Charcoal fuel gets green light
A shift from burning wood to burning charcoal in African households could save millions of lives and substantially reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, say US researchers.
Renewable Energy
Peak Oil ‘To Do’ List: Why We Should Do These Things Anyway
But even if [Cornucopian economists] are right about the miraculous and timely appearance of oil substitutes, are they right that the things we would do as a global society to prepare for world peak oil production are a “waste of resources?”
Fuel Cells – A Perspective
With their promise of environmentally benign power, fuel cells are widely promoted as the electricity generators of the future. Technological advances over several decades have demonstrated that they can certainly be made to work but their central claim of exceptionally high efficiency does not always stand up to scientific scrutiny. Expectations that fuel cells will be simple and cheap seem unrealistic.
From Cleopatra to Columbia
Our world is so dominated by machines and motors (fifty in a typical home) that it’s easy to forget that most of human history has been powered by muscle.
A model alternative-fuel strategy for U.S.
Andres Oppenheimer argues that the US should follow Brazil’s example in starting a massive biodiesel and fuel ethanol industry.
Going Geo-Green
So where are the Democratic voices linking energy conservation and national security? With awareness of Peak Oil rising along with prices at the pump, it’s time for Democrats to make it clear they are leading the charge for the geo-green strategy.
Germany Launches Its Transition To All Renewables
Can renewable energy development keep pace with rising global energy demand? As world governments struggle with this question, Germany is advancing with resolve in a transition to 100% renewable energy.
China’s Next Cultural Revolution
The People’s Republic is on the fast track to become the car capital of the world. And the first alt-fuel superpower.
Lessons from Cape wind
It is now approaching four years since Cape Wind filed for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to build the largest, most ambitious offshore wind energy project in the world.
Bill and Sue’s excellent adventure
Can you really generate all your own energy for the home? Of course, say a couple who built an eco house to prove it. Dominic Murphy hears their recipe for bringing power to the people.
Paying the Price For Bush’s Retro Energy Policy
When it comes to dealing with the many energy-related crises we’re facing, can the Bushies really go on pretending that their policies are any more forward-looking than a rerun of That ’70s Show
German Biofuel Firms to Become Large Grain Buyers
New plants for production of bioethanol fuel entering service in Germany will start consuming significant volumes of grain this year — but only at very low prices, market players fear.
