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A Cubic Mile of Oil: The energy supply debate has focused on the tension between the moral imperative of protecting the environment and that of preserving the economic interests of the energy industry. But we are missing the larger challenge: improving the lives of people around the earth by meeting their growing energy requirements. The current global consumption of oil amounts to 1 cubic mile over one year, and if we include the consumption of coal, natural gas, hydro, nuclear and wood, it would amount to a grand total of 3 CMO. And the projected global demand will double or triple by the middle of this century! Written by SRI scientists Hewitt Crane, Edwin Kinderman and Ripudaman Malhotra, A Cubic Mile of Oil: Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy Crisis is a practical, thought-provoking book which details alternative energy sources, their potential, and the requirements for developing any of them to a level that would address our energy needs – about 1 CMO/year each. For more information or to purchase your copy, visit http://www.amazon.com/Cubic-Mile-Oil-Realities-Averting/dp/0195325540/ref=cm_aya_orig_subj. See also the description on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_mile_of_oil.

A Call to Action,

in Support of Sustainability and Entrepreneurial Innovation

Entrepreneurs must partner with corporates, customers, researchers, academics and policy-makers to adopt policies which would support innovation and entrepreneurship. Below is a recommendation for how we can all take action in that direction, as suggested by one of our community members.

California representatives partner with entrepreneurs, corporates, customers, researchers, and academics to adopt policies which would support innovation and entrepreneurship, and educate its constituents about how profitable oil companies receive permanent federal tax subsidies and royalty forgiveness calculated to be at least $4B per year. http://dirtyenergymoney.org/index.php. Please encourage your colleagues from other states to alert *their* congressional representatives in support of the elimination of permanent tax breaks, which contribute to our energy insecurity and starve funding for the domestic, renewable energy sources like wind and solar that bring us energy security.