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You Can be a BILLIONAIRE Without Even Trying!

Richard Heinberg    Jul 26, 2010   9 comments

This is the Introduction to an inspirational / financial-advice / environmental / diet / dating / self-help / survivalist / humor book that I started to write--and quickly decided should never be finished. ... >>

The peak oil crisis: thinking about China

Tom Whipple    Jul 22, 2010   

With 1.3 billion people, China is unlikely to reach current U.S. energy consumption per capita for some time, if ever, but to double energy consumption in the last ten years is still an … >>

The Real Environmental Disaster

Bill McKibben    Jul 20, 2010   

So—whew—the bleeding seems finally to have been staunched, three months after BP stabbed its hole in the bottom of the sea. It’s disgusting that it took that long to stitch it … >>

The Peak Oil Crisis: A Mid-Year Review

Tom Whipple    Jul 15, 2010   1 comments

It now appears that the run-away oil well will soon be brought under control and will stop gushing into the Gulf. While the litigation, cleanup, and economic impact of the sub-sea blowout are … >>

The 50-year farm bill

Wes Jackson    Jul 14, 2010   4 comments

 We need new strategies for agriculture that emphasize efficient nutrient use in order to lower production costs and minimize negative environmental effects. The trouble is, the best soils... ... >>

Canada's Energy Superpower Delusion

David Hughes    Jul 13, 2010   

This is a review of Chapter 8 of Open Canada's Report: A Global Positioning Strategy for a Networked Age A SUPERPOWER IN NEED OF SUPER POWERS First off, Canada is not now, nor is it ever likely … >>

Clean Energy, Brown Fields, Wild Spaces

Majora Carter    Jul 13, 2010   

[Excerpt] One of the best things about my work in green project development is that I get to see how innovative projects inspire new policies, which in turn open doors for more exciting new … >>

The Peak Oil Crisis: The Real Gulf Crisis

Tom Whipple    Jun 30, 2010   2 comments

At last report BP was making progress on the relief wells that are being drilled to plug the runaway well in the Gulf. The London Times reports that BP hopes to penetrate the casing of the leaking … >>

The Peak Oil Crisis: A Speech to the Nation

Tom Whipple    Jun 16, 2010   

This was not the speech we were waiting for. The one in which the President goes on national television and says "My fellow citizens - Our nation and indeed the whole industrialized world is … >>

California Ballot Measures: A Step Backwards On Energy Reform

Asher Miller    Jun 04, 2010   

[Excerpt] For decades now, California has led the country in environmental protection, passing legislation that's often set the benchmark for national policy. But this, like all tides, can … >>