FUTURE ENERGIES
Are the health dangers from nuclear radiation exagerated?
The debate about the risks to human health of exposure to nuclear radiation has been rekindled. Two new books, one British and the other American, have contributed to this....
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The North Sea could still be providing one third of Britain's energy by 2020, but only if there is serious investment made and soon....
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Current transport biofuels are mainly made from crops producing starch, sugar and edible oils. In doing so, they divert those crops from providing food. However, the demand for food is highly inelastic...
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Oil supply optimists claim that new technology combined with private development of the world's remaining oil resources--most of which are now under the control of government-owned companies--would vastly...
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In every developing country people are suffering from the high food prices. More than billion people are hungry every day. The creation of small-scale kitchen gardens and container gardening are the most...
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A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science....
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The good news (if fleeting) is that Himalayan Glaciers, while retreating like most glaciers across the globe, will still be intact in 2035. The bad news is that what I can only describe as an egregious...
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The Orinoco oil sands belt in Venezuela may yield 513 billion barrels of oil, or more than twice as much as was previously reckoned. Although this appears as around twice as much oil as Saudi Arabia has,...
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An independent assessment commissioned by the UK Forestry Commission has proposed one way forward: a million new hectares devoted to woodland, generating a reduction of up to 15% of the UK emissions in...
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As we continue to develop biomass as a renewable source of energy, it is important to keep the cost of energy in mind, because this has a very strong influence on the choices governments and individuals...
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Last week, I speculated on how Southern California and Arizona might fare in a relocalized future where small regions are forced to become self-sufficient. This week, we’ll draw some insights from communities...
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Many scientists have long complained that standard economics fails to account for the biological and physical systems that form the basis of the economy. In short, the economy is a subset of the environment...
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The Council of Europe will launch a probe into pharmaceutical companies accused of manipulating Swine Flu data. ...
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Are environmentalists right? Can Ontario meet its future energy needs without building big new power plants? Guests:Tom Adams, José Etcheverry, Joyce McLean, Jatin Nathwani....
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