Oil headlines

•Light tight oil does not diminish the importance of Middle East supply, IEA says in latest World Energy Outlook •IEA warns of future oil supply crunch •Oil crumps: Libya, Iraq ‘pay the price for chaotic Western intervention’ •North Dakota’s Salty Fracked Wells Drink More Water to Keep Oil Flowing •Alabama Oil-Train Derailment Raises Questions About Crude Shipment Safety

Energy transitions – headlines

•Swedish pension funds urged to dump fossil fuel holdings •Romantic Germany risks economic decline as green dream spoils •German Energy Storage Plan Could Trigger New Market Boom •Buying Local Solar Makes Florida City a World Leader •Constituency voices: realising the potential of community energy [Report]California’s Unusual Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Transport trends and transitions – headlines

•Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands? •VIDEO: Set Sail for Greener Maritime Cargo Shipping •Rolls-Royce Revives Age of Sail to Beat Fuel-Cost Surge: Freight •Why aren’t young people getting drivers’ licenses? Too much hassle! •Let’s All Stop Obsessing About the ‘Next Great Thing’ in Urban Transportation •South Korean road wirelessly recharges OLEV buses

Quebec oil train explosion – headlines

•40 still missing in deadly Canada oil train crash •Quebec Disaster Spurs Rail-Versus-Pipelines Debate on Oil •Canadian train explosion rekindles oil pipeline versus train debate •Oil shipments by rail have increased 28,000 per cent since 2009 •Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill On Same Day as Tar Sands Healing Walk