Energy:
U.S. coal mining companies, which for years have been branded the bad guys of global warming, are fighting back.They are questioning not only the science but also the motives of some of the big-name corporations who have made well-publicized commitments...
Posted on July 2, 2007 05:11 PM • 0 Comments •
Concern over diminishing oil reserves and the threat of global warming caused by burning fossil fuels have scientists searching for alternative energy sources. By chemically engineering sugar through a series of steps involving acid and copper catalysts, salt and butanol...
Posted on June 26, 2007 11:25 AM • 0 Comments •
With gasoline prices hovering near all-time highs, the Senate on Monday began debating a sprawling energy bill that has already kicked off an epic lobbying war by huge industries, some of them in conflict with one another: car companies,...
Posted on June 13, 2007 11:17 AM • 1 Comments •
Bob Teixeira decided it was time to take a stand against U.S. dependence on foreign oil. So last fall the Charlotte musician and guitar instructor spent $1,200 to convert his 1981 diesel Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. He bought...
Posted on June 12, 2007 03:45 PM • 3 Comments •
Although the European carbon-trading arrangement is the world's most functional, the countries that administer it acknowledged in a meeting this weekend in Essen, Germany, that the system was shadowed by some major flaws, including a government-credit allocation plan that allows...
Posted on June 5, 2007 12:11 PM • 0 Comments •
An new breed of thug is making a land grab in the already chaotic Columbia, a country plagued by fifty-years of civil war. Fueled by a demand for alternative energy sources, a land grab is underway. Paramilitary organziations are forcing...
Posted on June 4, 2007 10:57 AM • 0 Comments •
Any company that rings up $39.5 billion in profit, as Exxon Mobil did last year, is liable to take some flak from consumers and politicians but can usually count on the support of its shareholders. Outside the oil giant's annual...
Posted on May 31, 2007 12:44 PM • 0 Comments •
The blue agave plant has a rich cultural history among Mexicans as the source of tequila. Now the once lucrative crop is being burned to make way for another form of high-grade hootch ethanol. ( Reuters)...
Posted on May 31, 2007 12:25 PM • 1 Comments •
Prodded by intense lobbying from the coal industry, lawmakers from coal states are proposing that taxpayers guarantee billions of dollars in construction loans for coal-to-liquid production plants, guarantee minimum prices for the new fuel, and guarantee big government purchases for...
Posted on May 29, 2007 11:12 AM • 0 Comments •
Are there sound economic arguements to boycott gas? I just received an email from an activist friend of mine urging me to stear clear of Exxon and Mobile. Stating: For the rest of 2007, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the...
Posted on May 28, 2007 02:12 PM • 3 Comments •
Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), issues for regional magazines in the Southland and beyond. I live in Ocean Beach, San Diego the coolest beach town around.
