A “New Great Game” of Geopolitical Control Surfaces in Russia’s Old Backyard by Nadya Ivanova, Maps by Hannah Nester and Eric Daigh, for Circle of Blue The Kura River winds through Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, amid banks crowned with houses and old churches. From Tbilisi, the river flows ... keep reading
Written by Nadya Ivanova for Circle of Blue in July, about Coal & Oil, Economics, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War, Water
Algae are “in”: ExxonMobil is the latest and largest company to invest in biofuels, specifically a $600 million project to turn algae into ethanol, in partnership with genomics pioneer J Craig Venter. Ironic considering Exxon’s chief exec once mocked ethanol as “moonshine”. Britain’s Public Accounts Committee is urging ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in July, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, War
What would we be doing now if we took climate change seriously? Last week the government released a report on the likely temperature changes in the United Kingdom(1). It shows that life at the end of this century will bear no relationship to life at the beginning. It should ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot in June, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, War
The 300 year colonial adventure is over at last, which is why Britain is in political crisis. Why now? It’s not as if this is the first time our representatives have been caught out. The history of governments in all countries is the history of scandal, as those who ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot in June, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, War
Guess where the money goes if it's not spent fighting climate change? Right: fighting each other. A massive $1,464 billion was spent last year on military hardware, up 4% over 2007 despite the recession, and some 45 percent more than in 1999. Norway has launched the world's ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in June, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Green energy, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Transport, War (2 comments)
The admirals and generals who made the national security case for clean energy on Monday put two other important messages in their report. First, the U.S. military must do its part to help us shift away from fossil fuels. The uncertainty of fossil energy supplies and costs, the difficulties ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker in May, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, War
Researchers suggest that our self indulgence might cancel out our cleverness, as we consume more of what we save in a "rebound effect". Which is, apparently, a variant of the Jevons paradox (thanks to Marc Hudson). What price water and food when there's no water and food?Elsewhere, Russia ... keep reading
Written by Marc Roberts in May, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, War
From Cleantechnica: Some time in the sparkling green future, the global food giant Archer Daniels Midland might have a hand in developing the world’s first compostable car. And we might have to thank the Belgians for that, too. Sounds far-fetched, right? Not when you throw in the U.S ... keep reading
Written by Tina Casey in May, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Pollution, Transport, War (2 comments)
Earlier this year, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said California agriculture could disappear by the end of the century because of climate change. "We're looking at a scenario where there's no more agriculture in California," Steven Chu says. California is the top agricultural producer in the U.S ... keep reading
Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman in May, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War (3 comments)
In Bolivia, police are reporting the breakup of an assassination attempt on President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia that comes one day after Morales abandoned his fast to force voting reform in congress. As we reported on April 15, Morales finally ended his fast when opposition leaders acceded ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Economics, Politics & Government, War
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