Recently, Glen Sweetnam, director of the International, Economic and Greenhouse Gas division of the Energy Information Administration at the Department of Energy (DOE), announced that worldwide oil availability had reached a “plateau.” However, his statement was not made known through a major US mainstream media outlet. Instead, it was covered in France's Le Monde....
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A new reality check on the global carbon emissions budget
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Despite all the naysayers’ affirmations that switching to clean energy will damage the economy, reality is the complete opposite. The clean energy economy is already booming despite the hard economic times. From Change.org The Clean Energy Economy Is Already Booming Without much attention from policymakers, or funding from the public trough, a low-carbon economy...
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At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional “take / make / waste” industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. The Business Logic of Sustainability If an oil-intensive company can do it, anyone can do...
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Last month Scientific American published an interesting article on a grand plan to replace most of America’s energy sources through the use of large scale solar energy. After reading it, I would say that it is quite realistic and feasible. The biggest obstacle is the cost: 420 billion dollars over 40 years. But then...
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Here’s a very interesting talk by Amory B. Lovins on weening ourselves off of oil while saving and creating jobs and fostering economic growth. He lists a bunch of simple ideas and shows their effect on oil consumption. This talk is based on his freely downloadable book which details all of his calculations so...
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Here’s an excellent article by Keith Farnish of The Earth Blog. In this blog entry he discusses how moving some of your electricity consumption to the wee hours of the night can greatly reduce the overall electricity production capacity that needs to be constantly “on-line”. Well worth reading here.
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I always believed that it is possible to make huge cuts in CO2 emissions without huge economic costs by adopting energy consumption reductions, new more efficient technologies, and renewable energy sources. Many European countries and corporations are already proving it. It just makes sense: you reduce your energy consumption, you save money! And as...
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Finally, a US Presidential candidate takes a strong stance on Climate Change and realizes the potential it presents to create jobs and bring her country out of a gigantic slump. I hope she gets rewarded for it, and that she will deliver the goods. Read the full article…
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No matter what you think, oil is not an infinite resource and sooner or later it will run out. Peak oil refers to a point at which the world’s oil production peaks, at which point supply declines and since consumption is still increasing rapidly, you end up with rapidly increasing prices, and the potential...
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