Renewables – July 17
£110M plan to turn human and cow waste into electricity
Footpaths to generate electricity
BART paying more in bet on solar power
£110M plan to turn human and cow waste into electricity
Footpaths to generate electricity
BART paying more in bet on solar power
There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to shake off complacency, throw aside old habits and rise, clear-eyed and alert, to the necessity of big changes. Those who, for whatever reason, refuse to do their part must either be persuaded to join the effort or asked to step aside. This is such a moment.
Australia faces food crisis as rivers reach new low
A gas supply disruption case study – the Varanus Island explosion
Australia considers first new coal port in 25 years
Xcel set to cut power to 47,000
Made in America energy policy
Hog heaven, part 1 – Increased offshore drilling does not substitute for national energy policy
Bush will end executive ban on offshore drilling
12mn barrels per day ‘is Saudi Arabia’s oil limit’
Peak oil media guide
Le Québec doit conquérir son indépendance énergétique d’ici 2030
Gulf Oil pres.: A bipartisan fix for the oil crisis
Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil
The energy vision of Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders
House hearing on global warming effects on extreme weather
Cap & trade – misplaced confidence
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Congress must pass renewable energy tax incentives
Swords into plowshares: Lockheed Martin’s work in efficiency sector (video and transcript
Jeremy Legget: A low carbon diet
‘Extreme Makeover’ family, NTUA dispute power credits
Ken Bossong at SEC on July 31, 2008 Congressional Green Expo
Guardian ‘publishes the biofuels report they didn’t want you to read’
Donald Mitchell, World Bank
Bad juice II: biofuels maybe not quite so bad, World Bank says
Rising food prices: policy options and World Bank response
Has fossil fuel consumption within the EU peaked?
Why Europe backpedals on biofuel targets
Boris Johnson scraps congestion charge for 4×4 vehicles
Britain teeters on brink of recession as companies cut back
Decoding the world’s best Energy policies
Roundtable discussion: Outlook for renewable energy (podcast)
Ray Brady at BLM on “solar rights-of-way (video)
A deal on climate change – but then the backlash
The art of embarrassment: bring back the dunce’s cap?
Water pollution, supply issues top environmental concern in China (video and transcript)