point, timely and detailed knowledge of world energy supplies may become a matter of critical importance.
If energy sustainability and security fail, the primary human development goals cannot be achieved. We recognize the special responsibility of the science and engineering community to help implement transitions to sustainable and secure energy systems.
The United States’s focus on the middle east, al-Qaida and terrorism is also a surrogate for long-term strategic competition with China for the world’s oil resources.
This year’s world grain harvest is projected to fall short of consumption by 61 million tons, marking the sixth time in the last seven years that production has failed to satisfy demand.
Retired nuclear physicist discovers peak oil / Companies embracing sustainability / Rural Kenya women replace wood fires with solar cookers /
Father of energy efficiency to get Fermi Award / Tour of the Maple Ridge wind farm /
Message board activism: the blogosphere’s mext level / Trolling for dollars (Netvocates)
Bike boulevards: Portland cyclists have streets to call their own / Why Scots are getting on their bikes / Are our cities making us fat? / Minister: China must back-pedal on anti-bike policy / Bicycle round-up / Riding a bicycle can save the world /
Transport experts have seen the future, and it’s got pedals
