The Biofuels Scam, Food Shortages and the Coming Collapse of the Human Population (Environmental News Network: Sat, 26 Apr) It was one of the dumbest "green" ideas ever proposed: Convert millions of acres of cropland into fields for growing ethanol from corn, then burn fossil fuels to harvest the ethanol, expending more energy to extract the fuel than you get from the fuel itself! Meanwhile, sit back and proclaim you've achieved a monumental green victory (President Bush, anyone?) all while unleashing a dangerous ...
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FACTBOX-Key issues in Japan-Russia relations (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News: Fri, 25 Apr) April 26 - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and president-elect Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Saturday for talks.
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Nonprofit group offers program on modern diet (Eureka Times-Standard: Tue, 22 Apr) The Humboldt County Peak Oil Action Group is inviting the community to a program called, “The Health of Traditional Diets vs. the Ravages of Modern Foods,” to be held Tuesday, May 6, from 8 to 9 p.
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Students Awarded For Sustainability Work (Leesburg Today: Fri, 25 Apr) REHAU's North American Headquarters in Leesburg will host next week's ceremony to recognize the work of Loudoun high school students who won Energy and Environmental Sustainability Awards during this year's Loudoun Science & Engineering Fair.
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It's not over yet (Brattleboro Reformer: Thu, 24 Apr) Thursday, April 24 Finally, the six week nightmare is over.
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Randy Udall to speak at UWSP today (Stevens Point Journal: Wed, 23 Apr) Featured Earth Week speaker Randy Udall will present Whats Next Energy and Sustainability in a Post-Carbon World, at 4 p.m. today in the Dreyfus University Center Theater at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His lecture is the culminating presentation in the year long colloquium series addressing energy and natural resource issues. The talk is sponsored by the UWSP Students for ...
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