Deep thought - July 12
-Project yourself into the future
-From despair to impassioned inspiration
-Getting Theah from Heah on the Great and Glorious Fourth
Archive for July 12th, 2010
With a boost from innovation, small wind is powering ahead
New technologies, feed-in tariffs, and tax credits are helping propel the small wind industry, especially in the United States. Once found mostly in rural areas, small wind installations are now starting to pop up on urban rooftops.
The Chinese Coal Monster
Like everything else in China, coal production statistics are simply immense. China now consumes and produces close to 50% of all the coal in the world. Thus, changes in Chinese consumption and / or production may have a dramatic impact upon the global coal market.
Another Farmer Jane! Lisa Kivirist
Lisa Kivirist is a bonafide Farmer Jane in Wisconsin where she runs her family farm with the help of her husband and son Liam. Off grid and creative, she and her husband have figured out how to make a living in a rural place — something that’s not really easy to do. Lisa is also a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow specializing in the role of women in agriculture and speaks on the subject frequently.
Peak oil review - July 12
A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Oil and the global economy
-The Deepwater Horizon Saga
-China
-Quote of the week
-Briefs
Optimism, harsh realism, and blind spots—10 years later
Ten years ago, energy analyst Steve Andrews challenged widely respected energy guru Amory Lovins via email for what Andrews thought was an overly optimistic vision—about coal consumption trends, evolution in the auto industry, future world oil production, etc.—articulated in the Rocky Mountain Institute‘s Spring 2000 newsletter. …Ten years later, read it for the blind spots everyone had.