Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
I am a Major in the United States Army. …I set out to discover what some of the best minds in the world had to say about what the world might look like 20-plus years from now. Specifically, I intended to examine population growth, food production, water availability, and energy supplies. What I discovered shocked me. (Online report)
In our search for ways to reduce the tension between food vs. fuel comes the latest Energy Farm Demonstration Project: The Electric Tractor.
Not only does this appear to be an economically wise investment, but electric tractors are a pleasure to use.
UK railways set for a hi-tech revolution
A high-speed revolution in European railways
Sales soar as Boeing unveils its green dream jet
California’s eco-friendly cars aren’t doing the job
208 million riders make year a record in DC
Fuel rules soak soap makers
Could jatropha be a biofuel panacea?
Brazilian ethanol ‘slaves’ freed in raid on plantation
The case for turning crops into fuel
Arab countries urge solar future
New battery packs powerful punch
Wavegen plant to be built in Spain
Geothermal Potential in the Gulf of Mexico
UN: Biofuel demand to push up food prices
Lula:
Biofuels could reduce poverty gap
Inflation fears smother China’s ethanol drive
Prospects for a biofuels industry in Australia
Humans use or abuse quarter of all energy from plants
Fuelling a carbon crisis
Over 50 links to Oil Drum articles from the past year are provided which combined provide a comprehensive overview of the issues surrounding peak oil and energy decline. (Great resource.)
How many people have ever lived on Earth?
Human greed takes lion’s share of solar energy
Empty plates tomorrow
UK public ‘still sceptical on climate change’
Why hot air could be big business
HSBC and The Independent
EU warn: Adapt to climate change now
Monbiot: IPCC too optimistic on climate, UK response stymied by business interests
New prime minister steps up to the plate
Toward a garden truce in New York City
UK organic food under threat- too much demand
Conservative Hanson: Fuel and food create spiral of rising prices
Call for a moratorium on EU agrofuel incentives
Reducing one’s energy overhead costs relatively little and produces a revenue stream that appreciates over time. Replacing one’s energy infrastructure with on-site renewable systems, in contrast, will require a sizable up-front financial commitment relative to what it will produce over time.
