Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
Global corporations now wield power greater than most nations. This book explains how US corporations stacked the high court, subverted the American Constitution and set the agenda for the US in the last century to achieve this position of power. As well as providing a historical analysis it discusses the means whereby we can reclaim Continue Reading →
Until recently, Europe’s small market in biofuels was dominated by home-grown rapeseed (canola) oil, notes New Scientist
(19 November 2005, p.19). But surging demand from the food market for
rapeseed oil and the growing demand for other oils, such as palm and soya, for biofuel, now
threatens rainforests with logging.
The International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO-ICHET)
has initiated testing of an electrically powered hydrogen fuel cell in
New Zealand. UNIDO-ICHET came into being on the 21st of October 2003 as
the result of an
agreement between UNIDO and the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural
Resources. Under the terms of this agreement, UNIDO-ICHET will act as a
conduit for knowledge and technology flow between the developed and
developing nations by providing support, facilities and expertise
concerning all aspects of energy conversion technologies involving
hydrogen.
The Post Carbon Institute proposes local money as one mechanism whereby
communities can dissociate themselves from the global banking system
and its addiction to permanent growth. The Post Carbon Institute is a
US based organisation dedicated to lobbying and educating people and
governments about the impact of oil depletion on society.
How much oil did you use today? If you
shopped, drove, used plastics, or anything made of rubber, you probably
used more than you realize. Now consider what will happen when oil begins
to run out.
The value of Australian mountain rainforests, in terms of supplying
water via cloud stripping, has been estimated at $120 million a year.
However, if rising temperatures lift the cloud base 100 metres for
every one degree, as suggested by an international study, cloud forests
will be less able to harvest water directly from the clouds and North
Queensland’s water budget will be affected, according to The Australian, (16/11/2005, p. 17)