Category: Energy Matters

The fate of new truths: Peak Oil depends on Nature

admin /12 February, 2012

The Fate Of New Truths: Peak Oil Appears On “Nature” By Ugo Bardi 11 February, 2012 Cassandra’s Legacy With the publication of a prominent article on “Nature” in January 2012, the concept of “Peak Oil” has made another step forward in the debate on resource depletion. This article has made me rethink of the past Continue Reading →

science daily: Earthquake News

admin /12 February, 2012

ScienceDaily: Earthquakes News Human cognitive performance suffers following natural disasters Posted: 11 Feb 2012 06:53 AM PST Not surprisingly, victims of a natural disaster can experience stress and anxiety, but a new study indicates that it might also cause them to make more errors – some serious – in their daily lives. Researchers have explored Continue Reading →

New Study dirties coal seam gas image

admin /12 February, 2012

New study dirties coal seam gas image Ben Cubby February 11, 2012 Read later Under fire … debate gathers heat on how clean it is. Photo: Glenn Hunt GREENHOUSE gases are leaking from some US gas drilling sites at up to double the expected amounts, raising questions over the use of gas as a low-emissions Continue Reading →

Anger at independent MPs on woodchips

admin /12 February, 2012

Anger at independent MPs on woodchips David Wroe February 10, 2012 Read later “A swindle…” Bob Brown says allowing the forestry industry to continue burning native woodschips as renewable energy will mislead the public. Photo: Peter Mathew THE independent federal MPs Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have backed out of what the Greens say was Continue Reading →

Volcano google alerts

admin /12 February, 2012

New volcano watch center opens in Menlo Park InMenloby Linda Hubbard Gulker on February 10, 2012 The US Geological Survey has opened the California Volcano Observatory (CalVO) at its headquarters in Menlo Park with the purpose of increasing awareness of and resiliency to volcano threats in California. See all stories on this topic ยป Facts Continue Reading →

Geothermal energy: all the benefits of nuclear- but none of the problems

admin /12 February, 2012

Geothermal energy: All the benefits of nuclear – but none of the problems

Both harness the Earth’s heat, both deliver stable, low-carbon power, but only one benefits from government support in the UK

Damian Blog on Geothermal in Cornwall : Inside on of the biodomes in the Eden Project

Inside the Eden Project, Cornwall, site of one of the UK’s pair of deep geothermal projects. Photograph: Roger Hutchings/Corbis
By mass, 99.9% of the Earth is hotter than 100C. That means that not far below our feet is the power to boil unlimited water and generate clean, renewable energy. Is the UK throwing all it can at this extraordinary opportunity? Of course not, who do you think we are? Germans?