Anti-coal campaign comes under fire Amy Remeikis June 8, 2012 – 3:46PM Read later Comments 5 Activist groups GetUp and Greenpeace have taken aim at the proposed Galilee Basin mega coal mine projects by targeting its potential international investors. The groups, in conjunction with BankTrack, have taken out a full page newspaper advertisement in the Continue Reading →
Risks from nuclear power and weapons are on the riseArs TechnicaThe article attributes this increasing risk, at least in part, to emerging nuclear powers that may have insufficient measures in place to keep nuclear weapons or civil nuclear reactors safe, secure, or properly regulated. Finally, as if preempting the …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →
Forget peak oil, the global water crisis will shake humanity to its coreFinancial PostClose to 1.4 million people in Athibohol, North East of Nairobi, are in dire need of relief food, as a result of the prolonged drought. You don’t hear much about the water crisis in the United States. Water is still cheap here Continue Reading →
Shale Play in Western Siberia is 80 Times Bigger than the Bakken Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:08 PM PDT The Bakken shale is a huge expanse of oil-bearing rock that lies underneath Northern Dakota and Montana. Oil production in the Bakken has grown from just 60,000 barrels per day (BPD) five years ago, to 500,000 Continue Reading →
Affluenza Afloat: The Dangers of Supersized Cruise Ships in Our Peak-Oil WorldAlterNetAn increasing number of thoughtful scientists and economists are writing about dwindling peak oil, skyrocketing prices for a gallon of gas and our dependency on an oil-based lifestyle. “As steel gets harder to get and more people become aware of what …See all stories Continue Reading →
Retreating glaciers are a threat to biodiversity Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:27 AM PDT The projected disappearance of small glaciers worldwide threatens to eliminate the water supply for numerous towns in valleys, such as the Ecuadorian capital Quito, fed by the rivers that flow down from the surrounding mountains. But retreating ice is also a Continue Reading →