ODAC Newsletter – July 18
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Rwanda: Govt sets its eyes on alternative energy
Texas: Utility panel sees plan adding 18,456 megawatts of energy capacity
UK: First tidal power turbine gets plugged in
£110M plan to turn human and cow waste into electricity
Footpaths to generate electricity
BART paying more in bet on solar power
In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk. However, the stems and leaves left over after crops are harvested may have more value if they’re left on the ground, according to a USDA-Washington State University soil scientist.
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.
Brown sets ‘no limit’ on number of reactors to be built
‘Lights will go out’ by 2015 if Lords rejects Planning Bill
U.K. producer prices rise at fastest pace since 1986
Community gardens: growing food brings people together
The only diet for a peacemaker is a vegetarian diet
Good crop, bad crop (biofuels)
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.
Peak oil: petrol to reach $8 a litre
Fuel for thought – CSIRO’s report on the future of transport fuels
ASPO-Australia’s response to CSIRO report
Petrol report a wake-up call: environmentalists
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