World Food Day was marked on October 16th with prominent leaders meeting at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome to discuss increased investment in agriculture, good governance by nations and the importance of unity in the global fight against hunger – which chronically affects over 1 billion people. The Committee on […]
I noted in the last post below how the UK is ramping up its offshore wind industry and providing the port infrastructure to do this efficiently and in a timely fashion. I also noted recently the major boost that Google’s Eastern Seaboard offshore cable initiative is giving the industry and that the Cape Wind project […]
Offshore Wind and Ports – What’s the big logistical bottleneck that concerns the British as they try to build a formidable offshore wind industry? Port capacity. The good news: The UK’s Crown Estate leased nine sites offshore early this year that, if fully developed, will provide 32 GW of electricity – 25% of the UK’s […]
According to last Monday’s New York Times, Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote about concern over a controlling bid for ownership of Potash Corporation, a Canadian fertilizer company, placed by a consortium of Chinese companies and financiers. Sorkin indicates that the writing on the wall from such scrutiny is, “‘Do we really want the Chinese to control […]
It was shocking and sad to learn that the great Hermann Scheer died last night. He leaves behind an extraordinary legacy. That he had such vision, energy and commitment is one of the reasons why renewable energy is taking its rightful place in the world economy. It will be, before much longer, the dominant form […]
Following up on my post of the other day, there’s a poll just out from the Financial Times and Harris: in the US and the five largest EU countries, “Big majorities of the public … favor the building of more wind farms in their countries, varying from 90% in Spain and 87% in the U.S. […]
The good folks at Change.org have organized this year’s Blog Action Day around water. (Last year was climate change.) Click here to find out why water matters, and to link up with groups that are very deeply involved. Then dive in and get involved yourself.
The venerable Matt Wald has been covering nuclear power and renewable energy technology at the NY Times since Hector was a pup. He has the lead story today: Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Backing. A high-voltage cable, costing $5 billion and with a 6 GW capacity, would run offshore connecting wind farms from Virginia to […]
We were in Cambridge this past weekend having a fine time, very much including getting out for Honkfest. The best band we saw was the Seed & Feed Marching Abominable, “Atlanta’s wildest community band,” but they were all pretty anarchically blessed. Meanwhile, 350.org was staging it’s 10/10/10 Global Work Party. We saw some evidence of […]
The New York Times published an article titled “Raisins Give Hope to Afghan Farmers,” describing how “…an unusual alliance among Afghan farmers; Mercy Corps, an international aid organization based in Portland, Oregon; and Fullwell Mill, a British food producer…” is bringing Afghan raisins to British store shelves and providing a secure agricultural product for Afghan […]
In my last post below, I once again lauded President Obama and his administration for taking action on clean tech. Hear the message on clean tech jobs and the economy from the President himself.
If we wait for the US Senate to create even adequate, let alone progressive, thoughtful legislation mandating a price on carbon, it will be too late. I have written about the manifestly undemocratic public policy graveyard that is the US Senate and its denizens a number of times. If you care about the parlous state […]
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