Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Urban permaculture /
Dorm room showcases eco-friendly living /
Basel and the 2000 Watt Society /
Electric cars get another jolt of interest /
Gas prices push some to torch their SUVs /
Julian Darley and The Relocalization Movement
Native wind power /
Guinea pig; the other ‘other white meat’ /
Change-a-leujah! Reverend Billy and Savatri D on anti-consumerism /
A disgraceful signal at Amtrak /
Two futures: the sustainable home
The Shakers – a model of sustainability /
Marx’s vision of sustainable human development /
China: renewable energy investment at record high /
New turbine design may boost wind energy /
California city struggles to become nation’s solar leader /
Proselytizer for pedaling /
Shell Solar tops efficiency record for thin film PV modules
Hillary Clinton calls for greener energy policy /
Energy companies feel the heat on the Hill /
Four questions for Big Oil /
China to promote small cars to save energy /
Military man criticizes oil cartel /
Albania faces severe electricity crisis
Abiotic snake oil /
Korea seeks endless, non-harmful energy source /
Building roads won’t fix transportation woes /
Beijing lowers thermostats to avoid energy crunch /
Sea-based windmills could blunt eyesore criticisms
Second of a series on emergency preparedness in the Willits area.
The most effective responses to our energy predicament will be place-based and community-supported. This wide-ranging report surveys the communities and political leaders preparing for a post-petroleum world.
Not even the staunchest public transit advocates believe that the bus or train will become the dominant way to get around Northeast Ohio – even with sharply higher gas prices. Too much is stacked in favor of the car.
UK: Coldest winter for decade could spark energy crisis / UK Energy: The Winter Outlook & Energy Trends / An Energy-Emitting . . . Backpack? / A pellet heating champion / Pessimism surrounds falling oil production in Iraq / MP’s clean coal energy solution / Big oil getting desperate: Making oil with nuclear energy
Peak Oil for real estate professionals / Oil Depletion? It’s All In The Assumptions — Part 1 / A greener [EV] world – a possible dream / Peak Oil goes mainstream in Sweden / Kurt Vonnegut interview / The ‘Energy Police’ Are Coming!
Sustainability is about time /
New PV cells made of everyday plastic /
Ford makes the hybrid leap /
“Green chemistry” reduces pollution /
Thanksgiving on the 100-mile diet /
Paris SUVs are deflated /
Patagonia’s founder spreads environmental gospel /
The growing problem of shrinking population /
New sheriff at Port of L.A. aims to clean up /
Carter’s brave vision on energy
The world is quickly being split into two hostile camps: those with cars, and those without. Nowhere is this division more apparent than in this city of 14 million people, where cars push bicycles onto the sidewalk and people up against the wall.
