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The major oil fields in the Gulf region have pumped more than half their oil, which is the point at which production usually begins to decline, one expert tells the Wall Street Journal. More »
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By intensely focusing the suns rays on a rare earth oxide, researchers have discovered a reactor that could produce fuel from water. More »
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Biofuels like ethanol could help us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but growing crops for ethanol involves using up huge swaths of valuable farmland. Now we might have a solution - thanks to some re-engineered yeast. More »
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The Deepwater Horizon oil leak is still spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico, but just how much oil is being wasted daily? This infographic breaks down the disaster with absolutely depressing lucidity. [David McCandless via Information Is Beautiful] More »
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The fallout from the Louisiana oil rig explosion is continuing to be horrendous, and efforts to stop the damage aren't looking promising. But this isn't the worst fossil fuel disaster we've ever had. Here are 10 of the worst. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5526826&view=rss&microfeed=true One of the most well-respected climatologists in the world, James Hansen was pissed off about global warming way before it was cool to be 'green' — like, 1988. He's such a baddass that in 2006 he took on his employer, NASA, and the Bush Administration, publicly accusing them of supressing his research, which provided damning evidence that humans were causing global warming. But he's far from finished. Today marks the 20th anniversary of his climate crusading, and in a speech before Congress today he's planning to ask lawmakers to send the CEOs of oil companies to jail for spreading lies about climate change. More »
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The end of fossil fuels on Earth is coming, probably within the next century. This is a unique event in the history of our planet, but one that science fiction hasn't dealt with all that much. Our sophisticated global civilization is built on the the foundation of cheap, readily available oil. So what happens when we start to run out of it? And what if there are aliens watching us right now to see how far we progress before our fuel runs out? More »
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