Energy Bulletin -

Futures - Oct 14

bart — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:20:50 -0700

A 'Green New Deal' can save the world's economy, says UN
Starhawk on meltdown strategies: financial disaster and climate change
Wackernagel: Crisis leads to ecological crossroads
Growth economics on a finite planet (Herman Daly at NY Times)
From energy efficiency to war: think tank sees 2030 climate future

Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming

kristinsponsler — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:50:19 -0700

Is global warming really the 'best thing that has happened to the culinary world in a long time' as chef Laura Stec suggests? The discovery that our food choices can reduce global warming as effectively as buying a new fuel-efficient vehicle inspires new strategies towards creating a more sustainable world. What we eat does have an impact on our planet and you can eat better tasting, higher-vibe food and find solutions for the global warming diet through Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. (Excerpts)

United States - Oct 14

bart — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:37:33 -0700

Lundberg: "Drill, baby, drill" debunked as "Burn, baby, burn the blanet"
Douglas has made some progress on Vermont energy initiative
Bottled water firm steamed about Miami-Dade water ads

United States - Oct 13

bart — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:47:09 -0700

Cost of U.S. crisis action grows, along with debt
The Big Apple loses luster
A power that may not stay so super
People in NY state fed up with prices, politicians
Darley: The California natural gas and big truck addiction scam

Dysfunction - Oct 13

bart — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:20:47 -0700

The frugal teenager, ready or not
China lung disease 'to kill 83m'
Nonprofits, charities brace for the worst

Transport, trade & climate - Oct 13

bart — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:16:58 -0700

How the crisis saved the German railroads
Why motoring will only get more expensive
New charges on shipping could help climate
Trade and climate policies must be linked post-2012

Food & agriculture - Oct 13

bart — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:26:58 -0700

Michael Pollan: Farmer in Chief
Heavy metal-eating "superworms" unearthed in U.K.
Uniting around food to save an ailing town

Deep thought - Oct 12

bart — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:36:23 -0700

Heinberg: Sustainability and resource depletion: survival challenge for the 21st century
Transforming the global economy: solutions for a sustainable world (Schumacher lecture)
Thomas Friedman: Hope for a hot, flat and crowded world

Renewables - Oct 12

bart — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:32:41 -0700

Learning to live with solar panels
Indian tribes see profit in harnessing the wind for power
Biofuels and a dwindling water supply

Economics - Oct 12

bart — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:28:40 -0700

Resurgence of risk - a primer on the develop(ed) credit crunch
Locabucks: Are local currencies a way to escape the liquidity trap?
Chris Cook: A new dawn for Iran (the 'carbon dollar' based on energy )
Reality Report episodes on economics