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Manhattan Anti-Fracking rally, NYC, on June 25, 2011. Photo credit: Adrian Kinloch

Why we must stop coal to gas transition and fracking

21 August, 2011

The atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is now 394 parts per million (ppm) but top climate scientists and biologists say that it must be urgently reduced to about 300 ppm for a safe and sustainable planet for all peoples and … Continue reading

"What a carbon price means for you. The pathway to a clean energy future."

Dishonest Australian Labor Government carbon price plan for climate change inaction

15 August, 2011

Top climate scientists around the World are saying that to have a high probability of avoiding a catastrophic 2 degree Centigrade temperature rise the World must stop GHG pollution by about 2050. However in Australia, a world leader in annual … Continue reading

Seen here is the construction of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor in Finland.

A critical analysis of future nuclear reactors designs

11 August, 2011

Once upon a time I used to be a fan of nuclear energy. As far as I saw it, nuclear energy was the silver bullet solution to all of our energy problems and more. However, the more I’ve learned about … Continue reading

Windmills near Ibaraki, a city located in Osaka, Japan. Photo by skyseeker.

Google’s Offshore Windmills

16 July, 2011

Many of us have heard of Google’s sustainability efforts; from green data center and offices to bringing in goats to chew down the grass on their corporate campus. Now Google is embarking on another effort in sustainability with offshore windmills … Continue reading

Combustible renewable and waste in North Korea.

China, North Korea to increase cooperation in renewable energy sector

15 July, 2011

China and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have agreed to collaborate in the sector of renewable energy. The agreement was reached between officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Korean Workers Party (KWP) when the latter were visiting … Continue reading

Solar Panels In Carbondale CO. Photo by SolarDave.

Is it cost effective to go solar?

6 July, 2011

Solar is all about the green, and I’m not referring to that warm fuzzy earth day feeling either. I’m talking about the universal green – money. If solar didn’t make financial sense, no-one would invest into it. We’ve all read … Continue reading

COP15 Protest

It’s time for a Green Revolution

25 May, 2011

The recent people’s revolutions in the Middle East have been playing on all 24 hour rolling news for the entire world to see at the click of a button. There has been such an excess of reports from embedded journalists … Continue reading

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 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

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

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