The Road to Sustainability (Physics World)
George Crabtree from Argonne and John Sarrao from Los Alamos give a us a view of what technology looks like when it's sustainable; they proceed to lay out an outline of what hurdles researchers need to overcome to achieve a truly sustainable energy economy.
Democrats Unveil Ambitious Draft Climate Change Bill To The US Senate (WorldChanging.com)
Led by Senators Barbara Boxer (CA, D) and John Kerry (MA, D), the Democratic congress has set before the Senate a bill that pushes for a 20% reduction of CO2 from 2005 levels by 2020 and an 83% reduction by 2050. Kerry and Boxer are stressing that the bill could create 1.9 million new jobs by 2020 and that decreasing the reliance on foreign oil will increase the security of the United States.
Energy Awareness Month 2009 (DOE)
October is Energy Awareness Month, a national effort to empower citizens to reshape the energy economy and be part of the solution to climate change. This year, the theme is "A Sustainable Energy Future: Putting All the Pieces Together."
1st International Conference on Materials for Energy (Dechema.de)
The program of this conference will cover current topics and recent progress in the science and technology of energy and new materials, including the nanoscale origin of macroscopic properties. All aspects of materials for energy production and conversion, energy storage, energy transport, and energy saving will be addressed.
Texas Completes $1 Billion Wind Energy Complex (CNET.com)
A couple hundred miles west of Dallas, 100,000 acres of land are covered with wind turbines. One of the world's biggest wind farms was completed and is now operational near Roscoe, Texas. The 627 wind turbines will provide 781.5 Megawatts to 230,000 Texans.
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