Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Heading out The testimony from Dr. Chu at his Hearing to become Secretary of Energy suggests that he holds the view that there is a significant amount of time available before the need for replacement fuels becomes critical, this is a view that is more optimistic than many of those who write for these sites hold.
In a bold departure from past U.S. policies, President-elect Obama sees clean energy and “green jobs” as critical components of an economic stimulus strategy.
Dems unveil $825B in spending increases, tax cuts
Advice to Obama: Yes we can, but will we?
Energy nominee Chu: Coal, nuclear an ‘important part’ of power mix
Shaky economy means ‘bye-bye baby’ for some
Today Post Carbon Institute announced an agreement with EnergyBulletin.net to formally adopt the site as a core Institute program.
In the vast and traumatic mess that we are facing, I’m seeing some surprising signs of hope – not that we’ll magically reshape our society into the renewable paradise a lot of us would like to see, but that people are well, not acting like complete idiots – that they are responding to things fairly appropriately, even wisely sometimes.
Alex Steffen: Where We Are And Where We’re Going
Reality Report: Bill McKibben
The Effect of Natural Gradients on the Net Energy Profits from Corn Ethanol
Kissinger: The Chance for a New World Order
Steven Chu Eases Up on the Gas Price Pedal
Greening the stimulus
Capitalism Freezes in Worldwide Winter of Discontent
Britain loses faith in economy
Financial system “could yet collapse”
Back on Tracks
A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back
Jimmy Carter’s bike stolen from Carter Center
Produce will sail into Ballard
Book Review: Permaculture, a beginner’s guide
Going Amish: The Decision
There is considerable debate within the biochar community over the origins of the mysterious dark earths of the Amazon. How and why were they made?
Abstract: It is sometimes held that U.S. motivations in Iraq and the Persian Gulf, while indeed “largely about oil” (in the well-publicized words of Alan Greenspan), are not (or at least not much) “about access” to the region’s oil per se. This essay critically examines that claim, arguing that the current U.S. resort to force cannot really be understood without regard to the current precariousness of U.S. energy supplies.
