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Putting Africa On A Clean Power Path
According to the United Nations, 1.4 billion people—one in five globally—don’t have access to modern electricity, and 3 billion people still rely on solid fuels like wood and coal for cooking and heating. But there might be hope for improving the situation by emphasizing clean energy sources appropriate for particular areas of... [read more]
Media’s Scant Attention to Royal Shell’s 1.68 Million Gallon Spill
Mainstream media outlets treat nuclear energy in a way that is diametrically different from energy sources that advertise heavily.Advertiser supported media sources wrung their collective hands and did everything they could to promote and extend the legs of the story about damage to the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. That frequently covered... [read more]
SELF and The Quest to Bring Solar to The World
There are 1.6 billion people living in darkness, without access to electricity. The Solar Electric Light Fund, or SELF, has been trying for decades to bring solar power to off-the-grid places – illuminating the developing world, village by village, clinic by clinic. [read more]
African Bound – Unchartered Territory for CDM
Wind farm in Africa (Image by: lollie pop) The United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) adopted a novel project approach to countering or offsetting developed countries’ emissions. The most visible and controversial component of the Kyoto Protocol has made large political and regional advances since its inception.... [read more]
Natural and Offensive Nuclear Safety
The reactor accident at Three Mile Island is often named nuclear critics as a major reason for opposition to reactors. In fact, the Three Mile Island accident established the validity of the "Defense in Depth" nuclear safety concept beyond all reasonable doubt. Despite a considerable attempt be plaintive lawyers in a Three Mile Island... [read more]
No Tipping Point Yet at Copenhagen
A representative from an African nongovernmental organization gets information from the interactive climate wall at the Bella Convention Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 14, 2009. It’s still unclear what the outcome of the talks will be, but the arrival of President Barack Obama and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at the... [read more]
China in Copenhagen Days 6-8: Who’s REDI for Action?
By Angel Hsu and Luke Bassett, part of Yale University’s “Team China” blogging live from Copenhagen, re-posted from The Green Leap Forward. Our fingers have finally thawed out after waiting two hours outside the Bella Center (can you spot us in the picture to the right?)- the nexus of COP activity, so that we are be able to... [read more]
Only Private Sector Can Meet Finance Demands of Developing Countries
Things are getting hot here in Copenhagen. It’s not the weather outside, but the debate taking place inside the Bella Center, home of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This afternoon, the main session of the talks was suspended, following protests led by African countries,... [read more]
Breaking News: African Nations Attempt to Pull the Plug on Copenhagen Negotiations
Breaking news - African nations have just "walked out" of the UNFCCC negotiations at the Bella Center, attempting to pull the plug on negotiations at this stage to avoid an even larger train wreak later this week. Reportedly, this was not a dramatic walkout but was an influential procedural move. The rest of the G77 developing... [read more]
African nations in an uproar over leaked text
Chaos has broken out in Copenhagen as delegates respond to leaked documents that reveal what is believed to be a draft of the agreement which will be signed next week by world leaders. This draft text strongly favors rich nations and threatens to sideline the UN’s future role in climate change negotiations. The document is being... [read more]
Electrifying Africa
On a visit to South Africa this year I asked a charity project worker whether he was involved in any renewable or decentralised energy projects. He responded by saying that renewable energy is not a priority and is a matter for the government. Food, education, and, going by our tour of projects he was involved in … dance lessons are... [read more]
Copenfloppen, again
The news about the upcoming climate conference/food fight/whatever in Copenhagen continues to reach new levels of weirdness. I’m doing my best to stay away from news about Copenhagen, simply because anyone who cares to can find more on it than he or she could possibly want, and I (usually) feel I don’t have anything new to add. But the... [read more]
African countries to receive over $1 billion in climate finance
The announcement, made by the World Bank on the sidelines of the UN climate meeting taking place in Barcelona, will bring music to the ears of the millions of Africans suffering from climatic changes. The decision made by the trustees of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), will commit $1.1 billion dollars to six African nations.... [read more]
eSolar takes solar thermal to Sub-Saharan Africa
Cleantech.com has a post on efforts to bring solar thermal power technology to Africa - eSolar takes solar thermal to Sub-Saharan Africa.Pasadena, Calif.-based eSolar said today its signed a deal with Johannesburg-based Clean Energy Solutions to sell and market the startup's solar thermal power plants in Sub-Saharan Africa.The deal... [read more]
Once Upon A Coup
PBS has an interesting documentary on the contest (between the British and the Chinese) for the control of oil in Central Africa - Once Upon a Coup.A failed coup attempt…a British mercenary in a notorious African prison…a dictator suspicious of Western powers…and beneath it all, a spectacular underwater oil reserve that the world’s... [read more]
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Baby You Can Drive My (Electric) Car
Posted May 11, 2012 by Scott Edward Anderson
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Siemens develops ABS plastic alternative
Posted May 9, 2012 by Doris de Guzman
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Reduce CO2 and Slow Global Warming?
Posted April 30, 2012 by Willem Post
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Hidroenergia 2012
May 25, 2012, Wroclaw, Poland
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WGC 2012 - 25th World Gas Conference
June 4, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ecwatech 2012
June 4, 2012, Moscow, Russia
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“Cities will need to be retrofitted, as a whole. There's much work to be done. Vertical farming and other forms of energy/space/agriculture integration will be necessary to further sustain how humans live on this planet.”
“David,Reserves, potential resources and production are not interchangeable, and apocalyptic statements that depend on conflating them are thus fundamentally flawed. Your cogent analysis makes this crucial distinction well. It just needs a bigger audience.”