Never Enough Energy Sundays Redux Department

Until I can come up with a better name....

• Fuel-Cell Tanks Buck Convention
• Brazil Schools U.S. on Renewables
• Natural Gas Diesel May Cut Smog
• Prominent Environmentalists Weigh Nuclear Energy
• EnviroHealth: Join the BUYcott
• Rebuffing Bush, 132 Mayors Embrace Kyoto Rules
• A Hope For Oil Spill Bioremediation
• Global Wind Map May Provide Better Locations For Wind Farms
• Russian Oil Boss 'Guilty' Of Everything
• Apollo Creed (Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) on The Apollo Energy Act)
• A lot of hot air (Why wind power is no laughing matter)
• Energy agnosticism (Let's end subsidies and see which energy technologies truly prosper!)
• S.1031 - Referred to Senate committee. (A bill to enhance the reliability of the electric system.)
• Libya lobbyist sits on U.S. energy board
• 21 of Bush's 59 Judge Nominees Were Energy Corp. Advocates
• Job Pressure Forcing Debate On Coastal Drilling
• Bush extends order shielding oil assets
• Car buyers imposing higher fuel standards
• Congress keeps another feeding tube in
• Motivating the public for an energy shift
• EnviroHealth: Hybrid-Happy?
• Free Energy! Wave Farm Coming To Portugal

I especially recommend reading Jay Inslee's "Apollo Creed" article, as it is inspiring and refreshing to hear Democrats beginning to assert themselves on the issue of energy independence and sustainability. But note the overall theme: Americans are insisting on higher gas mileage, even while the Republicans insist on kissing up to the oil industry. And Brazil is kicking our butts when it comes to sustainable energy. At this rate, the US will be third-world while the developing nations will be clean, healthy, and munificient. The key, as argued in this article, is to stress energy independence as patriotic and economical in the short term, and push long-term environmental concerns as a side benefit. Yes, I know, it's a damned shame that humans seem to prefer the short-term view, but rather than lamenting, we should be using the fact to ensure both the short-term and the long-term are addressed to everyone's satisfaction. That's what they're doing in Brazil.