Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
80 Congress members pen letter to Bush for renewables
Germany sees potential in biomass
Renewable energy can’t save consumer society
UK: Wind farms ‘are failing to generate the predicted amount of electricity’
Geothermal: Man-made tremor shakes Basel
How can green groups unify their message on climate/energy? What kind of agenda could they all get behind?
“By 2030, energy demand will increase by about 60% compared to 2000. …The global energy mix will look very similar 25 years from now. Oil, gas and coal will be predominant. Resources are adequate to support global demand growth.”
Biodevastation, hunger & false carbon credits
Biofuels seen as a luxury China cannot afford
Sun worship – advantages of biomass
South Africa: Biofuels ‘could drive up staple food price’
Liposuctioned fat could be bio-diesel fuel
Can biodiesel compete on price?
Grist biofuels series shifts into future tense
As alternative energy heats up, environmental concerns grow
Democrats may give alt energy a new push
Discover: Living the good life without oil
Yergin: A great bubbling
Mixed prairie grasses – best source of biofuel
Biofuel skeptic extraordinaire: David Pimentel
Alternative-energy boom roils Asian environments
Emerging energy technologies summit in Santa Barbara (Feb)
China’s Sunshine Boys
New world record in solar technology
Study: oil transition carries environmental risks
Risks of the oil transition
Nature Magazine special: Energy for a cool planet
A Grist special series on biofuels
Algae: Companies convert CO2 to auto fuel
Expert: Careful on biofuel subsidies
A technical report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which does a good job in pointing out the problems that need to be overcome if we plan to use alternative fuels to replace declining production.
Nepal introduces new rural energy policy
UN conference on bio-fuels
Solar power in San Francisco
Bacteria could be the source of an unlimited supply of power (?)
