We have the capacity for “HOT ROCKS POWER GENERATION” in South Australia. It is not being developed. Geothermal energy could meet a fifth of UK’s power needs – report The study found that subsidising geothermal technology initially would help to bring down costs rapidly as UK sites were developed Share19 Email Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent Continue Reading →
US sees window for Iran nuclear talks closingOutcome Magazine (blog)05/30/2012 The window for dialogue over Iran’s nuclear programme is closing, the US ambassador to Israel said on Wednesday, insisting that Washington is under no illusions about Tehran’s agenda in the talks. Model of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant …See all stories on this topic » Continue Reading →
CSG expert challenges company’s gas claim ABCMay 31, 2012, 6:41 am tweet0 Email Print An environmental engineer has questioned Origin Energy’s assertion that gas bubbling in a Queensland river is a naturally occurring phenomenon. A video by anti-coal seam gas group (CSG) Lock the Gates shows gas bubbling to the surface of the Condamine River Continue Reading →
The Huge Renewable Energy Potential of Alaska Posted: 29 May 2012 03:23 PM PDT Alaska is a vast state that would stretch from California to Florida if superimposed over the lower 48 states; it has twice the shoreline of all the lower 48 states combined, and boasts a varying geography that includes rivers, volcanoes, and Continue Reading →
Transition Milwaukee: “we’re all in this together”OnMilwaukee.comBy Royal Brevväxling Transition Milwaukee (TM) is part of an international movement formed, in part, in response to the peak oil crisis and more generally around issues of climate change, economic security and permaculture principles.See all stories on this topic » OnMilwaukee.com Letter: Impact of oil problems on future Continue Reading →
Green news roundup: Lost bumblebee, shale gas and ‘ethical’ veal The week’s top environment news stories and green events • If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox Environment editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 May 2012 06.42 EDT Bombus subterraneus, a bumble bee last seen in Continue Reading →