Coal & oil = bioenergy

Of course, this is nothing new to Industrial Ecologists: coal and oil are concentrated sunlight, just as "new bioenergy" is. However, if you look at coal and oil as biology instead of chemistry, interesting new ways of harvesting this energy could arise.

Juan Enriquez talks about this in a TED Talk. The presentation is very clear and the message is inspiring, especially from an industrial ecology perspective.

Go see/hear this video!

Juan Enriquez: Why can't we grow new energy? (19 minutes)

Interesting approach to bio-energy

This was written quite a while ago, but as I was talking to some other Industrial Ecology students the other day about this I realised it's actually a good article if you're interested in the subject. It's very subjective by nature (that's what it's a blog for), but the systems approach is presented clearly.
The whole article is pretty thorough and not exceptionally long.

On a side-note I think it's sad that the author (who goes by the name of Engineer-Poet) decided to stop blogging...

So, without further ado: Sustainability, energy independence and agricultural policy

bibliography of the discovery of global warming

As any overview it is not complete but it is the most comprehensive list I know.

oil peak is here says CEO energy investment bank

Interview of Matthew Simmons, CEO of the energy inevestment bank Simmons & Co.

via www.peakoil.nl

Win a 11 day trip to Spain!

Are you concerned about the environment? Are you working on sustainable development? And did you always want to go to Galicia in Spain?
LHUMP gives you the opportunity to discuss with students from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hungarya about climate change, forestry, waste, genetic modification, et cetera.

How to win this trip?
Make a plan for your own local environment campaign, and email his plan to info@lhump.nl

When?
The trip will be very soon! We leave 3rd of March, and will return in the Netherlands the 13th.
This means the deadline for your plan will be 7th of February.

Costs
LHUMP asks you 150 euros and a spare of change for the free day in Santiago de Compostela. You will have for this a train trip to Spain, a one night sleep in Santiago and seven days stay in the nature reserve in the mountains of Serra de San Mamede, near Orense.

More information at www.lhump.nl

Good luck!

The national student platform on sustainable development LHUMP

The 3 R's

The message of environmental awareness is coming through in all forms and shapes, especially where you least expect it, as I just experienced, because I just found out that Jack Johnson (& friends) made a song called "The 3 R's", which goes something like this:

If you're going to the market to buy some juice
bring your own bags and you'll learn to reduce your waste
Gotta reduce your waste

And if your brother or your sisters got some cool clothes
try them on before you buy some of those
reuse
you gotta learn to reuse

And if the first two Rs dont work out
and you gotta make some trash, dont throw it out
Recycle
You gotta learn to recycle

You gotta learn to Reduce Reuse Recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Reduce Reuse Recycle

'cause three, thats the magic number
yes it is, its a magic number


Isn't it great?! I'm loving this :) And I hope this will become a hit!