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Posted Fri Feb 6 2009: from New Scientist:
Why sustainable power is unsustainable http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1233950906
Renewable energy needs to become a lot more renewable -- a theme that emerged at the Financial Times Energy Conference in London this week. Although scientists are agreed that we must cut carbon emissions from transport and electricity generation to prevent the globe's climate becoming hotter, and more unpredictable, the most advanced "renewable" technologies are too often based upon non-renewable resources, attendees heard.
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