Coal – Oct 13
Even coal (clean or not) will not save the US way of life
Kremlin seeks more coal use in Russia amid gas shortage
Massive coal mine blaze still burning
Output drop hurts UK Coal
Coal
Climate – Oct 4
KyotoPlus: Escaping the Climate Trap
Climate inaction ‘has high cost’
Global warming will threaten millions say climate scientists
Coal said top enemy in fighting global warming
Solutions & sustainability – Sept 28
Burning Buried Sunshine
A step in the right direction
Interview With Locavore Jessica Prentice
Interview With Worldwatch Institutes Christopher Flavin
North Bay Energy Transition and Climate Change
Coal – Sept 4
Bangladesh cans UK firms coal mine plans
China to make olefins from coal
Coal keeps US economy burning
Rail seeks ways to haul more Wyoming coal
Texas’ coal-burning question
Death to the incandescent
People are finally starting to take to the streets to protest climate change. But for those who won’t or can’t do that, there are plenty of other actions you can take now to damp down climate change.
Oil and coal – Aug 25
– Shell president Hofmeister speaks live Aug 25 (podcast)
– Consultant: oil firms ‘hushing up’ crisis of corroding pipelines
– How “merchant coal” is changing the face of America
– European coal mining revival?
Climate response – Aug 11
Cities, States aren’t waiting for U.S. action on climate / Nature editorial: capturing carbon / Geosequestration in Australia
Climate change – Aug 9
Med to lose pull as Earth heats up /
Taller mountains a result of global warming /
Sea-bed plan to store carbon / John Kerry: Time to put climate change on the national agenda /
Britain can still lead the world – on climate change
Transport – Aug 9
School district 2/3 the size of Rhode Island deals with soaring gas prices / Airlines may be nearing ceiling on fares / Give up cheap flights, holidaymakers told / Oil prices could short-circuit recovery of commercial aircraft industry / Defense Dept. and industry seek alternatives for air fuel
Coal & sequestration – Aug 8
Why carbon sequestration won’t save us / Team looks at seafloor as gas trap / Salting the earth / Coal may surpass oil as better bet on demand for cheaper fuel
Transport – Aug 5
Salting the Earth (the viability of auto fuels and technologies) / Qantas challenged by soaring fuel costs / US carmakers suffer drop in sales / “Electric Car” director on Daily Show
Climate policy – Aug 1
Scientist publishes ‘escape route’ from global warming / Blair signs climate pact with Schwarzenegger / Potential leakage and toxicity problems with CO2 sequestration
