Suzlon head sees wind turbine shortfall under pact

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Demand for new wind power could far outstrip supply under a new global climate deal, the founder of Asia’s largest wind turbine maker said this week, calling for new manufacturers to help industry to fill orders. Tulsi Tanti, also chairman of India’s Suzlon Energy, said due to the size of the 36.5 […]

Poor rains worsen east Africa famine

A lack of rainfall has contributed to the ongoing food crisis in East Africa, Oxfam said on Thursday. It was hoped that rains expected in November would provide relief for those struck by famine in this region. However, areas including Ogaden in Ethiopia and Turkana in Kenya received below five per cent of normal rainfall […]

Stimulus funds drill wells as Calif water vanishes

DOS PALOS, Calif. “We don’t need any more straws going down there ’cause we’re already doing a pretty good job of sucking it dry,” said farmer Dan Errotabere, who has dug three wells as deep as 1,200 feet to irrigate his tomatoes, almonds and garlic in recent years. “We’re using this water as a last […]

Mammals May Be Nearly Half Way Toward Mass Extinction

If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species on the planet, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according to a University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University analysis. Many scientists warn that […]

Kenya's food stocks to run out in April

Kenya The failure of El Nino rains expected at the beginning of September, has spawned fears of poor harvests that will not meet demand after March. As a result of the insufficient February to August 2009 long rains, humanitarian agencies have forecast a 2010 main maize harvest of 1.9 million metric tonnes, about 25 per […]

Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon Energy by 2030

Humanity can prevent catastrophic climate change if we act now and adopt policies that reduce energy usage by unleashing the full potential of energy efficiency in concert with renewable energy resources. However, this goal is not likely to be achieved if our only measure of success is emissions reductions; climate change is fundamentally a development […]

Plan B 4.0 by the Numbers

In Chapter 1 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Lester Brown underscores important indicators of global stability and resource consumption. The following are summaries of key datasets that inform these discussions. …Another concern addressed in Plan B 4.0 is how the growing consumption of the earth China now consumes more grain than the […]

Nigeria Rebels Say They Attacked Shell, Chevron Pipe

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Head of Geopower Basel faces jail for causing earthquakes

A geologist searching for cheap, clean energy is facing up to five years in jail for causing a series of earthquakes after drilling 3 miles (5km) down in an effort to generate electricity from hot rocks. Markus H …Mr H

Climate change is ridding the world's tropical mountain ranges of ice

The Altiplano, or high plain, of Bolivia and Peru is getting a new climate. In the past 60 years temperatures have risen, rainfall patterns have changed and soils have begun to dry out even further. As a result, farmers move their crops further up the mountainsides, like endangered species seeking refuge at cooler elevations. Floods […]

Biofuel companies still on shaky ground despite wins with airlines

December 15, 2009 – When it comes to biofuel adoption, the airlines are way ahead of the automakers. In August, synthetic fuel maker Rentech signed a deal to produce 1.5 million gallons of diesel made from sewer sludge to power ground equipment for eight airlines at LAX. Today, that same company and competitor AltAir landed […]

China's Coking Coal Shortage to Spur Demand Fight

China, the world’s largest steelmaker, faces a shortage of coking coal that may drive imports next year and spur a fight for resources with Japanese and South Korean mills, two Chinese industry groups said. “Domestic demand for coking coal will rise moderately next year, while global demand may gain faster, intensifying competition,” Wu Chenghou, senior […]

Producers defend oil sands emissions

Canada has been handed “fossil awards” and accused of being “climate criminals” almost daily — often with the accompanying chorus that crude oil production in the tar sands is “two to three times worse” for the environment than any other supply of oil on the planet. But back home, the oil industry and the government […]

Iraq, the Kurds and the Americans

Four months ago, with little fanfare, the State Department sent a full-time senior diplomat, Alan Misenheimer, to live in Iraq’s disputed oil-rich city Kirkuk. For the Obama administration, which had been hoping to back out of its day-to-day involvement in Iraq’s fractious politics, it was a smart, if belated, call. It was a recognition that […]

U.S. Companies Shut Out as Iraq Auctions Its Oil Fields

Those who claim that the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 to get control of the country’s giant oil reserves will be left scratching their heads by the results of last weekend’s auction of Iraqi oil contracts: Not a single U.S. company secured a deal in the auction of contracts that will shape the Iraqi oil […]

"Personal" solar energy will help meet world's energy needs, prof

Personal-scale solar energy is essential to meeting the world’s energy demands in the next century, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Daniel Nocera said in the latest issue of Inorganic Chemistry. Nocera envisions a catalyst that could split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen; the hydrogen, in turn, would be used to generate electricity in a […]

Study: No Health Impact From Wind Turbines

A detailed literature review published on Tuesday by the American and Canadian wind industry associations found no medical basis for the health complaints that often arise near large wind-farm projects. But the 85-page industry-financed study is unlikely to settle the persistent question of whether those who live near turbines are indeed susceptible to so-called “wind-turbine […]

Discovery could break China's monopoly on key greentech materials

China currently enjoys a near-monopoly on the rare-earth oxides needed to make wind turbines, electric cars and other green technologies, but that could change, thanks to a discovery by British researchers. While the 15 rare-earth metals really aren’t so rare — they’re more common in the Earth’s crust than gold or platinum — their oxides […]

Russia launches icebreaker to boost Arctic oilfield

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched an oil tanker on Friday capable of slicing through over a metre of ice, bringing Russia a step toward its decade-long ambition to launch its first offshore oilfield in the Arctic. State-run Gazprom has delayed the launch of its Prirazlomnoye oilfield for nearly 10 years as it […]

Gas glut that risks spoiling Russia

For the past few years Europe has been fretting about its dependence on Russia for gas. The bout of Russian muscle-flexing with Ukraine and with western energy companies such as Shell and BP has intensified concern that Europe is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the big bear on its eastern borders. But few seem to have […]

Bill McKibben: Scandal Under Our Noses

For two weeks we My suspicion, though, is that my name was there because it confirms something I

Copenhagen climate summit: Five possible scenarios for our future climate

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Stressed solar looks beyond Wall St. for capital

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The solar industry needs $2 billion to expand next year, but with Wall Street still nervous about backing risky and capital intensive ventures, companies are looking beyond to boutique banks and other sources of funding to avoid falling behind. Government sources, state-owned banks for Chinese players and small investment advisory […]

Exxon's Bid Spotlights Bright Future for Natural Gas

After quietly grabbing up unconventional natural gas reserves for years, Exxon Mobil Corp. moved boldly yesterday to buy one of the largest U.S. independent gas companies, XTO Energy, in a deal valued at $41 billion. The oil and gas behemoth announced that it planned to use XTO to establish a new business unit that would […]

You Can't Trust the 2010 EIA Annual Energy Outlook

What the EIA Report Would Look Like if It Was Written by an Honest Person Suppose you worked at the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the agency within the U.S. Department of Energy charged with keeping data and making projections on energy, and you had to produce an annual report with a scenario for the next […]

Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure

Deal thrashed out at talks condemned as climate change scepticism in action The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement last night in Copenhagen, falling far short of what Britain and many poor countries were seeking and leaving months of tough negotiations to come. After eight draft texts and all-day talks […]

The Future of America

Natural gas prices have plummeted. Natural gas storage is at a maximum. Producible gas reserves are up 35% in the United States. Demand for natural gas is down because of the economy.

Then suddenly a new-found U.S. natural gas producible reserve is suggesting that the U.S. in fact will be self-sufficient or close to it as soon as 2030.

Why are all of these things happening?

A bit of it, of course, is due to the drop in the overall economy, but it has a lot to do with the concept of gas shale, and that

Copenhagen 'must consider oil producers' interests'

AFP – Saudi Arabia’s oil minister called on Friday for any resolution taken at the climate summit in Copenhagen that could affect oil demand to include measures that “reduce the effects” on oil producers. “Any measures that might affect oil demand should be accompanied by a counter-measure that minimises their effects on oil producing countries,” […]

Iranians seize Iraqi oil well on border, Iraq says

BAGHDAD – Armed Iranian troops crossed the border and took over an Iraqi oil well, violating the country’s sovereignty, an Iraqi government spokesman said Friday. Iraq’s national security council met Friday night to discuss the takeover of well No. 4 by the Iranian group in the al-Fakkah oil field. Iraqi spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in […]

Venezuela's Chavez accuses Dutch of aggression

CARACAS (Reuters) Chavez, in the Danish capital to attend climate talks, is embroiled in a dispute with neighbor Colombia over a deal to give the United States more access to its military bases. The former soldier says Washington fears his socialist government and is surrounding Venezuela. Chavez said the self-governing Dutch islands were located in […]

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