Biofuels – Nov 1
Biocrude? Algae-to-oil project /
‘WTO must set rules for biofuel trade’ /
Ethanol could corrode pumps, testers say /
Turning forest slash into cash /
Europe set for biodiesel boom -Goldman Sachs
Food & Water
Environment – Nov 1
New Yorker: The Last Drop: Confronting the possibility of a global [water] catastrophe /
Atlantic current stopped for 10 days in 2004 /
Rasslin’ swamp gas (methane) /
The thirteenth tipping point /
Nine ‘laws’ of ecological bloodymindedness
Grain Drain: Get Ready for Peak Grain
Now’s the time to brace yourself for major price hikes in food, as peak grains join the lineup of lifestyle-changing events along with peak oil and peak water.
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 31
NY Times on Bioneers /
Live from Pop!Tech: Live green or die /
Slow Food movement has global outreach /
Coming to a theater near you: carbon-neutral movie /
New book “Energy: use less, save more” /
Greening the planet, one backyard at a time
Agriculture – Oct 29
This crop revolution may succeed where GM failed /
The shining promise of ethanol doesn’t add up for farmers
How Long Can the World Feed Itself?
The world’s grain supply for human consumption is being eroded by three different factors: meat, heat and biofuels.
Solutions & sustainability – Oct 27
Environmentalist Suzuki to quit spotlight for simple life /
Coping with climate dread /
Solving Iraq problems with permaculture? /
Sail Transport Network /
CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter
Biofuels – Oct 26
Cellulosic ethanol vs. biomass gasification /
Beyond corn: ethanol’s next generation /
Biofuel subsidies cost U.S. billions /
When kitchen waste isn’t wasted
Transport – Oct 25
Our appetite for food boosts consumption – of gasoline /
Gas-guzzlers face £450 parking fee /
US in a jam over what to do about traffic /
Green taxes on air travel ‘would boost the economy’
Food & agriculture – Oct 24
Economic growth leaves water, food supplies and people in the dust /
Climate change forces farming innovation /
Farming in the age of expensive oil /
Forget oil, look at food prices
Bioneers: the corporate media, storytelling and more
Over 3000 people attended the 17th Annual Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California, Oct. 20-23. The gathering was beamed by satellite to another 10,000 at 18 remote sites from Honolulu to Anchorage to Houston to Massachusetts. According to founder Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers seeks “to bring biological pioneers together to restore the Earth.”
Food & agriculture – Oct 22
Climate change forces farming innovation /
Farming in the age of expensive oil /
Seeking life in the desert, on the desert’s terms