Plugged In To Global Cooling
A failed Canadian dam project in Belize underscores our growing desperation for energy
Renewable Energy
Other energy – Nov 14
UK DTI Minister backs nuclear new-build / Middle East takes advantage of refining slack / Clean energy opportunities from UK climate change Bill / Investment in deepwater projects soars / Improved economics of biodiesel? / Next fuel source could be designer organisms / ‘Oil firms oppose biofuel made from rye’ / Olympic Dam shows hot rocks potential
Peak oil headlines – Nov 10
Rimini conference on oil depletion: a lost opportunity /
China continues to fill up on oil, but pace slackens /
Charles gives US a parting shot at PO/environment seminar /
We are our own worst enemies on energy issues /
New ASPO Newsletter for November /
Clean energy indispensable as oil runs low
How to plug the energy gap
Energy will inevitably become less available and more expensive than it has been for the last few decades. The change will be permanent. Adapting to this scenario while maintaining the UK’s standard of living will require fundamental changes in the way we produce and use energy. All sources of energy will be required.
Other energy headlines – Nov 9
Renewable energy investment at record high – report / Palm oil project fuels controversy in Borneo / Abiotic snake oil / China lifts target for renewable energy / Global energy meeting agrees roadmap on renewables
Other energy headlines – Nov 6
Abiotic snake oil /
Korea seeks endless, non-harmful energy source /
Building roads won’t fix transportation woes /
Beijing lowers thermostats to avoid energy crunch /
Sea-based windmills could blunt eyesore criticisms
Concepts for a low carbon future
UK environment secretary Margaret Beckett declared that technology would be essential in making the transition to a low carbon economy – which might ameliorate, if not eliminate, the ills of climate change… Just a quick bicycle ride away, British scientists and engineers were gathering to showcase and debate some of these technologies…
Stopping Runaway Climate Change
Begins with a hair-raising review of the real and present danger of runaway climate change, then proposes stopping the Arctic thaw by strategic placement of millions of wind turbines.
Other Energy Headlines – 29 October, 2005
Brazil to reach oil self-sufficiency next year / US Deepwater Reserves in decline / GE stops supply of LNG compressors to Iran / Efficient energy at sea: The new age of sail / US Air Force nation’s leading ‘green power’ user / Upscale French wine turned into ethanol
Other Energy Headlines – 26 October, 2005
Saudi Arabia evolves into a global petrochemical hub / ‘Shale oil is sham’ / Wood pellet market heats up / The chief UK scientific adviser has become a government spin doctor / Making the Grid “Smart” / Wind-farm plans take root in Texas / France: EDF’s highly charged sale / Plan for new nuke plant proceeds quietly
Peak Wood
“Peak Oil” is not such a strange or unique phenomenon. … Since the general problem (if not the specifics) is such a common one, allow me to explain with an example from our own history: the end of the Bronze Age, the beginning of the Iron Age, and a crisis we might today call, “Peak Wood.”
Other Energy Headlines – 24 October, 2005
Vegoil use as fuel squeezing out food uses / Stirling solar energy generators / Oil mallee tree may be fuel alternative / Iraq oil output hurt by high water / Oil shale: Another boom?
