UK: Record year for wind power firms
It has been a record year of investment in the UK wind power industry, with new farms created up three-fold on 2003.
BBC staffer
With Oil Production Near Peak, Analysts Worry About Meeting Growing Demand
One of the big economic stories this year has been the high price of oil. As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, there is growing concern about rising prices for heating fuel. Some economists see the increase in energy costs as temporary, but others are predicting a more serious trend.
The End of Oil and the Inevitable Road to Sustainability
Hopedance devotes its Nov/Dec issue to peak oil. In his Introduction, publisher Bob Banner writes: “Oil depletion takes everything to a different level….”
What Kinds of Livelihoods will be Vital?
I was recently asked,"What sort of livelihoods would you like to see people preparing for and getting involved in now so that we have a stable infrastructure or community in place when things go for the worse?"
Interviews about Peak Oil and Solutions
Interviews with Richard Heinberg (The Party’s Over), Jan Lundberg (CultureChange) and William L. Seavey (Power Your Car WITHOUT Gasoline!!) and activist Sandi Brockway.
US companies rediscover coal-fired power plants
Sure, coal sounds dirty and dated, the kind of energy source that went out of fashion with big Buicks and bell-bottom jeans. But a coal project here in northern Nevada is one of more than 100 coal-fueled plants that are vying for approval around the country, the largest increase in such projects since the 1970s.
New study analyzes global energy resources
A reasonably sceptical look at the latest International Energy Agency report.
Greenspan: Appetite for Dollar Will Wane
Investors’ appetite for U.S. assets will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, in remarks that hit the dollar hard.
Arctic Drilling a Triumph in Short-Sightedness
A Republican-dominated Senate means drilling in the Arctic wilderness will probably go ahead, but not because of the oil reserves.
One Roof at a Time
With no help from the Bush administration — but plenty from Europe, Japan, New York, and California — solar power is edging into the mainstream.
Towards Alternative Cities, the Green-Friendly Way
Alarmed by the pace at which consumer-driven lifestyles are destroying the planet’s resources, a leading environmental body has set its sights on creating a green-friendly haven replete with houses, restaurants, shops and hotels.
US military on the scent of oil
The Pentagon hopes that its plan, the Global Posture Review, when fully implemented, will allow for rapid, tailored responses to contingencies that could arise from any one of a number of “vital national-security interests”. However, two of these circumstances are paramount: countering any new outbreaks in the “global war on terror” and reliable access to energy resources.
