The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
Gilbert school ‘green’ in more ways than 1 Hayley Ringle, Tribune July 10, 2009 – 7:06P Having it’s own water chilling system on campus allows Gilbert’s Campo Verde High School to keep their air conditioning system cooler and cheaper. Darryl Webb, Tribune Although the Campo Verde High School name was not chosen for the “green” Continue Reading →
Solar-powered blimp set to fly across Channel The blimp was designed and built by French students and its first flight will prove that CO2-free air travel is now a reality. From Inhabitat, part of the Guardian Environment Network Inhabitat, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 July 2009 13.50 BST Article history Nephelios Continue Reading →
July 9, 2009 World Bank Outlines Priorities for Sustainable Hydro Development by John Braden, Senior Associate Editor, Hydro Group Washington, D.C. United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Acknowledging a sharp change in direction from the 1990s, the World Bank is emphasizing a growing role for sustainable hydropower to bring both energy and water resources benefits to the developing Continue Reading →
Ooops. The nuclear ’solution’ just melted down. July 7, 2009 – 10:37 am, by Tim Hollo For all those who suggest that nuclear power is the only solution to climate change, there’s a little spanner in the works – nukes don’t deal with the heat… The Times of London is reporting that: France is being Continue Reading →
BP shuts alternative energy HQ • ‘Beyond Petroleum’ boast in doubt as clean energy boss quits • Renewables budget will be reduced by up to £550m this year Terry Macalister The Guardian, Monday 29 June 2009 Article history A sign at a BP petrol station is reflected in raindrops in London. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters Continue Reading →
Tighter restrictions on mountaintop removal mining are simply not enough. Instead, the Obama administration must prohibit this destructive practice, which is devastating vast stretches of Appalachia. By James Hansen of Yale Environment 360, part of Guardian Environment Network
President Obama speaks of “a planet in peril.” The president and the brilliant people he appointed in energy and science know that we must move rapidly to carbon-free energy to avoid handing our children a planet that has passed climate tipping points.
The science is clear. Burning all fossil fuels will destroy the future of young people and the unborn. And the fossil fuel that we must stop burning is coal. Coal is the critical issue. Coal is the main cause of climate change. It is also the dirtiest fossil fuel — air pollution, arsenic, and mercury from coal have devastating effects on human health and cause birth defects.