It Came From the Sea—Renewable Energy, That Is: Companies and governments are counting on underwater turbines, submerged “wind” farms, and wave-riding electrical generators to use ocean turbulence to keep the lights on. [Scientific American]
Long Ocean Voyage Set for Vessel That Runs on Wave Power: On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave action of the sea. [NYT]
How L.A. Was Almost Our Greenest City: Southern California set the nation on the path to bicycling bliss, then detoured. But smogville could still become a velotopia. [Alternet]
Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel: The spills, at the Alabama Biodiesel Corporation plant outside this city about 17 miles from Tuscaloosa, are similar to others that have come from biofuel plants in the Midwest. The discharges, which can be hazardous to birds and fish, have many people scratching their heads over the seeming incongruity of pollution from an industry that sells products with the promise of blue skies and clear streams. [NYT]
Cheap Oil Is Over: Kiss the Gas-Guzzling NASCAR Era Good-Bye: A suburban nation of snowmobilers, dirt bikers and NASCAR races — all of it was made possible by the one-time blessing of cheap oil. [AlterNet]
Follow the California Literary Review on Twitter: @calitreview
Leave a Comment