Category:Energy

Right now, this category includes fossil fuels, as well as alternatives. Eventually there will be separate pages for solar, bio-fuels and wind

Bio-Fuels

Bio-Energy (actually quite different than bio-fuel)

Juan Enriquez offers a glimpse of some ground-breaking research to explore the potential of bioenergy. Our current energy sources -- coal, oil, gas -- are ultimately derived from ancient plants -- they're "concentrated sunlight." He asks, Can we learn from that process and accelerate it? TEDtalk video.

Craig Venter Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" asks Craig Venter. And his answer is, yes, and pretty soon. He walks the TED2008 audience through his latest research into "fourth-generation fuels" -- biologically created fuels with CO2 as their feedstock. His talk covers the details of creating brand-new chromosomes using digital technology, the reasons why we would want to do this, and the bioethics of synthetic life. TEDtalk video.

Fossil Fuels

Coal

Article on coal mining devastation in Appalachia

Oil

Bill McKibben's recent review in the NY Times recommends Roberts' The End of Oil link and others on Global Warming

Avery Lovins on the Oil Endgame, a TEDtalk. See also www.oilendgame.com