By Lisa Wojnovich •
February 28, 2009
Did you know that the Rocky Mountains contain more oil than Saudi Arabia? Most people don’t. The problem is that, unlike the easily accessed and processed oceans of liquid oil under Middle Eastern sands, the Rocky Mountains’ petroleum is found in rocks called oil shale. Oil shale, which must be mined, is a type of sedimentary rock that releases oil when heated in specific types of chemical processes. The problem, according to environmental groups, is that producing energy from oil [...]
By Ariel Schwartz •
February 20, 2009
Biofuels may have hit an unexpected roadblock with a pronouncement by Sheik Mohamed al-Najimi of the Saudi Islamic Jurisprudence Academy that the fuel may be prohibited by Islam. According to al-Najimi, the prophet Muhammad prohibited the buying, selling, transporting, drinking, and manufacturing of alcohol - including the ethyl alcohol present in ethanol.
By Mridul Chadha •
February 15, 2009
Saudi oil minister feels that renewable energy systems are not yet ready to replace the fossil fuels and that our “overly optimistic expectations” from renewable energy sources could lead to a “nightmare scenario” in the energy sector.
With several new GO blogs launching in March, a few of sustainablog’s regulars moved on to other posting assignments. We were fortunate that a number of friends, such as the folks at Life Goggles, Environmental Defense Fund, and Eco-Libris, did admirable jobs in filling the gap. Additionally, we were pleased to republish several posts from the University of Kansas’ “Media and the Environment” course blog.
The original content we did publish was great stuff, of course. Take a look below, and see a few of the goodies from March (and not a single post on green beer!).
March 2008
By Jennifer Lance •
November 18, 2008
The Sirius Star, an oil tanker with the capacity to carry two million barrels and longer than three football fields, was seized by Somali pirates off the coast of East Africa.
This high tech tanker, staffed by only 25 crew members and owned by Saudi Aramco, was headed south toward the Cape of Good Hope on its way to North America when it was hijacked. [...]
By Max Lindberg •
June 18, 2008
Step Right Up And Be Amazed
It struck me today that our fearless leaders, would-be’s, and corporate giants seem to think we’re all a bunch of rubes gathered outside a carnival sideshow, leaning on the barker’s every word.
Urging Congress to lift its ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, our fearless leader, you know, President Bush, told lawmakers, “There is no excuse for delay“.
It got worse, “Families across the country are looking to Washington for a response.” Gimme a break.
Saudi Arabia makes more than 10 million barrels of oil a day, but it may be turning an eye on a cleaner, brighter prospect: solar power.
Oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi told French media that the oil-rich nation is researching how it can become a center for solar energy research and eventually become a “major megawatt” exporter in the next 30-50 years. He also said that Saudi Arabia is ready to invest in carbon [...]
By Noelle dEstries •
August 9, 2007
Here’s some quick links for you this fine Thursday morning…
• Farmer wrecks three cop cars and evades capture for five hours after attacking with a muck spreader. He was mad they were trying to confiscate his tractor.
• Nice job humanity- the Yangtze river dolphin is extinct.
• Al Gore points out Exxon’s work on climate change disinformation campaigns. Pure evil.
• Is this a surprise to anyone? Kids in Saudi Arabia aren’t getting much information about Global Warming in school.
• 20% of Australian kids are fat on their first day of school.
• Toyota is delaying the launch of new high-mileage hybrids for a year or two due to safety concerns.
• Green Myth-Busting: Occam’s Razor, or the idea that our current climate change is part of a natural cycle.
