Australian wind farms ‘would create $17bn’ AAPJune 15, 2012, 8:29 pm tweet0 Email Print Video Player Controls Play/Pause Video Seek Reverse Seek Forward Replay Video Volume Down Volume Up Focus Video EPA © Enlarge photo Wind farms could pump more than $17 billion into Australia’s economy if proposed projects were to go ahead, a new Continue Reading →
Russia’s Nuclear Industry is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Posted: 14 Jun 2012 03:49 PM PDT The state of Russia’s civilian nuclear power should be cause the entire planet to shudder: Radioactive waste deposal sites are full to the bursting point, and many reactors are outdated and fail to meet even the most basic of Continue Reading →
News 2 new results for PEAK-OIL Secondary Sources: Peak Oil, Inequality, American Decline?Wall Street Journal (blog)A roundup of economic news from around the Web.See all stories on this topic » Modifying Hubbert’s Model of Peak Oil to Account for a Rise in …Consumer Energy ReportHere I describe some interesting new research on modifying Hubbert’s model Continue Reading →
Rio+20 Earth summit: walkout at ‘green economy’ talks Negotiators from developing countries insist wealthy nations must help fund their move to sustainable development Share39 Email Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 June 2012 01.34 BST An indigenous man at a ceremony during the Rio+20 summit in Brazil. Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP Europe’s financial Continue Reading →
Renewable Energy Sees a Record $257 Billion of Investment in 2011 Posted: 13 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT The UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced in a new report that in 2011 global renewable energy investment reached a record $257 billion; a 17 percent increase from 2010, and a 600% increase over the past seven years.The Continue Reading →
Water Act powers could decide Murray fate AAPUpdated June 14, 2012, 12:09 pm tweet0 Email Print Environment Minister Tony Burke says he will consider using special Commonwealth intervention powers if the states can’t agree on the Murray Darling by the end of the year. “My hope is that I don’t have to use them … Continue Reading →