Do-it-yourself science
Self-help journalism among farmers
Towards more fruitful agricultural experimentation
How to carry out an agricultural experiment
A new kind of big science
Farmer experimenters: self-developed technology
Technology
Oil & gas – Jan 16
Where Is Oil Going Next?
More Evidence That Peak Oil Is A Reality Just Around the Corner
A sticky ending for the tar sands
Renewables & efficiency Jan 16
Alarmed by claims about Google searches
Growth in Energy Use Could Drop 22 Percent by 2030 Under Right Conditions: Report
It’s Flue Season
Renewables & efficiency Jan 15
Sustainable Cooking Stoves
Saving the Economy, One Furnace at a Time
The Roots of Energy Efficiency
A Chill Blows Through Wind Power
Google footprint – Jan 13
The environmental impact of Google searches
How you can help reduce the footprint of the Web
Google’s response
Two geologists on saving the earth
Interview with the geologist-authors of The American West at Risk, a recently-published tome that details how ongoing environmental issues are destroying the general livability of Earth for all species, including humans. This book shouldn’t just be on every wannabe Greenpeace activist’s nightstand. Each of the 13 chapters explore one subject in depth — forestry, mining, military operations, road building, to name a few — and balances science with politics and reality to sharpen the argument for preservation of natural resources.
Prices & supplies – Jan 9
Falling Oil Prices: Again, Blame Speculators
Oil Tumbles 12 Percent as U.S. Supplies Rise More Than Forecast
Era of Cheap Energy ‘Will Never Return’
Norway Sees Oil Production Falling 9.7% This Year
Nuclear energy – Jan 6
Fusion we can believe in?
The staggering cost of new nuclear power
EDF calls on UK to declare nuclear need
Housing & urban design – Jan 4
The cement that eats carbon dioxide
The cost of polishing a turd (LEED and conventional building)
Wanted: Natural residents to share up-and-coming urban quarter in Sweden
Food & agriculture – Dec 27
A food agenda for Obama
It was a gas (Haber-Bosch process for fertilizers)
Fresh eggs, finances and fun: families flock to keep hens
Prices & supplies – Dec 23
Russia warns Europe it could face gas shortages
Japan Oil Imports Fall 17% as Recession Damps Demand
Mexico Looks To Buck Global Oil Trend By Raising 09 Spending
Pemex Oil Production Drops 6.5% on Cantarell Field
Lower gas prices won’t last forever, economists warn
Prices & supplies – Dec 17
Oil Prices Below $40 per Barrel
Will postponed investment push peak oil forward?
UK peak oil warning
UK Industry on Peak Oil: Virgin, Yahoo and Others Raise the Alarm
