Renewables – May 15
Biofuels majority of non-OPEC oil growth
New source for biofuels discovered- cyanobacteria
World’s largest offshore wind farm in the works
Wave/geothermal – energy return on investment (EROI)
Staff
Climate – May 15
Huge study documents changes from climate warming
A climate change industrial policy (concerns of the military)
Water-cooled supercomputer to study climate
Are Myanmar’s storm victims suffering needlessly?
Solutions & sustainability – May 15
Juneau cuts electricity use 30% in weeks
School not always greener (but it could be)
Sustainability for competitive advantage
If your appliances are avocado, they probably aren’t green
North America – May 15
Little inflation in April – as long as you didn’t eat and kept your car in the garage
McCain’s gift to the green movement
The Battery and the Charger B.C. and Alberta need each other’s power
Food & agriculture – May 15
U.S. using food crisis to boost bio-engineered crops
Indians bristle at U.S. criticism on food prices
Jump in food prices biggest in 18 years
Horses abandoned in West as feed prices rise
More signs of trouble for corn crop
Rodale urges expansion of organic farming
The food system – May 15
New Yorker: Is the world’s food system collapsing?
In search of a better revolution (than the Green Revolution)
Raj Patel’s Starved
Fewer poor people, more volatility in food prices?
Deep thought – May 15
Kunstler and Orlov interview
Climate change and public health
Sharon Astyk: Problems and principles of energy descent
David Korten: Navigating the Great Turning from empire to earth community
Clay Shirky on deploying the cognitive surplus for the public good
The peak oil crisis: diesel
The evidence is mounting that the U.S. might just encounter the first real crisis of the oil depletion age before the year is out. The crisis at first will be one of spiraling prices for diesel and heating oil, followed by actual shortages here in the United States.
United States – May 14
Rachman (FT): ‘The pursuit of oil is fundamental to US foreign policy.’
McCain: Clean energy a ‘national security issue’
Democratic candidates play up ‘clean coal’
Review of Apollo’s Fire on energy policy
Transport – May 14
Paul Krugman: Stranded in suburbia
Nissan plans electric car in U.S. by ’10
Diesel cars – promises and problems
Green industry hub rises from Rust Belt ruins
Innovators are making the Pittsburgh region an eco-showcase of the benefits of going green and bringing new hope to the economically depressed Rust Belt region. (Highly recommended. Excerpts – audio and video available)
The Age of Aquarius
Prices may fall later this year, but will not likely dip below the $110/barrel floor price. It is actually more likely that the price will continue to rise this year, as Goldman Sachs believes, because 1) stuff happens, e.g. deepwater project delays, project cost inflation, blown-up pipelines, and 2) we are now living in Flatland.
