Energy Security

Activism vs Transition

Feb 16th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Energy Security

“Activism doesn’t change the fundamental model of society, whereas what Transition attempts to do is create a new model.” -  Chris Smedley, Transition Town Lewes
by Robin Barton
Most of us enjoyed a good night’s sleep last night. A warm bed, soft pillow, that sort of thing. But for the past six months, during the harshest winter [...]



Peak Oil on the Agenda

Feb 16th, 2010 | By Iain Robertson | Category: Energy Security

Peak oil is finally appearing on the agendas of governments and industry.  Sir Richard Branson (Virgin brands mogul) is even sounding the alarm.  The following article is an article from the Wall Street Journal, and includes a quote from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia commenting on a new oil find: “Leave it in the ground…our [...]



Truth about Fossil Fuel Emissions

Nov 25th, 2009 | By Iain Robertson | Category: Energy Security

The documentary/movie “The Inconvenient Truth” enlightened everyone who
watched about the condition of the planet and what we have done to it. Much
of what the movie was based on was the increase in CO2 in our atmosphere.
The numbers have been updated through 2008 and affirm the facts presented in
“An Inconvenient Truth”, in fact, indicating a [...]



Integrated Community Energy Solutions

Nov 1st, 2009 | By Iain Robertson | Category: Energy Security

Energy needs everyone’s input and ideas to reduce AND generate, “resources” fosters a thinking basis for the blog.
Integrated Community Energy Solutions (ICES) is a program recently released by the Feds. All levels of government have provided input. Generally speaking, it is a proactive plan to meet energy requirements in the future. It is implied by 2010 that we [...]