Wind

Peak oil focus of Michigan conference in November

Staff, Local Future

Over 30 speakers including Richard Heinberg, Ellen Hodgson Brown, Albert Bates, Stephanie Mills, Kurt Cobb, Richard Gilbert, John Richter, Tim Hudson, Bill Wilson, Tony Earley, Jerry Norcia, Paul Murray and Aaron Wissner explore the challenges and possibilities for Michigan's future at a three day solution oriented conference in November.

archived October 9, 2008
	

The sad tale of a boring banker in exuberant times... and after

Jerome a Paris, European Tribune

This time, the Masters of the Universe have blown up so spectacularly that they are taking down not just their own mindless activities, but also the whole banks with them, leaving no money for normal lending activity. And here I am, the sorry worker of a bank ... having been told that I should tell my clients that there is no money for them for the rest of the year. No money for wind farms.

archived October 6, 2008
	

Renewables - Oct 6

Staff, Energy Bulletin

World Bank's 'Green" Energy Funding Up 87 Percent
Study Eases Fear About Wind Farm Threat to Birds
Wind power and feed-in tairffs in Ukraine (audio)
Dutch city kept warm by hot-water mines

archived October 6, 2008
	

Renewables - Sept 30

Staff, Energy Bulletin

'Wave snakes' switch on to harness ocean's power
Electricity From What Cows Leave Behind
UK's renewable energy efforts 'ineffective'

archived September 30, 2008
	

ODAC Newsletter - Sept 26

Staff, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

archived September 26, 2008
	

United Kingdom - September 8

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Brown vows freedom from oil dictatorship
How food waste can power your home
When the wind doesn't blow
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson: climate change views are "hysterical psuedo-religion"

archived September 8, 2008
	

United States - Sept 6

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Governor Palin - How Big Oil went from friend to foe in Alaska
Roscoe Bartlett: Drilling for clean energy
Winona LaDuke on climate and energy
Riding the wind with T. Boone

archived September 6, 2008
	

ODAC Newsletter - Sept 5

Staff, Energy Bulletin

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective

archived September 5, 2008
	

Renewables - Aug 30

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Wind energy bumps into power grid’s limits
Biodiesel boom spurs theft of nasty, used Fry-o-lator grease

archived August 30, 2008
	

United States - Aug 24

Staff, Energy Bulletin

Barack Obama selects Biden as his running mate (Biden's energy positions)
Energy politics proving difficult to master
‘A whole new world’: oil and Alaska
Xcel takes unusual step to shut down coal power plants
Pickens' plan and California's Proposition 10
Californians wary of costs of going green: survey

archived August 24, 2008