Book review: "Crash Course: Preparing for Peak Oil"
We need to be prepared for the worst when it comes to peak oil, insists Zachary Nowak.read more
View ArticleChina’s renewable energy plans: shaken, not stirred
The May 12th earthquake in western China’s Sichuan Province will have effects reaching further outside China than Beijing is letting on. Sichuan Province holds the key to China’s hydroelectric power...
View ArticleReview: 'The Long Descent' by John Michael Greer
The Internet writings of John Michael Greer—beyond any doubt the greatest peak oil historian in the English language—have finally made their way into print. Greer’s searingly perceptive blog entries on...
View ArticleMichigan hosts state-focused peak oil conference
Michigan's third peak oil conference of 2008 focuses on the specific challenges and solutions for Michigan and features 45 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Albert Bates, Michael Brownlee, Ellen...
View ArticleCapturing the Ocean’s Energy
Despite daunting challenges, companies throughout the world are deploying technology to harness the power of waves and tides. These projects, just now beginning to produce electricity, are on the edge...
View ArticleThe conservation imperative: energy limits to growth and the path to...
This content is no longer available. It was a pre-publication draft of a section of "Energy Limits to Growth," a report that will be published in expanded form by Post Carbon Institute and...
View ArticleRenewables & efficiency - Feb 24
The Dam Building Boom: Right Path to Clean Energy?No fridge? Cool!British Fight Climate Change With Fish and ChipsShould we pave the desert?California's renewable energy goals feasibleAmerica’s future...
View ArticleRenewables & efficiency - March 13
Recession has taken toll on alternative energyCanals and rivers to lead micro-hydropower revolutionLocavolts or Super Grids? Where to Source Clean Energy?Warnings Grow Louder About Global Data Center...
View ArticleEnergy industries - Mar 19
Exxon vs. ObamaShell dumps wind, solar and hydro power in favour of biofuelsCrude truth behind numbers that govern our livesFree download of tar sands bookread more
View ArticleGalloping With Blinkers On
What do bailouts of failed financial corporations and funding for current fusion power initiatives have in common? If Arnold Toynbee is right, one of the keynotes of our collective failure to respond...
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