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From peak oil to finance to economics, he bores deeply into his chosen topics – without being boring. His lens on the future centers on the three E's: Economics, Energy and Environment, viewed through the remorseless calculus of exponential growth.

So it's hard to see why Victorian laws treat coal and coal seam gas more favourably than renewable energy. The Environment Defenders Office (Victoria) (EDO) released a report last week that finds Victoria's laws give the mining industry privileged ...

The 2012 report is out and the grades are dismal: Aside from a recent boom in wind and solar power, the world isn't making much progress. The IEA doesn't just look at recent trends in greenhouse-gas emissions — those can rise and fall with the economy.

The sum total of useful commentary on ABC’s stultifying I Can Change Your Mind About Climate was five minutes of British scientist and author Ben Goldacre saying he'd rather slam his c-ck in the door then debate climate change,... Read more on... Read more on the blog...

The society believes that renewable energy is an essential tool in the fight against climate change, which poses the single biggest threat to the long term survival of birds and all wildlife. In addition to campaigning to reduce greenhouse gas ...

Renewable energy resources are an important part of Washington’s past, and are demonstrating new benefits that can positively shape our future economy, communities and environment. Taxpayers deserve the truth about energy sources and policies that shape how they are used. All energy resources used in the United States are the result of policy, so as we continue to invest in energy and optimize

Supporters of a plan to turn a polluted "brownfield" in East St. Louis into a "solar panel farm" say it makes sense for the environment, for energy policy and for consumers.

Shifting the world's reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is important, certainly. But the world's best chance for achieving timely, disaster-averting climate change may actually be a vegetarian diet, according to a recent report in World Watch Magazine.

As a businessman, John Pantanelli is always looking for ways to cut expenses. As a dad who enjoys outdoor sports with his children, he wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Rob Stout's corn stalks are seen at his farm in West Chester on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. The crops are looking better after the recent rain storms but his corn and hogs were strongly affected by the heat.

Backcountry pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones says he's seen the effects of climate change up close after 18 years of heading to Alaska for deep winter powder.

Ben Willers' visualisation shows total energy consumption for the UK as well as a breakdown of use by sector and source by fuel typeData-visualisation enthusiast Ben Willers has produced a series of charts to illustrate the changing face of energy production and consumption in the UK between 1970 and 2010

hybrid electric buses. According to company president and CEO David Schramm, "Continued demand for ultracapacitor-based energy storage systems to power hybrid electric transit buses helped to offset softness in other applications." It's no secret that I'm bullish on mass transit, as a sector likely to do well in an environment of increasing oil prices, so this caught my interest

WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday announced the formulation of the National Bioeconomy Blueprint, aimed at shoring up the U.S. commitment to bioscience-related research. But critics warn that the new programme focuses too much on economic concerns, placing too little emphasis on either social issues or on the environment itself