Categories: Environmental Sustainability, Environmentally Friendly Industry, Fossil Fuel Issues, Sustainable Living
Why does the CEO of BP still have a job?
by Graham 
This rhetorical question has been popping up all over websites that I frequent, including Facebook.
By any standards, the performance of BP and its CEO Tony Hayward, since the explosion of their sub-contracted deep-water drill-rig and the subsequent ong… more »
06/20/10 11:30:24 pm, There may be a Peak Coal process which we have already passed...
by Graham
This article from the Energy Bulletin site discusses how the world's coal reserves (as opposed to resources) are probably a lot less than people believe they are, and how this plays into the idea that Peak Coal may have already passed... more »
For some of us, the only good Coke is Mexican Coke
by Graham
For some time now, I have tended to drink relatively little in the way of non-diet sodas. This is partly because I have been (successfully) working to lose weight - down from 242 pounds in the early Summer to to 222 now. I am working to get down to less… more »
Some countries have a strategy, some don't
by Graham
In the 1960's oil was discovered under the North Sea. The two largest oil-producing sectors were determined to belong to the UK and Norway. Both countries assigned exploration and extraction licenses to oil companies, and were rewarded with a lot of oil… more »
Article in Fact Company on environmentally friendly cement
by Graham
This article in Fast Company starts out talking about an innovative new approach to cement manufacture, which promises to reduce C02 pollution from cement plants. Cement manufacture is both an energy-intensive industry, and one that produces large quanti… more »
Analysis of Al Gore's recent speech
by Graham
Over at The Oil Drum, Jerome a Paris as written an analysis of the feasibility of implementing the strategy proposed in Al Gore's recent speech. His verdict:
While a goal of 100% of carbon-free electricity is probably unrealistic, it therefore seems pos… more »
CitizenRe - discussion
by Graham
A new corporation named CitizenRe appeared last year in a blaze of publicity, seemingly offering a solar power selling method based on a complex rental/lease model, plus elements of what appears to be Multi-Level Marketing (MLM).
CitizenRe made some fa… more »
Rises in world food prices and food shortages
by Graham
Over the past few months we have seen rapid rises in food prices (and the prices of other commodities) worldwide. Not only that, but we are now seeing food shortages, with some countries restricting or eliminating exports of foodstuffs.
A large number… more »
New city car from Gordon Murray...
by Graham
Gordon Murray, the former Technical Director at Brabham F1, and lead designer for several McLaren road cars, has formed a company to design an innovative new city car. more »
Paradise in Ecquador
by Graham
Here, courtesy of a tip-off from my friend Harriet, is a place that looks to be as green as Hawaii or the Seychelles, and which is close to the Equator...Vilcambaba in Ecquador. more »