Renewables – May 15
Biofuels majority of non-OPEC oil growth
New source for biofuels discovered- cyanobacteria
World’s largest offshore wind farm in the works
Wave/geothermal – energy return on investment (EROI)
Renewable Energy
Renewables – May 14
Myanmar biofuel drive deepens food shortage
Boone Pickens ready to bet on wind power
Oregon Inst of Tech to be 100% geothermal
DOE’s John Mizroch – Renewable gigawatts
Renewables – May 13
Sleeping giant Brazil awakes (biofuels)
UK palm oil consumption fuels Colombia violence
Report says wind can produce a fifth of US electricity needs by 2030
Renewables – May 12
Scientist Ramanathan: Solar-cookers could cut pollution
Rockefellers get more muscle in fight to make Exxon focus on renewables
Vinod Khosla (biofuels interview)
Futures – May 11
A green industrial revolution?
Videos: Cuba’s green revolution
Biofuels and the rise of nationalistic environmentalism
Biofuels – May 10
Bio-debatable: Food vs. fuel (good graphic)
Go easy on biofuels until more clarity – World Bank
Ralph Nader: Fueling food shortages
DIY biofuels – May 10
For sale: machine to make home-made ethanol
A green-built, solar-powered, biofuels station
At 15p a litre, home-brew biodiesel is fuel of the future
Community solutions – May 10
Many hands make light work of saving energy
Community gardens grow communities
Biodegradable home products, ready to rot
Building an ecologically sensible home
Food & agriculture – May 9
A taste of wines to come with climate change (Chateau China?)
Britons wasting £10bn worth of food a year
Oxfam’s Kripke on biofuels, food prices
Prices & supplies – May 8
Yergin: High oil prices spur alternative fuel shift
Greenland oil estimates over-reported
Analyst sees oil surging to $200
Harnessing sunlight on the cheap
MIT student project aims to develop cost-efficient solar power. For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech–and that’s the point.
Bipartisan effort to continue renewable energy tax credits
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett and 34 colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to break the stalemate on extension of renewable energy tax credits.
+ background on why this is important:
Thomas L. Friedman: Dumb as We Wanna Be
New York Times editorial
CSM: Arizona’s solar aspirations in peril
Summary of
Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008
