The Age of Fossil Fuels is, apparently, rapidly coming to a close. In this Wide Angle we explore some shocking news about the limits of coal, signs that we're past the fossil fuel brink (and how that's good news for Earth), an interactive sci-fi gaze into the future, plus more.
- News: Coal Supply May Be Vastly Overestimated
Forget peak oil -- a series of new estimates of the world's coal supply suggests reserves may be vastly overestimated, and if the planet isn't running on a majority of alternative energies within the next few decades, we could be facing an unprecedented global energy crisis.
- Slide Show: 7 Signs the Fossil Fuel Party is Over
There are signs everywhere. Can you see them? Michael Reilly Can. Here's his list ...
- My Take: Skeptics vs. Deniers
Climatologist Stephen H. Schneider offers a very brief, clear, and concise way to separate the true scientific skeptics from dogmatic deniers of climate change and other important matters ...
- Earth Sci-Fi: The Last Gallon of Gas
I (Larry O'Hanlon, the guy in the banner) have written a half-told tale about the man who purchases the last gallon of gas on the planet. YOU finish the story. How does it end? Try your hand at an ending in my blog ...
- Video: Why? Tell Me Why!: Alaskan Oil
After spending a week in Alaska, Discovery News' Kasey-Dee Gardner wanted to find out why the state is so abundant in that resource.
Put the pedal to the metal and visit Discovery Earth's global blog: Earth Pub.
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