We’ve entered the “Age of Tough Oil.” HavÂing tapped out the easy oil, we’re now left drilling in geoÂlogÂiÂcalÂly and politÂiÂcalÂly risky places. And, of course, this makes BP-style oil spills more an inevitabilÂiÂty than a one-time fluke. LisÂten to today’s NPR interÂview with Michael Klare for more on this.
FindÂing reliÂable sources of renewÂable enerÂgy is now the order of the day. HapÂpiÂly, researchers at CamÂbridge UniÂverÂsiÂty have idenÂtiÂfied an unlikeÂly fuel source. Algae. Watch above.
