EB interviewed about recent energy stories
Listing of articles discussed during a radio interview November 6. (updated)
Food
Peak oil / permaculture movements – Nov 6
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
Calif. proposition 87 and biofuels – Nov 6
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
Biofuels – Nov 2
The real scoop on biofuels /
As investors covet ethanol, farmers resist /
McCain’s farm flip
Food & agriculture – Nov 2
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
Biofuels – Nov 1
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
Environment – Nov 1
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
Grain Drain: Get Ready for Peak Grain
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.
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 31
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
Agriculture – Oct 29
This crop revolution may succeed where GM failed /
The shining promise of ethanol doesn’t add up for farmers
How Long Can the World Feed Itself?
The world’s grain supply for human consumption is being eroded by three different factors: meat, heat and biofuels.
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 27
Environmentalist Suzuki to quit spotlight for simple life /
Coping with climate dread /
Solving Iraq problems with permaculture? /
Sail Transport Network /
CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter
