Brisbane City Council report on Climate Change and Energy
Consultants report to Brisbane City Council advising on preparing the city for climate change and peak oil.
Solar: Payback analysis and Internal Rate of Return
One way to sidestep the gloomy verdicts of payback analysis is to do what most companies do when contemplating a long-term investment like solar energy — calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) on the invested capital.
Nuclear – Mar 21
TOD: Are We at Peak Uranium?
Lack of fuel may limit US nuclear renaissance
Russia, Kazakhstan to sign deal on uranium enrichment center
Restrictions lifted after nuclear plant bomb threat
Regulators give Duke costs for application
The Peak Oil Crisis: Situations To Watch
Evidence is mounting that oil prices will soon climb to new, perhaps unaffordable for many, highs. Some think “soon” is three, four, or five years away. Others think “soon” may be as close as three, four, five, or six months. It is this latter scenario that we look at today.
Burning the furniture
A soon-to-be-released study by the Energy Watch Group in Germany on the future of global coal supplies has implications so surprising and far-reaching that energy policymakers may take years to digest it. The report’s central conclusion is that minable global coal reserves are much smaller than is commonly thought, and that a peak in world coal production is likely within only ten to fifteen years.
Oil Industry – Mar 20
PetroChina Co posts record profit
BP says oil and gas recovery crucial
Safety chief ‘terrified’ by culture at BP plant
Gulf governments plan oil pipelines
Houston’s role in energy evolves
Angola, oil industry darling
Technology – Mar 20
£25 fridge gadget that could slash greenhouse emissions
Catalyst could help turn CO2 into fuel
Science turns sun, surf into green energy
Water – Mar 20
Pollution, dams, climate change threatening world’s greatest rivers, WWF says
No-Holds-Barred Fight promised over Brazil River Project
Recycled water fight begins
Water prophecy may sink Baillieu
Invasive mussels in SoCal water supply
A foundation for local response to peak oil and climate change
Attractive visual presentations that integrate peak oil and climate change into the planning frameworks used by municipal and regional decision makers.
Climate Policy – Mar 19
Courting air travel is unsustainable
Chinese Premier hedges on climate response
Canada’s Tories eliminate climate policy group
180 New Hampshire towns put climate on agenda
Gore gets 300k signatures on call for action
British Columbia aligns with California to create a green bloc along Pacific
Global opinion warming
Peak oil – March 19
Federal judge introduces lawyers to Peak Oil
Matt Simmons discusses PO on CNBC
Turkish diesel is close to 300$ a barrel
Pemex CEO: Company is in critical condition
New website for “How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”
Oil & gas producers – March 19
“Gas OPEC” to be created in Doha next month
Reckless actions have consequences…
Kuwait looking to natural gas, nuclear options
