Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
No more Mr. Tough Guy (Cheney & energy policy) /
G8 Moscow talks focus on energy /
Biomass fuels from sustainable landuse: a permaculture perspective /
Ethanol, boon to farms, won’t cure oil addiction /
Lovins: Who needs more coal?
What’s raining on solar’s parade? /
Kentucky’s underground economy (coal) /
Preparing for life after fossil fuels in Australia (bio-diesel) /
Canada has 8 years of natural gas left – researcher /
Exxon: America will always rely on foreign oil
Nature: Reprocessing nuclear fuel – laying the idea to rest /
Nuclear costs underestimated and renewables overlooked /
Russia needs another 40 nuclear reactors /
Brazil fills up on ethanol, weans off energy imports /
Dept of Energy says biomass is feasible
Administration backs off vow to reduce Mideast oil imports /
Much talk, mostly low key, about energy independence /
Bush hits the road to take a green message to his nation of oil addicts /
US ex-energy chief Richardson cool to Bush ideas /
US energy secy outlines plan /
“He’s done more to raise the exposure of energy in one hour than all the peak blogs” /
Bush’s energy plan: ambitious enough?
White House: the advanced energy initiative /
In call for less foreign oil, Bush sounds familiar note /
The state of energy: hooked on petroleum /
Numbers and the State of the Union Energy segment /
Layoffs in store at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Palm Oil — TOD Southeast Asia Report
Business Week: Food vs. Fuel
Biofuels could damage environment, stymie development, says report
Fueling a New Farm Economy
Russia’s largest oil discovery in a decade /
Exxon comes to Madagascar /
Arctic defrost opens resources and divisions /
Thailand: gasohol pumps may soon run dry /
Energy research sputters /
Ethanol and the environment /
Bush speech to outline energy alternatives
A senior White House aide I spoke to over the weekend says the president will focus on new energy technologies, which means alternatives to oil production.
Yale study raises questions about sustainability of metal resources /
Globalization raises globalized risks – study /
India, China and the Asian axis of oil /
IMF’s Rajan: can’t rule out a run on the US dollar /
Suburban sprawl an irresistible force in US /
Sugar prices turn sour for consumers [ethanol fallout]
Study gives mixed review of ethanol /
The great Alberta oil rush /
Your steel trash, China’s treasure /
Sea energy ‘could help power UK’
Oil for delivery in 5 years rises on supply concern /
E Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
World Watch Magazine special issue on Peak Oil /
Conservatives: America must end its dependence on oil /
Liberals: Securing our energy future /
Malta: oil end game
Two big-state governors have hit the headlines last week with grand plans for the future. In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a massive infrastructure construction program, while in New York, George Pataki has called for a renewable energy program. Both plans were developed by comparatively moderate Republican governors with an eye to the challenges of tomorrow. Unfortunately for the residents of these states, both wind up missing the larger point.
