Biofuels – June 10
Lawrence Laboratories scientist: Myths of biofuels
Thailand to enforce bio-diesel in 2008
Bumper corn crop fuels US energy dilemma
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Food & agriculture – June 10
Why bees are important to your wallet
Research confirms biochar in soils boosts crop yields
Feeding the world without GMOs
Solutions & sustainability – June 10
Cyclists peel off clothes to push pedaling and protest oil
21 principles for the 21st century
Biofuels, diapers and sails – oh my!
New episodes of Peak Moment television
Climate – June 10
Cyber warming: PCs produce same CO2 emissions as airlines
Carbon is the new Black
Is carbon offsetting the solution? (Or part of the problem?)
The official story: A lesson in how to undermine it
How come the peak oil story isn’t center stage in the American consciousness? A critical reason: The peak oil movement has been focused mainly on selling a new narrative to the public without first dislodging the existing one.
The revolution will not be blogged, either
We have spent several centuries asking, “Can we do it?” And often enough the answer was a resounding, “Yes we can!” But instead, what we need to ask is this – Should we do it?
Design for the other 90%
Exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. “The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.”
Why is peak oil politically incorrect?
Google “Trends” tells us that, of the two major issues that we are facing nowadays, global warming beats peak oil hands down.
Transport – June 9
Quiet revolution: dispensing with cars and planes
Time for action says airline magnate Branson
Air France-KLM boss: industry has done too little, too late
Going “Vrrrrm!” at the expense of the climate?
Stay in NYC?
Reaction to the recent sustainability plan for New York City: “I expected to see steps that ask people to give more of themselves than their money. Why weren’t people encouraged to educate themselves about energy? Learn where it comes from. Don’t blindly accept proposals offered by government, corporations, or so-called experts.”
Food & agriculture – June 8
What the world eats (photo essay)
Review: Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
A perennial search for perfect wheat
Farming the deep blue sea
Brookside Farm- growing food, growing energy
Climate – June 8
Pushing the scary side of global warming (behind the scenes at IPCC)
Western USA: A drought for the ages
Hong Kong winters may vanish in 50 years
Global dimming, global warming & peak oil
