Renewables – Mar 12
Solar power station lift-off in Adelaide
Pollution called a byproduct of a ‘clean’ fuel
Corn-based ethanol could worsen “dead zone”
Renewable Energy
From fossil fuels to renewables
Bartlett’s 39th address to Congress on peak oil. Video available.
Renewables and nuclear – Mar 8
CERA’s Yergin says renewables get competitive
Turning glare into watts (solar thermal)
Australia: Coalition goes cool on nuclear
Wind is not the enemy of nuclear
Wave-power proposals alarm locals
From geeks to greens
United States – Mar 5
Bush: America must ‘get off oil’
Bartlett pounces on hydrogen claims
William F. Buckley on $100 oil
Food & agriculture – Mar 4
Agriculture’s new ‘golden age’
King of soya: environmental vandal or saviour of the world’s poor?
My forbidden fruits (and vegetables)
South Africa electricity crisis – and farmers
Okla. fight over poultry waste escalates
NYT on food: Priced out of the market
In hungry Zimbabwe, pet food as a priority
Water – Mar 4
Shallow water ahead for Panama Canal
Booming growth raises idea of dams
Water to be the next commoditised resource
Yemen sleepwalks into water nightmare
Peak oil – Mar 4
IEA’s Fatih Birol: We can’t cling to crude
Ken Livingstone – Peak oil “opportunity” for London Mayor
Nansen G. Saleri: The world has plenty of oil
Fears of a commodity crash grow (oil too?)
Bread and oil: rising food prices and the Middle East
Renewables – Mar 1
Kurt Cobb: How many windmills does it take to power the world?
Today’s solar cells give more than they take
Solar without the panels
Biofuels – Mar 1
Biofuels: Driving in the wrong direction?
The ethanol bust
Cuba to produce ethanol without sacrificing food
Peak oil – Feb 29
Rep. Bartlett delivers his 38th special order speech on peak oil (video)
Bartlett: Declining oil supply means war is ‘fairly probable’
BMW: peak oil in 2025, solution = hydrogen
United States – Feb 29
House OKs new taxes on big oil companies
Politics at the pump
Pelosi on Renewable Energy Act
Clinton’s efforts on ethanol overlap her husband’s interests
DOE not backing down on strategic reserve fill
The peak oil crisis: Catenaries and pantographs
In its day, the internal combustion engine was a wonderful device that served us well for over a century. That day, however, will soon be over. It is time to start thinking about and planning for alternatives.
