Kelpie Wilson: 2006 Top Green Tech Ideas (Scoop.co.nz: Wed, 10 Jan) In 2005, Americans woke up to the reality of peak oil, the predicament first described by geologist M.K. Hubbert in which world oil production would reach a peak, followed by an inevitable decline. Three things worked together to set off the alarm.
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Permaculture school never ceases (Portland Tribune: Tue, 09 Jan) Portland vegetable gardens do not look their best on a Saturday morning in December. Banks of wet earth, wood chips and empty vines do not exactly inspire the beginning gardener. That's Pam and Joe Leitch's job, who run the Portland Permaculture Institute. At their 1.6-acre farm in ...
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Stem cells, fuel sources are among Bartlett's bills (The Frederick News-Post: Sat, 06 Jan) By Clifford G. Cumber News-Post Staff WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett will introduce 15 bills in the new congressional term, many of them revisiting legislation from previous years.
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Govt upset with ONGC`s poor recovery (Business Standard India: Fri, 05 Jan) Petroleum secretary attributes this to absence of partners with cutting-edge technology. The country's largest upstream company - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) - appears to have fallen foul of the government.
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Peak Oil Action Group to meet (The Eureka Reporter: Sun, 31 Dec) A "Whole Humboldt Catalogue" resource meeting will be held in the Senior Room at the Arcata Community Center on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Commissioner calls for more local power (Stuff: Tue, 02 Jan) Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Morgan Williams is calling for a more coordinated approach to make local power generation a reality.
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