A Note On Some Other Useful Sites

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NEW July 2010 zerocarbonbritain2030 "provides political and economic solutions to the urgent challenges raised by the climate science, outlining how we can transform the UK into an efficient, clean, prosperous zero-carbon society."
2010/02/13: Family size has become the great unmentionable of the campaign for more environmentally friendly lifestyles according to the Guardian. (My view is that having at most two children per couple in the UK, ie slightly below replacement rate, allows for a gentle graceful decline in population, without forcing a future rapidly-shrinking working-age population to support a relatively-huge geriatric overhang.)
December 2009: BBC list of key sceptics' points and their rebuttals in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit, and New Scientist's 50 reasons why global warming isn't natural.
Here's how you can reduce your carbon footprint by 1 tonne per year; just four steps for the average Brit.
Two sites following 'peak oil' and related issues are The Oil Drum and Energy Bulletin.
The 2005 book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" [excerpt] by Jared Diamond (of "Guns Germs and Steel") explores how modern society may be vulnerable to collapse from resource shortages and environmental damage, looking at present and past examples starting with Montana and Easter Island.
The 40% House vision to deliver 60% carbon saving in the UK's residential energy use by 2050 (2005 report). See also the newer Home Truths report (Nov 2007) from the same group on how to deliver 80% cut in carbon emissions from UK homes by 2050.
The comprehensive Digest of United Kingdom energy statistics (DUKES).
The BBC's 'Energy' microsite.
WasherHelp: good site on good choice and use of washing machines.
Rob Walker's Energy Saving page, with his 'to do' and 'done' lists and use of AlertMe to monitor usage.
Renewable energy, analog[ue] design, and real-life experience!
BWEA British Wind Energy Association.
See the UK Women's Institute (WI) Carbon Challenge.
The Micropower Council, a newly established coordinating association for various types of small scale generation.
Saving-Energy.EU "is the new European portal for scientists and other people who want to contribute to a lower energy consumption. We want to give people a voice on the internet to help interesting ideas to be heard."
"Calculating the true cost of your electrical appliances" with EarthPill.
See London Remade, a not-for-profit that aims "to transform London's waste into a reusable resource and to develop markets for recycled products". Or as we might say in Yorkshire: "Where there's muck, there's brass."
The London Climate Change Action site.
The One Minute Water Calculator.
Self sufficient ish.com: "The urban guide to almost self sufficiency (Urban Homesteading)."
Practical advice at the WhatYouCanDo site. See also Energy Saving Secrets, though it is a little selfish with links off-site other than ads...
The Carbon Footprint site, including a footprint calculator.
The ECO2-Rechner suggests that as of the start of 2009 I (and each of my family) are consuming very roughly the equivalent of 3.4kW continuously (4.9tCO2e/year) or twice the supportable and equitable figure of 2kW as promoted by the 2000-Watt Society, though only maybe half the Western European average. (Stern/IPCC suggest a similar 2tCO2/y per person target.)
The (international) Energy Storage Association.
AMEE, whose "aim is to map, measure and track all the energy data on Earth. This includes aggregating every emission factor and methodology related to CO2 and Energy Assessments (individuals, businesses, buildings, products, supply chains, countries, etc.), and all the consumption data (fuel, water, waste, quantitative and qualitative factors)."
RENEWABLE ENERGY UK which I enjoy dipping into frequently for its many bite-size articles.
Brian Mark, Fulcrum Consulting.
In 2008 the US produced 806TWh of nuclear power 19.4% of total electrical production in 2007.
US DoE United Kingdom Energy Profile.
The Green Homes Concierge Service in London.
Sensible Home Energy Advice from the UK's largest building society ("mutual" in US terms).
BBC 2009/12/29 "Viewpoint" We must not accept Copenhagen's failings.
The BBC's 'Energy' 2006 microsite.
The European Tribune: "a forum for thoughtful political dialogue between European countries on their national and European affairs and also with Americans (and Canadians and others!) on world affairs."
Energy Efficiency News: published by Afion Media Ltd, an independent science and technical publisher, based in Cheltenham, UK.
SunPluggers blog ("Serious Solar"), c/o Dan Fink.
An interesting non-AGW site "Watts Up With That" by ex-TV meteorologist Anthony Watts.

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