Energy Bulletin taking a break
Energy Bulletin won’t be posting much for the next few days. Back on Thursday.
House hearing puts the heat on climate stagnators
The highest level investigation of global warming in the history of the U.S. Congress began Wednesday morning when Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the brand-spanking new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, banged down the gavel. [Excerpts]
Iraq – Apr 25
Iraqi oil: More plentiful than thought (and in a Sunni province)
Iraq: Big contracts for Big Oil
A warning over good news on Iraqi oil ‘wealth’
Energy, environment, social justice – Apr 25
Why is the green movement so lily white?
Filipino poor suffer most from brownouts, climate
‘Green Nobel’ winners noted for fighting extractive industries
Environmental justice stalled, report finds
Ecuador seeks compensation to leave Amazon oil undisturbed
Capital and nature: Interview with Paul Burkett
Climate – Apr 25
Homer-Dixon: Terror in the weather forecast
China speeds towards ‘biggest greenhouse gas producer’ title
China delays climate change plan indefinitely
An island made by global warming
Peak oil – Apr 25
Wood Mackenzie sees non-OPEC oil output peaking by 2015
Five geopolitical feedback-loops in peak oil
Gazprom’s uncertainty of supply due to underinvestment (mention of peak)
Arctic dreams
As for as the relationship between the Arctic and peak oil: significant oil production from undeveloped Arctic resources of uncertain size is many years away.
Al Bartlett’s resources depletion protocol for a sustainable Australia
Professor Bartlett’s analysis of Australian energy futures should be truly shocking to governments and economists, and in fact anyone who likes growth. It demonstrates that there is no way to grow infinitely into the future.
Ali Samsam Bakhtiari and peak oil
Dr. Ali Samsam Bakhtiari is a retired “senior energy expert,” formerly employed by the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) of Tehran, Iran. During his long career, Bakhtiari held a number of important positions of immense trust and responsibility. I want to bring his important work to the attention of readers.
Hot politics
Frontline documentary that examines the politics behind the U.S. government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. Viewable online.
ODAC News – Apr 25
1a/ UK economy ‘skating on thin ice’ (BBC News, Mon 23 Apr)
1b/ UK economy is ‘skating on thin ice’, says report (The Independent, Mon 23 Apr)
2a/ Russia’s Energy Sector Requires Investment of $542 Bln by 2020 (FC Novosti, Mon 23 Apr)
2b/ LUKoil Ready to Begin Qurna Project in Iraq(FC Novosti, Wed 25 Apr)
Peak oil crisis: By order of the governor
We are really going to have to hurt badly before a consensus will form around decisive action that will upset the status quo.
