New rays of hope for solar power’s future
Will US solar businesses weather the coming storm?
Gail the Actuary: Biofuel conference call including a new biodiesel from algae

The Dean of Dung is Back - and Full of Gas!
Bloomberg offers windmill power plan
New York Mayor sees conservation as main path to energy savings
Golden image of corn-based ethanol shows some erosion

Organic garden takes over San Francisco’s City Hall lawn
NPR misses real story, plants wrong seeds
A solar success on the farm
The curse of Yemen - qat
Alternative trade networks and the coffee system
Feeling the heat of food security
Brazilian agriculture faces huge losses from climate change

Military wants to lead U.S. into the green
Gulf states to harness winds of change
Giant kites to tap power of the high wind
Building affordable solar water heaters
Host of new pylons to carry UK wind farm power
German city wonders how green is too green (solar mandate)

An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
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Cheap way to 'split water' could lead to abundant clean fuel
Pine Ridge Reservation radio station KILI-FM brings its renewable energy vision to life
Westford woman on a mission to get residents using renewable energy

Rebuilding a Dutch tradition, one windmill at a time
Knobbly cucumbers could make a comeback
Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe's electricity, says EU

There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to shake off complacency, throw aside old habits and rise, clear-eyed and alert, to the necessity of big changes. Those who, for whatever reason, refuse to do their part must either be persuaded to join the effort or asked to step aside. This is such a moment.

Congress must pass renewable energy tax incentives
Swords into plowshares: Lockheed Martin's work in efficiency sector (video and transcript
Jeremy Legget: A low carbon diet
'Extreme Makeover' family, NTUA dispute power credits
Ken Bossong at SEC on July 31, 2008 Congressional Green Expo

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