Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Reports from recent ASPO-USA conference /
New hippies are fighting to replace oil /
Cooling the planet at the gas roots / Environmentalist Suzuki to quit spotlight for simple life /
Powerdown and permaculture – at the cusp of transition /
FTW report on Boston world oil conference /
Robert Hirsch scares me out of my wits
Venture capitalists pony up in sizzling market that may get boost from Prop. 87 /
Patzek: cellulosic ethanol will not save us /
Water scarcity may dampen case for biofuel /
Lester Brown: Exploding U.S. grain demand for auto fuel /
Harvard prof: the ethanol illusion
The real scoop on biofuels /
As investors covet ethanol, farmers resist /
McCain’s farm flip
What if the Midwest stopped trying to feed the world and started focusing on itself?
Forecast for Australian grain production cut again /
‘Virtually no progress’ in alleviating world hunger: FAO
Biocrude? Algae-to-oil project /
‘WTO must set rules for biofuel trade’ /
Ethanol could corrode pumps, testers say /
Turning forest slash into cash /
Europe set for biodiesel boom -Goldman Sachs
New Yorker: The Last Drop: Confronting the possibility of a global [water] catastrophe /
Atlantic current stopped for 10 days in 2004 /
Rasslin’ swamp gas (methane) /
The thirteenth tipping point /
Nine ‘laws’ of ecological bloodymindedness
Now’s the time to brace yourself for major price hikes in food, as peak grains join the lineup of lifestyle-changing events along with peak oil and peak water.
NY Times on Bioneers /
Live from Pop!Tech: Live green or die /
Slow Food movement has global outreach /
Coming to a theater near you: carbon-neutral movie /
New book “Energy: use less, save more” /
Greening the planet, one backyard at a time
This crop revolution may succeed where GM failed /
The shining promise of ethanol doesn’t add up for farmers
The world’s grain supply for human consumption is being eroded by three different factors: meat, heat and biofuels.
Environmentalist Suzuki to quit spotlight for simple life /
Coping with climate dread /
Solving Iraq problems with permaculture? /
Sail Transport Network /
CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter
Cellulosic ethanol vs. biomass gasification /
Beyond corn: ethanol’s next generation /
Biofuel subsidies cost U.S. billions /
When kitchen waste isn’t wasted
