Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The world wants more food – a lot more food – but the planet will not be able to provide it. A groundbreaking United Nations report was released last week that presents an alternative paradigm for agriculture – at a very timely moment.
Biofuels starving our people – South American leaders
WSJ: When neighbors become farmers
Many Wisconsin dairy farmers switch to grazing
Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a study by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
EU set to scrap biofuels target amid fears of food crisis
Biofuels under attack as world food prices soar
Biofuels won’t solve energy problem: Shell
Berkeley biofuels expert Farrell dies at 46
A sustainable biofuels consensus
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– China
– Food vs. Fuel
– Brazil’s Giant Field
– Energy Briefs
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
NY Times: Fuel choices, food crises and finger-pointing
EU defends biofuel goals amid food crises – not ‘a crime against humanity’
UN body urges agriculture reforms to stave off food crisis
One less burger, one safer planet
Global hot spots of hunger set to explode
Spain’s gain from wind power is plain to see
Solar and wind powered by tax breaks
Biogas fuelling the Olympic torch?
Contraction & Convergence proposed in Australian Senate
‘Dammed if we do’ – Traveston dam
Coal to liquids in Australia
Food vs fuel
The energy scene in India
Renewable energy not always sustainable (Latin America)
Iceland has power to burn
Renewable energy jobs soar in Germany
NYT editorial: The world food crisis
Starving Haitians riot as food prices soar
We’ll reap what we sow (US farm bill)
As prices rise, farmers spurn conservation program
The lost decade – pessimism about oil technology
The natural gas storage cycle
Platts: Depletion of oil reserves outpaces new production
Biofuels lifecycle assessment,
