Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Legal troubles mount as local producers buck food safety rules
World Bank report puts agriculture at core of antipoverty effort
The eat local challenge
How green is my garden? (biofuels at home)
Tanzania squeezed for fertilizers- increased demand from rich countries
Does canola biodiesel help or hurt climate?
Victims of the ethanol rush: Loss of the native prairie
Biofuels – great green hope or swindle?
Simmons on biofuels: Can we end our addiction to oil?
Sugar producers want ethanol deal
Biofuels bring hope, but problems follow
IMF concerned by impact of biofuels on food prices
Global reserves of phosphorous, essential for agriculture, could run out in 60 to 100 years, warn experts. [According to a related paper, phosphorous has already passed its peak of production.]
Prospects for organic solar cells damaged By questionable reports
Human waste can help save planet: Indian expert
California fuels expert Alex Farrell makes case for low carbon fuel standard
A carbon-negative fuel (gasification and terra preta)
High hopes for renewable power from Earth’s depths
Lovins: Global warming and peak oil are irrelevant (efficiency)
Nature: Kill King Corn
UN rapporteur calls for biofuel moratorium
NRC panel sees problems in ethanol production
Ethanol push could threaten water supplies
An executive summary of weekly news from a peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– The CIBC Exports Study
– Iran
– The Ethanol Boom
– Energy Briefs
Photovoltaics: From waste to energy-maker
Interview: Ethanol fuel expert David Blume
Washington state a leader in new energy sources
Huge wind farm for Mad Max country
Cellulosic ethanol: running cars on lawn cuttings
Biofuel bandwagon slows as feedstock prices surge
BBC: Will biofuel leave the poor hungry?
Green fuels will save the earth – or not
Rapier reviews Patzek’s paper on long-range energy strategies (biofuels and demand reduction)
Going solar in Japan
Power harnessed one step at a time (floors that generate electricity)
Ethanol’s boom stalling as glut depresses price
Bartlett pessimistic on biofuels
Biofuels could boost global warming
National Geographic: Green Dreams
