Other energy – Apr 21
Could Sweden become the OPEC-equivalent for bioenergy? /
Americans commute longer, farther than ever /
Wall Street Journal’s green auto coverage /
Australian’s fuel-from-plastic potential wasted
Transportation
Other energy – Apr 18
The week in sustainable mobility /
Kevin Phillips interview: America under the influence of oil /
One billion cars
Other energy – Apr 17
Gas demand shows weakness as prices rise –
Nigeria: worse than Iraq? /
Rocketing oil prices cause concern in Ireland /
India energy crisis looms large, Govt decides on cut for industries /
A future without oil? (alternative car fuels) /
Hydrogen-producing microbe /
Cars last longer with rust on the run
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 17
Talking Grub: Anna Lappe & Bryant Terry – good food & social justice /
Sustaining Ourselves Locally (SOL) – grassroots video /
Wheels of justice often roll over cyclists /
Reading smart growth: guide to the literature of sprawl /
Interview with Michael Pollan (new book “Omnivore”) /
Pedal power at UC Berkeley
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 15
Walksheds, cabspotting and smart places /
Spare the taxpayer, spur the economy, save the planet /
Creating resiliency & stability in horticulture /
Community Solution discusses Cuba film /
LAPD under fire for ticketing elderly pedestrian
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 14
Car-borrowing in Philly /
In praise of … commons /
Elderly woman ticketed for walking too slowly /
Natural light ‘to reinvent bulbs’ /
Let’s make a meal (Pollan’s “Omnivore”)
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 13
The once and future carbohydrate economy /
You are what you eat (“Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Pollan) /
Oslo’s sewage heats its homes /
From Brazil: A different kind of bus system
Other energy – Apr 11
With boost from sugar cane, Brazil satisfies its fuel needs /
Now in the rearview mirror: low gasoline prices /
Offshore drilling plan widens rifts over energy policy
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 11
Innovating tourism, for fun, savings and the good of the planet /
Kim Stanley Robinson on the future of adventure
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 6
Think globally, eat locally /
A ‘green’ building rises amid Beijing smog /
Green building: sustainability is good business /
Forbes: America’s greenest cities /
U.S. cities’ preparedness for an oil crisis /
L.A. urban farmers fight for community garden /
Live uncomfortably, live long
McNamara on peak oil and Australia
Andrew McNamara, a member of the Queensland Parliament revisits the peak oil debate one year after his groundbreaking speech on the topic in Australia.
Solutions & sustainability – Apr 3
Briquette that heats homes and saves trees in Kenya /
Sterilizing water with solar radiation /
Jason Edens, rural solar advocate /
Nice lawn, M’Lord, but please don’t eat the grass /
How to stop guzzling gas
