Technology Archives

The Economist debates our world energy crisis

December 15, 2020August 19, 2008 by Lauryn Nicasio

Starting tomorrow The Economist Online Debate Series is starting a two-week long online, Oxford-style debate on solving the world’s energy crisis. Readers are invited to participate.

Renewables – August 1

December 15, 2020August 1, 2008 by Staff

Cheap way to ‘split water’ could lead to abundant clean fuel
Pine Ridge Reservation radio station KILI-FM brings its renewable energy vision to life
Westford woman on a mission to get residents using renewable energy

ODAC Newsletter – July 25

December 15, 2020July 25, 2008 by Staff

A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.

Trash – July 21

December 15, 2020July 21, 2008 by Staff

Dumpster diving with the freegans: Why pay for food?
City to get 50 MW power from garbage
Rubbish idea that could make driving cheaper

Renewables & efficiency – July 11

December 15, 2020July 11, 2008 by Staff

Congress must pass renewable energy tax incentives
Swords into plowshares: Lockheed Martin’s work in efficiency sector (video and transcript
Jeremy Legget: A low carbon diet
‘Extreme Makeover’ family, NTUA dispute power credits
Ken Bossong at SEC on July 31, 2008 Congressional Green Expo

United States & Canada – July 9

December 15, 2020July 9, 2008 by Staff

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to supplant oil with wind
Is it safe now to admit Jimmy Carter was right?
Oilsands image fight targets U.S. politicians
Labour’s plan for dealing with high energy prices
Ex-EPA aide tells of White House censorship
In energy, there are no easy answers

Peak net? Well, kinda, sorta …

December 15, 2020July 6, 2008 by Staff

As Web traffic grows, crashes take bigger toll
Waiting for the internet meltdown

Solutions & sustainability – July 4

December 15, 2020July 4, 2008 by Staff

Profile of Bill McKibben
Interview with Amory Lovins
Megan Quinn Bachman: Surviving peak oil, thriving in community
Climate dialogue groups in Seattle

Rhizome platform design

December 15, 2020July 1, 2008 by Jeff Vail

Can we get away from the hierarchal model of centralized manufacture and distribution, and replace it with a world where design emerges from open-source collaboration and is manufactured at the point of use by 3-D printers and community manufacturing centers?