Climate – May 18
Australia: Climate threat in military’s sights
Study: Southern Ocean saturated with CO2
Bush feels heat on climate change
Can Murdoch save the planet?
Project aims to extract dam methane
Terra Preta – May 18
Scientific American: Inspired by ancient Amazonians, a plan to convert trash into environmental treasure
New website for technical information and discussions of Terra Preta
Relocalization – May 18
Julian Darley on relocalization and energy use
Relocalizing Eugene
Dysfunction – May 18
Pivotal moment in the green scare
Dmitry Orlov: Civilization sabotages itself
Ten lessons from Katrina on our [in]ability to cope with crises
Energy producers – May 18
Robert Baer: Who is stealing Iraq’s oil?
Saboteurs have upper hand in an endless war, says Iraq’s oil minister
Ahmadinejad’s answer to Iran’s petrol consumption
Untapped: The Scramble for Africa’s Oil
Transport – May 18
US Drivers cut back – a 1st in 26 years
What “bike friendly” looks like
Strange but true: helmets attract cars to cyclists
Greens angered by 1m flights giveaway
Solutions & sustainability – May 18
The advantages of living off the grid
Sharon Astyk: The juggler’s lament, ecological collapse and making change
CSM: For American consumers, how much is enough?
Global warming – The 10 most important things you can do
U.S. policy on energy and climate – May 18
New energy for America (Democrat proposals)
Bill
Richardson’s energy plan
How to do nothing about global warming (Bush’s new proposal)
Rep. Dingell on climate change legislation
Peak oil – May 18
What Stern got wrong (ignoring peak oil)
Tool for understanding gas prices: This Week in Petroleum
Exxon’s risk-averse stock-buyback strategy is the new profit model
Peak oil now? New data leads to speculation
Anatomy of an oil discovery
Using a correct interpretation of PetroChina’s reserves numbers, Sandrea’s production model provides ballpark estimates that moderate the hyperbole accompanying the Jidong discovery. Think of it this way: suppose you are doing your laundry and you find a $20 bill in your pants pocket. Even if you are thousands of dollars in debt, how would this lucky find make you feel? At that moment, you would feel good!
Peak oil – May 16
EconBrowser: “If Saudi production is permanently on the way down, we have just entered a new phase of history.”
Swiss researcher: Ecological footprint, energy consumption, and the looming collapse
Australian peak oil news and more
ODAC News – May 16
Labor conference on global warming fails to address energy
The labor movement has not yet grasped the relationship between climate change and fossil fuels. At a recent conference, union representatives began to grapple with the topic, but there are still differences between the U.S. and international efforts.
