Energy and military force transformation
An article in the recent issue of Joint Force Quarterly argues that the military should shift from oil and oil-based infrastructure to new systems.
Transportation
Solutions & sustainability – June 26
‘Green chemistry’ pays off / Think globally? Act domestically. / ‘How green Is my conscience?’ / Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gas – 3,145 mpg / A slow-road movement? / A waste of energy (NYT on Congress inaction)
Ethanol questioned – Jun 25
Ethanol Boom Reshapes Economy of Heartland /
A Range of Estimates on Ethanol’s Benefits (EROEI) /
Grain drain /
Fill ‘er Up — With Food /
Add Biobutanol To Your Vocab Of Alternative Fuels
Fuel tax magic
A heavy carbon tax means enormous revenues, enough to eliminate not just workers’ social security payments but, most likely, all federal income taxes on everyone’s first $100,000 of income, and state sales taxes to boot. Most important, the carbon tax could revitalize our society.
Environment – June 24
U.S. panel backs data on global warming / Moms, guilt, and climate catastrophe / Reduce aviation’s expansion or give up on tackling climate change / Norway sees N.Sea as CO2 dump, but legal hurdles /
US: Surge of population in the exurbs continues /
Getting to the [climate change] holdouts
Other energy – June 24
California highlights U.S. oil import dependence / Carnegie Mellon researchers like switchgrass /
EU in doubt over alternatives to oil / IEA: clean technology could cut world energy consumption in half / IEA: world not on course for sustainable energy / Coal in China / Age taking its toll on interstates
Biofuels, cars, highways – June 19
Researchers look beyond biofuels as substitutes for fossil fuels / Ethanol’s water demands a concern / A car guy who wants you to drive less / The interstate highway system at 50 / Bush administration quietly plans NAFTA super highway
Energize America #4: principles and exemplary acts
At the core of almost all our work is a rather simple principle: Make the right choice the easy choice
Solution: cities for walking and cycling
Bike boulevards: Portland cyclists have streets to call their own / Why Scots are getting on their bikes / Are our cities making us fat? / Minister: China must back-pedal on anti-bike policy / Bicycle round-up / Riding a bicycle can save the world /
Transport experts have seen the future, and it’s got pedals
Environment – June 15
Night flights twice as bad for environment / Hungry polar bears turning to cannibalism / Global warming ‘threat to Asian security’ – grim scenario of disease and disaster / Canada wrests oil from sands, but at what cost?
Worldwatch: Biofuels poised to replace oil
Biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel can significantly reduce global dependence on oil, according to a new report by the Worldwatch Institute.
Solutions & sustainability – June 11
Darley: Relocalization for architects and developers /
Preparation for the future (thoughts For 30-somethings) /
A visit to the Eden project … Wow / Sustainable architecture can reduce CO2 / Is the battle for South Central Farm near a close? / HP cuts back on telecommuting / TIME: Lure of the 100-mile diet /
Gathering highlights power of the blog
