Was Jimmy Carter right?
The former oilman who occupies the White House today shares a problem that plagued Carter, a former peanut farmer and naval nuclear engineer: How to solve an energy crunch in a nation utterly dependent on fossil fuel?
Renewable Energy
Nuclear in the UK: Back to the future
Nuclear power was dead in the water – wildly expensive, deeply unpopular and a nightmare to clean up. But now the government is talking about a new generation of reactors. Can it really be the green answer to our energy needs?
Other Energy Headlines – October 12, 2005
The Illusive Bonanza: Oil Shale in Colorado / Green Fuel Revolution a Challenge for Grain Sector / Cleaner coal? IGCC nice, but.. / Clean coal isn’t climate-friendly yet / Nuclear power quietly confident in energy debate / Atlantic coal plant dirtiest, green group says
Other energy headlines – Oct 10
Methamphetamine fuels the West’s oil and gas boom /
In Canada’s wilderness, measuring the cost of oil profits /
Entrepeneurs explore oil alternatives /
Will diesels have a future in Europe? /
Brazil fights oil prices with alcohol /
Fuel cells ‘need political push’
Where do you get your energy from? Latest on alternative liquid fuels
Solid roundup that manages to sneak in a mention of oil depletion; worth reading if only for the quote from Tony Radich of the US Dept. Energy, told The Business: “It looks like ethanol is going to be the biggest alternative fuel. We’ve got a long way to go on hydrogen. …”
Open letter to Daniel Yergin on optimism and addressing Peak Oil seriously
In the interview of Daniel Yergin by Tom Ashbrook, on Point Radio, one of the giants of the opposition to the Peak Oil theory stood forward.
Only after listening to the interview, I got the feeling that not only did he not understand the theory, it’s premises, or even its full assertions and facts, but that he hadn’t really given it enough gravity to even study it. Perhaps he “wiki’d” it. Further, I got the feeling that he was run on high octane optimism mixed with a small amount of BS.
Solutions and sustainability headlines – 28 Sept, 2005
Cut home energy costs, maintain comfort /
Georgia scientists conduct wind energy projects /
Ashland considers solar energy co-ops /
Are you a local? /
Chinese join car pools, state cries foul /
Ireland: Ford, Maxol promote bio-fuel made from cheese by-product /
Manchester Bobber harnesses motion of the ocean
Other energy headlines – 27 Sept 2005
Natural gas woes bigger than crude oil /
Business braces for dramatic hikes in NG bills /
Drive less, if you can /
Food security limits China’s biofuels /
French grain & beets for ethanol surging /
China to spend $17B on 6 hyrdro plants /
Nuclear plants planned for US Gulf states /
China: Reactors? We’ll take thirty, please /
Tim Flannery on a nuclear future /
Flannery on geothermal
Cow dung for the climate
A model biogas project is creating a win-win situation for rural Nepalese, the industrialised world and the atmosphere.
Other Energy Headlines – 24 September, 2005
China LP & Hydro Tasmania invest big on wind / How to Clean Coal / Volkswagen U.S. Sales Soar as Oil Prices Shift Demand / Howard puts ethanol tiger in your tank / Beijing looks to biodiesel
Panel Shortage Snags Solar System Sellers
Southern Nevada has plenty of sunshine and solar power, but companies installing solar power systems are dealing with a shortage of photovoltaic panels.
Amory Lovins Misleads with Numbers
A review of Amory Lovins, “More Profit with Less Carbon”. In short, Lovins throws a lot of numbers around, but far too many of the ones he provides are irrelevant, meaningless, or misleading. The road ahead is much more difficult than he portrays.
