What a great, graphic article on this on Treehugger. per capita energy consumption is absolutely booming from a historical perspective, and that boom, of course, has been powered overwhelmingly with fossil fuels.
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Key global problems
Over-consumption in rich countries and rapid population growth in the poorest both need to be tackled to put society on a sustainable path, a report says. An expert group convened by the Royal Society spent nearly two years reading evidence … Continue reading
Cement production CO2 to fuel !
Pond Biofuels Takes CO2 From Cement Kiln, Grows Algae And Turns It Into Biofuel, that then feeds the cement Kiln’s :-) http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/pond-biofuels-takes-co2-cement-kiln-grows-algae-and-turns-it-biofuel.html?campaign=daily_nl To make cement, you cook calcium carbonate at high temperature, producing 4% of the world’s carbon dioxide in … Continue reading
Wealth, health and happiness (OVERconsumption is the problem?)
No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But in the advanced economies there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. Combine that with the idea that unless we … Continue reading
What, as individuals, do we do ?
Well don’t do nothing ! I first saw the line “No one can do everything, Everyone can do something” on www.weaddup.com. How about, striving to make the world a better place, for others and so yourself ? This is nothing … Continue reading
Resource Use not Abuse:: Reduce, Reuse + Recycle
It doesn’t matter if it’s water, fuel or plastic bags, the more we reduce consumption, reuse things (as opposed to thrown them away and get another) and recycle, the better. The current global economy is oil based. In January 2008 … Continue reading
When is it OK to throw an apple core to the ground ?
When you’re out for a walk in the woods From your car window when driving through the countryside In your friends garden In the garden of somebody you don’t know In your friends lounge In the lounge of somebody you … Continue reading