Other energy – Nov 12

UK buys into next generation of nuclear power /
New Internationalist issue on nuclear power /
Ethanol is the future for public transport /
The cultural roots of UK’s energy gap /
Green fuel plan ‘will destroy rainforests’ /
Will Canadian oil sands save the USA? /
Cleaning up coal: new, cleaner technologies /
Oil shale shows promise; towns have seen it before

Politics and economics – Nov 11

Soaring energy costs have Md. aluminum plant on the brink /
China: A miracle and a menace /
Oil and grilling don’t mix in Washington /
House shelves Alaska drilling in budget fight /
The coal war: fighting back in Texas /
‘Streamlining’ King Coal’s beheading of Appalachia /
Uzbekistan ‘facing oil crisis’ /
Recycling the petrodollars

Solutions and sustainability – Nov 10

The Shakers – a model of sustainability /
Marx’s vision of sustainable human development /
China: renewable energy investment at record high /
New turbine design may boost wind energy /
California city struggles to become nation’s solar leader /
Proselytizer for pedaling /
Shell Solar tops efficiency record for thin film PV modules

Politics and economics – Nov 10

Industry thinktank: Kyoto to ‘reduce Europe’s growth’ /
Washington is all ears on oil /
Native renewables energy summit scheduled /
Electricity deregulation loses its luster in Pa. /
Valero’s refinery business turns sweet as sour crude pays off