Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Yesterday, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released the Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy, a peer-reviewed study showing that the United States can dramatically cut global warming pollution while saving households and businesses in every region of the nation billions of dollars in energy costs.
Obama’s big step in right direction on auto fuel efficiency and emissions
Obama auto efficiency move a blow to U.S. refiners
Getting Americans out from behind the wheel
Bicycles touted as ‘first modern post-fossil vehicle’
Healing Mother Earth: E.O. Wilson talk
Glaciers go, leaving drought, conflict and tension in Andes
The flawed logic of the cap-and-trade debate
From ‘alarmed’ to ‘dismissive’: the six ways Americans view global warming
Krugman: Empire of carbon (China)
Saudi must rein in soaring power consumption
Thriving Norway provides an economics lesson
Australia delays carbon trading scheme until 2011
A weekly roundup of Peak Oil news, including:
-Production and prices
-Nigeria
-IEA lowers demand
-A changing LGN story
-Briefs
Dealing with climate risks: adaptation
Global warming may exceed infections as health threat
Climate change biggest threat to health, doctors say
Bill McKibben: Can 350.org save the world?
Book review: On Borrowed Time? Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion
Letter in Science on Hubbert linearization
Kjell to speak on peak oil in Sydney
Are we moving towards a new oil crisis?
The slavery of oil
Barack Obama’s key climate bill hit by $45m PR campaign
Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More
Deb Doncaster at CPFO talks about Ontario’s Green Energy and Economy Act (audio)
Report: Climate change will bring big problems for small number of countries
Moscow warns of future energy wars
King Abdullah of Jordan’s ultimatum: peace now or it’s war next year
Pipelineistan goes Af-Pak
A weekly review from a UK perspective.
The Wind does NOT Blow “Only 1/3 of the Time”
Yes, we can solve the energy crisis
The Value of Wind – why more renewable energy means lower electricity bills
A weekly round up including:
– Prices and production
– Venezuela
– China
