Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 11, 2009. In the past six months, big players in the global economy have grabbed 50 million acres of arable land, from Africa to Southeast Asia.
Greg Breining, Yale Environment 360. July 13, 2009. One researcher has figured out how to use human waste to make the fuel of the future while also treating sewage.
Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. January 14, 2009. Oil costs a third of what it did in July, and prices keep dropping. That may seem like a godsend now, but we'll pay through the nose later.
David Morris, AlterNet. June 13, 2007. In the last few years, the environmental community has begun attacking corn-derived ethanol. Although imperfect, there are reasons to give ethanol a fair trial.
Gregory Lamb, Christian Science Monitor. February 14, 2007. If we don't find alternative jet fuels soon, air travel will become limited to the ultra wealthy.