Australia: Labels could save $600m of water
Australia is to become the first country to introduce a national water efficiency rating system on toilets, shower-heads, washing machines, dishwashers and taps.
Phillip Hudson
The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 1. How Long the Twilight?
This country and the world are in for profound change as the petroleum boom winds down. I find
that even specialists in the fields that will be most affected have not seriously considered what that
transition will be like or how they will handle it. This study is an effort to describe the transition and to
explore what lies beyond it.
The End of Fossil Fuels: Part 2. Twilight or Dawn?
With the judicious employment of the technologies we have learned – and with a bit of luck – we may be able to create a more harmonious balance with the rest of the biosphere, but only at substantially lower population levels and less consumptive habits.
British Energy hit by nuclear shutdowns
The sorry state of British Energy?s operations were under-scored on Friday
when the company reported a bigger than expected £234m pre-tax loss for the
six months to the end of September.
Fuel Cells in the Deep Freeze
AMONG the many hurdles to be overcome before we’re all driving fuel-cell cars with exhaust that is baby’s-breath-pure – superyacht purchase prices, an almost nonexistent refueling network and some public concern about the wisdom of carrying hydrogen pressurized at 10,000 pounds per square inch – is a more basic challenge: winter.
South America Seeks to Fill the World’s Table
Almost overnight, South America has driven a historic global shift in food production that is turning the largely untapped frontier heartland of the continent into the world’s new breadbasket.
Vicious cycle: Rising oil prices, falling dollar
The phenomenon is likely to continue for a while, so here’s what it could mean for you — and how you can protect yourself from some of the effects.
US energy proposal pushes toward center
From aggressive greenhouse-gas limits to new nuclear plants, independent group tries to bridge divisive issues.
Bipartisan Commission Issues Strategy to Address Long-Term U.S. Energy Challenges
Detailed Recommendations on Oil Security, Climate Change, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, and Other Key Topics the Result of 2 Years of Research and Consultation. (Press release for downloadable 128-page report.)
A War of Self-Defense or a War of Self-Interest
American action in Iraq must be at least considered as the choice of a military, geo-strategic, grab-the-oil policy by an administration of oil men very, very conscious of the building longer term problem of peak oil and the emerging awareness of how the oil endgame is a control of the Middle East problem.
Paul Ehrlich Interviewed by Robyn Williams (Audio)
Paul Ehrlich talks about his new book – One With Nineveh. He reminds us that agriculture began in a fertile land, around Nineveh, in what is now the Middle East, which is now desert.
Martis Valley
At at time when energy resource depletion is widely acknowledged, many housing developments continue in soon-to-be-disfunctional patterns. Ronald Cooke, author of Oil, Jihad and Destiny, writes that the development plan for Martis Valley in California is a really good example of this type of obsolete public policy.
