World renowned venture capitalist, Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, will keynote the Algae Biomass Summit in Seattle on October 23 and 24.

When the oil runs out, will our future look more like the Jetsons or the Flintstones? With gas prices predicted to reach $7-10 per gallon by 2012, it is smart to prepare now. If you plan to replace your car before 2012, think about what kind of commitment you will make.

If you can pay your electric bill, you can make the switch to solar. That's because Citizenre will install photo voltaic panels on your roof and rent them to you for the same price as your current average monthly electric bill. Plus, once you sign a rental agreement, your flat rental rate stays the same for the life of your 1, 5 or 25 year contract.

A good friend who recently moved to New Zealand from Seattle just altered me to an interesting blog post about biofuels and how they may neutralize OPEC's pricing strength and give governments some relief from agricultural protectionism.

Propel Biofuels, a new biofuels retailer, opened its first "clean fueling point" in Seattle Washington today. Among those attending were Senator Maria Cantwell who expressed the importance of alternative energy and the efforts to make biodiesel more available and convenient to consumers.

Check out www.sokets.com . They will be coming out with a consumer energy management solution so you can easily reduce your energy consumption with a "hibernation" approach. Why use energy when you don't need it? 

If we all did this, think of the impact we'd contribute toward solving climate change problems without any sacrifice.