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Why we must oppose transition to gas-fired power

14 January, 2011

“These estimates translate to a climate genocide involving the deaths of 10 billion people this century…” There is an overwhelming global scientific consensus that global warming is real, man-made and must be urgently addressed, As adjudged from the rhetoric at … Continue reading

Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo addresses protesters at the anti - nuclear demonstration, Dannenberg, Germany. Photo: Gordon Welters

Heavy anti-nuclear protests in Germany

9 November, 2010

These past days there have been heavy protests and blockades in Germany against a train carrying nuclear waste from France. Der Spiegel writes: "A train loaded with radioactive waste ended its controversial journey through Germany on Monday. Its path had … Continue reading

The energy-independent future that never was

21 June, 2010

Bernie Sanders, the only democratic socialist in the US Senate, says that the single most important lesson we can learn from the ongoing oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is that drilling is not the answer. Sanders also … Continue reading

Greenpeace activists protests against nuclear energy in Sweden.

Greenpeace activists protests against nuclear energy in Sweden

14 June, 2010

Today Greenpeace activists protested against recent political plans to introduce new nuclear reactors in Sweden. Dressed as different renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and water, and with the help from a old fire truck the activists managed to … Continue reading

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Greenpeace: Obama must shelve Arctic drilling plans, call for offshore moratorium

3 May, 2010

In light of the ongoing offshore oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Greenpeace is demanding that President Barack Obama cancels Arctic drilling plans and calls for an offshore moratorium. The Deepwater Horizon accident has resulted in eleven lives … Continue reading

The sunlight that hits earth in one hour is enough to cover the worlds energy demand for well over a year.

Solar power will take over soon

9 March, 2010

The surface of the Earth receives an amount of solar energy equivalent to roughly 10 000 times the worlds energy demand. Of course there isn’t always sunlight, but the solar panels can store the energy, and they are getting better … Continue reading

A Picture is Worth… Oil advertisement from 1962

23 November, 2009

Humble Oil, who is today more known as Exxon, pretty much nailed it back in the 60′s with this advertisement from a 1962 edition of Life Magazine. Oh, the grim irony. It’s also available in full view on Google Books. … Continue reading

France must shut down nuclear plants due to heatwaves

25 July, 2009

Photo credit: christian.senger The Times Online are reporting that France have been forced to close down a third of its nuclear power stations this summer due to heatwaves: “France is being forced to import electricity from Britain to cope with … Continue reading

Swedish Energy giant Vattenfall wins Climate Greenwash award

7 July, 2009

Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is wholly owned by the Swedish Government, has been announced as the winner in the Climate Greenwash Award 2009 at a ceremony in Copenhagen. “Vattenfall, which won with 39% of the vote (about 2000 … Continue reading

Michael C. Ruppert: Peak Oil and the end of the human race is perhaps just a few years away

31 May, 2009

Energy Bulletin has an interesting interview with Michael C. Ruppert, author of “A Presidential Energy Policy: Twenty-five Points Addressing the Siamese Twins of Energy and Money”, about peak oil and the end of cheap oil. “Peak Oil is not just … Continue reading

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