United States – Dec 17
Panel: Navy will need oil for decades
Hard Task for New Team on Energy and Climate
Red Flags as Washington Gears Up to Remake Energy Policy
Staff
Economics – Dec 17
Russia’s industrial activity plunges
Canada PM’s economic flip: ‘I’ve never seen such uncertainty’
Chinese flirt with recession
Warning of 3m jobless in UK as US slashes rates
New deal – Dec 17
Richard Heinberg on the Green New Deal
The Crisis: An Opportunity to Save the Planet
The newer deal for a newer world
Climate & environment – Dec 17
Pew’s Diringer discusses progress at Poznan talks, previews Copenhagen negotiations
Don’t expect recession to mean lower carbon emissions
Believe it or not, this was the tenth hottest year ever
Thoughts on Obama’s USDA pick
Barack Obama declared Wednesday his pick for Department of Agriculture chief, former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack. … Great. Rather than an advocate for a new, more sustainable, just, and healthy food system, we got someone who’s going to focus on burning food in car engines.
Methane Hydrates: What are they thinking?
What is the next energy source that will give us what oil, coal and natural gas give us today? A Great many scientists, industry leaders and governments throughout the developed world believe that will be methane. More specifically they believe it will be methane hydrates.
Ten practical tips for parenting in tough economic times.
The economic crisis is affecting the pocket book of many a family and as such, I’m starting to get questions as to how people can best cope. Here then are a few tips on parenting in difficult times.
Preventing deforested moonscapes (part 3)
As peak oil arrives, and many Americans turn to wood fuel for heating and cooking, how can we mitigate the problems of particulate pollution and deforestation? Let’s talk about ways to get the appropriate information, skills, and technologies out to the public.
Climate & environment – Dec 16
Next Climate Summit May Turn on Rich Nations’ Approach to Poor Ones
Global Warming, Hitler and World War II Rationing
Arctic melt passes the point of no return
Energy industry – Dec 16
Brazil: Petrobras euphoria fades with oil price
Greenwashing a tar sands sacrifice zone
UK faces energy blackouts without investment in nuclear and clean coal
Mulch can cover a multitude of sins as well as weeds
Sometimes I think that Ruth Stout, the Queen of Mulch in the early days of organic gardening, did more to hurt the practice than to help it. She made it sound so easy and carefree. … As the old song puts in, “it ain’t necessarily so,” as we all found out. Mulching is one of the very best gardening practices, but like everything else, you have to master the details if you are hoping for quality time in the hammock.
Peak oil – Dec 15
NPR on ‘peak oil theory’
Simmons and Hirch at Energy Roundable
Matt Simmons talk: The three energy amigos
