Other energy – May 19
Brazil’s nuclear ambitions / ‘Wonder plant’ to fuel India /
Japan warned over its energy security / IEEE: Taking wind mainstream / Texas could accelerate to 80 mph /
Renewable Energy
Renewables – May 18
Alcoholics Unanimous Newsletter (biofuels) / Cargill, ADM differ in food-fuel debate / France’s renewed taste for wood heating /
China’s spending on renewable energy ranks world No. 1 / Denmark: Ministers want to export green cures for the energy crunch
Other energy – May 17
Reporters look at congressional push on energy policy / Military searches for an alternative to oil-based fuel / Fuel economy takes a big hit with E85 / How MSN readers would fix the energy crisis / Nuclear is back on the agenda, says Blair
Peak oil – May 17
Report for California on long-term crude oil supply / Le Monde Diplomatique: Addicted to crude / Byron King: peak oil letters / CEO Shell: ‘World is not running out of oil’ /
Ian Cohen speech on PO & biofuels in NSW Parliament
Other energy – May 15
Wind power / The oil sands sweepstakes / An ethanol reality check / Columbia U. report: US has low-cost alternatives to oil / Dead cows move trains (India & renewables)
Other energy – May 13
Special coverage of oil at Business Week / Crop shortages could curb European biofuel growth / Congress considers hydrogen prize / Pacific islands look to coconuts to cut oil costs / Europe warned of steep rise in gas price as Russia runs out
Peak oil & Sweden: what a small country can do
The Swedish Government has set a new policy target: the creation of the conditions necessary to break Sweden´s dependence on oil by 2020. It is already a major competitive advantage for Sweden´s industry and the economy that, by international standards, Sweden is not so dependent on oil. (Speech to the “Beyond Peak Oil” conference, Washington DC, May 9)
Solutions & sustainability – May 10
Jeff Vail: valuing elegance /
Resurgence issue on sustainability /
CSIRO sustainability newsletter #58 /
Fossil-free landscaping / Cassandra without portfolio: Maine’s Edward Myers
Politics & economics – May 10
Cuba plans offshore wells banned in U.S. waters / Bush on Arab oil and the gas tax / Stagflation? / The ‘Exxon of Corn’ taps an oil exec as CEO
Interview with Lester R. Brown
Environmental activist Lester R. Brown discusses his new book: “Plan B 2.0 Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble” (40 minutes audio in mp3).
Other energy – May 9
MIT: Hydrogen reality check /
Africa to benefit as world shifts to biofuels / CBS: the ethanol solution / East Europe tackles energy waste / Americans head out beyond the exurbs / Report: 98% of U.S. commuters favor public transportation for others
Other energy – May 4
How Chernobyl affected future of nuclear power / Experts doubt oil shale answer to energy crisis /
Turning dirty coal into clean energy / Skepticism about green fuel /
Exxon CEO: Use less of our stuff / MIT technologies could double accessible world oil / Learn to live with coal
